Nevada HAND has hired former NAIOP Southern Nevada president and longtime local real estate executive Michael Shohet as executive vice president of real estate development.
Shohet’s responsibilities cover sourcing and executing new development projects for the nonprofit real estate development and management organization that improves the lives of low-income individuals, families and seniors in Southern Nevada through affordable housing solutions and supportive services. Nevada HAND has built and currently manages 30 affordable apartment communities throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Shohet has 20 years of experience in real estate development, construction, engineering and project management. Prior to joining Nevada HAND, he was a vice president in the Las Vegas project and development services business unit of JLL, a Fortune 500 professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management. He also served as vice president of development for Territory Incorporated where he developed more than one million square feet of commercial projects throughout Las Vegas.
An active NAIOP member since 2005, Shohet served as the commercial real estate and development association’s local president in 2016. He will continue to chair its Government Affairs Committee, which is responsible for monitoring state, local and federal government industry issues through interaction with government staff, elected officials and NAIOP corporate liaisons.
Shohet has a Bachelor of Applied Science in civil engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada and a Master of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
