Partner George Greer Uses Expertise for Macon’s Good
The Telegraph’s Linda Morris recently wrote an article about George Greer, partner at Spivey, Pope, Green & Greer, detailing his past experience in different industries, his legal career in Macon, and his work with the Macon Chamber. The article highlighted Greer’s expertise on affordable housing projects, especially focusing on his work with the Macon Housing Authority. The following is a summary of the article which can be read here: http://www.macon.com/2014/06/07/3138057/life-doesnt-follow-a-script.html.
Before Greer went to Mercer Law School, he worked with The Summit Group for a couple of years gaining invaluable knowledge of the commercial real estate industry which has benefited him in his legal work in that area. Greer has worked on at least 15 different cases that have come to fruition with Bruce Gerwig, head of In-Fill Housing Inc. since 2002.
Greer’s most recent project is the planned rehabilitation of the former Hunt School on Shurling Drive. He is working with Gerwig on the application for tax credits to fund the Hunt School project. If it moves forward, Greer will also handle the closing for the acquisition as well as the closing for the funding of it.
He especially enjoys working on affordable homes’ projects because his father grew up in Felton Homes in Macon. Greer worked on the deal to help rehab Felton Homes from a 1950s-era housing complex into a new community in 2011. That project meant a lot personally to him, and having a safe place for people to grow up and make the most of themselves is something [he] thinks is important.
According to Greer, the best part of his job “is being able to help transform parts of the community that I’m from. Pearl Stephens School and Bartlett Crossing were both abandoned, dilapidated projects that were hurting the community, and being able to have a small part to be able to turn those into something that’s positive is the most rewarding thing I could do.”