Patrick Kennedy is the owner of Panoramic Interests, a development firm that has been building housing, live-work space, and commercial property in the Bay Area since 1990. The firm has focused on dense, mixed-use, mixed-income, infill developments, typically financed with private funds. All of the multi-family housing projects include below market rate units.
The firm’s projects incorporate the Smart Growth principles designed to discourage auto use, mitigate sprawl, encourage local business, and enhance the pedestrian streetscape.
Mr. Kennedy grew up in the East Bay, and attended Claremont McKenna College, majoring in Economics and English. After college, he worked as a contractor, and then attended Harvard Law School and MIT, graduating with a J.D. and a Masters in Real Estate Development. Early development work included building his own house, and renovating several small commercial properties.
He is a former member of the Carpenters Union and Steelworkers Union, and the California Bar. His hobbies include open water swimming and ultra-light backpacking, both of which have furnished surprising insights into his work in development.
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D. Cambridge, MA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.A. in Real Estate Development Cambridge, MA
Claremont Men’s College, B.A. in Economics and English Claremont, CA