The Team
North Star Group Inc.
Execution Capability
Execution is the barrier. Ideas are everywhere—but structuring a billion-dollar PPP, managing 500+ work packages, and navigating government relationships requires a team with specific, demonstrated experience. North Star Group brings that team.
This is Jey's project. The full resources of North Star Group—technical systems, financial modeling, government relations, construction management—support his leadership. Jey brings 15+ years of development experience with specialized expertise in sustainable construction, stakeholder engagement, and innovative building technologies.
Our Core Capabilities
- Structure complex PPP deals
- Manage multi-stakeholder projects
- Navigate government relationships
- Coordinate consultants and operators
- Create investor-ready packages
- Execute through stabilization and exit
Company Overview
| Location | Fairhope, Alabama |
| Founded | Michael Hoffman, CEO |
| Structure | Fee-based consulting firm |
| Focus areas | Systems integration, affordable housing, PPP development |
| Model | Development management, not asset ownership |
Active Initiatives
- Enugu Integrated Research Campus — Agricultural technology, data infrastructure, university partnership (this project)
- Ghana Medical University District — $1.1B integrated development
- Serenity Village — Affordable housing model for Public Housing Authorities
- Church refuge projects — Dual-purpose sanctuary/emergency shelter facilities
- iVerify platform — Agricultural compliance for EU Deforestation Regulation
Why Fee-Based Consulting?
North Star Group operates as a fee-based consultant rather than a traditional developer because:
- Alignment with clients — We succeed when you succeed
- No competing interests — We don't own assets that compete with yours
- Scalable expertise — We bring capability without capital demands
- Exit-oriented — Our model matches the development exit strategy
North Star Group assembles experienced professionals across the full spectrum of development disciplines. Our team's collective credentials include:
Real Estate Development
| Total development managed | 25+ million square feet (team collective) |
| Major retail experience | 112+ Walmart Supercenters |
| Corporate real estate | Fortune 500 experience including Wells Fargo, Walmart |
| Project types | Retail, commercial, institutional, residential, mixed-use |
Public Housing & Development Finance
| PHA technical assistance | 100+ Public Housing Authorities served nationwide |
| Loan funding experience | $300+ million multifamily and residential |
| Program expertise | RAD, Capital Fund Financing, LIHTC, complex development finance |
| Federal contract experience | HUD technical assistance contracts, strategic asset repositioning |
Construction & Estimating
| Federal construction | 40+ years HUD, USACE, GSA, VA Hospital projects |
| Cost estimating | Healthcare, educational, government, institutional sectors |
| Compliance | CQC certified, FEMA/ICC compliant, federal standards |
| Specialized experience | Faith-based construction, 504 renovations, facility modernization |
Technical Innovation
| US Patents (granted) | 9 patents in infrastructure, energy systems, building technologies |
| Provisional patents | SIP structural integration, convertible pew/shelter systems |
| Technical systems | HEC-RAS hydraulic modeling, GPS mapping, WBS frameworks |
The combination matters: Any single credential is available elsewhere. The combination of large-scale retail development, PHA expertise, federal construction, financial modeling, and technical innovation in one coordinated team is rare—and essential for a project of this complexity.
Managing a large-scale integrated project with multiple components requires sophisticated project control systems. North Star Group has built them.
Work Breakdown Structure
- 500+ modules covering all project phases and components
- Hierarchical organization — From master schedule to individual tasks
- Resource loading — Labor, materials, equipment allocation
- Dependency mapping — Critical path identification
- Microsoft Project integration — MPXJ workflow for timeline management
Hydrology & Site Analysis
- HEC-RAS modeling — Army Corps of Engineers hydraulic software
- Flood analysis — 100-year flood mapping and mitigation
- No-Rise certifications — Regulatory compliance documentation
- Stormwater design — Detention, retention, water quality
- GPS mapping — Custom surveying and documentation systems
Technology Platforms
| grants.nsgia.com | Grant management and tracking |
| refuge.nsgia.com | Church refuge project management |
| serenity.nsgia.com | Affordable housing development platform |
| iverify.nsgia.com | Agricultural compliance and traceability |
Why systems matter: A project this size can't be managed with spreadsheets and memory. The WBS framework, scheduling systems, and financial models exist because they've been built and tested on previous projects.
There are firms with more capital. There are firms with bigger teams. Here's why North Star Group is the right fit for this specific project:
The Execution Gap
Ideas are easy. Execution is hard. This project requires:
- Technical depth — Understanding hydrology, site constraints, infrastructure
- Financial structuring — PPP mechanics, cap rate compression, exit modeling
- Government navigation — Working within policy, not against it
- Stakeholder coordination — Managing consultants and operators
- Patient persistence — Multi-year timeline requiring sustained focus
The Team Question
You might ask: "Why not a bigger firm?" Consider:
- Big firms want big fees upfront — We're willing to earn as we deliver
- Big firms have competing priorities — We're focused on your project
- Big firms operate by formula — This project requires creative problem-solving
- Big firms delegate to junior staff — You get senior professionals, not associates
The bottom line: North Star Group has the technical capability to structure the deal, the systems to manage the complexity, and the persistence to see it through. We're not the cheapest and we're not the biggest—but we're the right team for a project that requires all of these things simultaneously.
North Star Group Inc.
Lead Developer: Jey Smith
CEO: Michael Hoffman
Phone: 701-770-9118
Email: michaelh@nsgia.com
Location: Fairhope, Alabama, USA
Next Steps
- Schedule a call — Discuss questions and confirm alignment
- Review this presentation — Take time to absorb the structure
- Execute engagement — Formalize with Development Services Agreement