OUR TEAM

Legacy Impact Housing, LLC is a dedicated group of homebuilding professionals who are leading the industry with their award-winning expertise.

 

CASS BREWER

CEO & President

Brewer has a long history in renovations, home building and multifamily condo construction, giving him the dual advantage of not only knowing the most efficient means of completing a project, but also being able to provide thoughtful, personal service that is so often missing in this industry.

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Cass Brewer, President and born entrepreneur, has been launching and managing businesses since age 13. He has worked for a Fortune 100 corporation in its development divisions, been Vice President of the Texas Division of Centex Destination Properties, and managed projects for C.F. Jordan, Inc., a leading developer of multi-family housing. Brewer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas State University. He is a Certified Energy Star Builder committed to the concept of high quality green building.

CARRIE BREWER

Owner & Creative Director

Strategic and passionate with an eye for form and function, Carrie lends her innovative creative design and construction management skills to facilitate design selections for all projects, encouraging green building and other sustainable practices and materials.

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Carrie’s strong commitment to design excellence characterizes all her firms’ work. A “Top Woman-Owned Business” leader in the Austin area, Brewer began her professional career as an administrative assistant with GRW Studios, a real estate investment firm that celebrated restoring buildings, including entire streets of small towns. In this role, she had the opportunity to learn under the leadership’s extraordinary vision for beautification. After college, Carrie joined Austin Ventures, a leading venture investment firm instrumental in launching a variety of entrepreneurial ventures. Her experience in researching and analyzing the potential of several business types provides a broad understanding of the requirements for success.

ANDY BREWER

Chief Operating Officer

With a keen understanding of all forms of residential construction, Brewer brings years of experience and a proven track record as a Senior Project Manager in the multi-family industry.

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Brewer leads the charge in multi-family, hospitality and mixed-use projects. Andy has successfully completed a multitude of project types including multi-family, mixed-use, senior living, affordable housing, condominiums, single family luxury residential communities, light commercial, high-end custom homes and residential remodels of all types. This wide experience and a family heritage of construction intensifies Brewer’s thorough understanding of construction documents, construction methodologies, product design and contract negotiations. He excels in pre-construction and development analysis, as well as coordinating the project team members and contractors. Brewer holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography with an emphasis on Urban Planning from the University of Texas at Austin.

CRAIG ALTER

VP of Development

Craig is an expert at locating project sites, managing project design professionals, securing financing and development entitlements, and assisting with construction oversight and property lease-up.

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Craig brings over 25 years of experience pinpointing responsive strategies for meeting affordable housing needs. He earned an undergraduate degree in natural resource management and a graduate degree in urban/regional planning from the University of Michigan. In constructing or rehabilitating more than 3,500 housing units, Craig has drawn from his expertise in the 4% and 9% tax credit programs, HUD loan and housing voucher products, public/private partnerships, site and architectural design, and project management. Craig’s passion for developing great housing communities has guided his work as a consultant, public and non-profit board member, developer, housing finance corporation director, and public housing authority director. Driven to improve awareness of the individual and community benefits generated by affordable housing, he states “The greatest pleasure is to complete a project that exceeds expectations-an example of how we can assist families achieve their dreams.”

JACK JOHANNESMEYER

Chief Financial Officer

A Florida native, Jack Johannesmeyer earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Accounting from the University of Florida, and holds both a MBA and CPA. He has worked in Big 4 Public Accounting, for 3 Fortune 500 companies, and 2 of the largest public homebuilders in the Country. Prior to joining Legacy, he was the CFO for 7 years for an $850 million publicly traded HVAC distributor. Jack brings extensive experience in financial modeling and deal analysis, as well as a strong attention to internal controls, cash flow management, and safeguarding of assets. Jack’s addition strengthens Legacy’ fiduciary experience, acumen, and discipline needed to grow the company to the next level for all our stakeholders.

GREG COLE

Director of Construction

Greg has worked in the construction industry since 2004 after graduating from Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the Legacy MCS team he started his career in single family homes at Pulte Homes in San Antonio before transitioning to multifamily with Greystar in the Austin and Houston area. Greg has experience working on projects ranging from garden style apartment complexes to mid-rise/mixed-use apartments. Greg’s expertise in the construction industry led to his promotion from Assistant Superintendent to a Senior Project Manager. Greg also has a Master of Science degree in Finance from Northeastern University.

TOGETHER, WE MAKE IMPACT.

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