Ian W. Ward
Senior Vice President, Development and Portfolio Manager, Cold Storage
Ian Ward is a Senior Vice President and Development and Portfolio Manager, Cold Storage with the GID Development Group. He has 19 years of real estate experience and has been involved in all aspects of mixed-use real estate development involving residential, office, retail, hotel, entertainment, cultural, public spaces, parking, and infrastructure uses.
While at GID, Mr. Ward has been involved in the completion of a variety of mixed-use, high-rise residential, and mid-rise residential projects with a total development value of approximately $3 Billion, consisting of 3,000 apartment units, and over 100,000 square feet of retail. As Senior Vice President of GID Development Group, Mr. Ward currently oversees the development of 6 projects across the United States with a total development value of approximately $1.6 Billion consisting of approximately 3,000 residential units, 225,000 square feet of retail, and 200,000 square feet of office. Prior to GID, Mr. Ward worked at CBRE|MELODY as a Financial Analyst with a focus on acquisitions, and debt sourcing.
Mr. Ward holds a BA in in English literature from Amherst College.