Building Accessible Communities
Brito Novena supports complex development and operational initiatives from early concept through implementation and long-term management. Our team combines experience in real estate development, housing, property operations, public-sector funding, grants, compliance, workforce programs, and community engagement. This cross-functional perspective allows us to solve problems that rarely fit within one discipline.
Our Mission
We are committed to creating premium affordable housing that anchors strong, resilient local neighborhoods. Our goal is to connect eco-conscious design with inclusive living standards, guaranteeing that every individual enjoys a secure, respectful, and high-quality home environment.
Get To Know Us
Ife Perkins
Program Leadership, Analytics & Operational Excellence
Ife Perkins is a results-driven Project Director with over 16 years’ experience in project and program leadership, analytics, contract management, and operational excellence. Her experience includes overseeing large-scale workforce programs, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirements, directing multimillion-dollar operations, supervising complex teams across broad geographic regions, and strengthening stakeholder partnerships.
IPerkins@BritoNovena.com
Emily Toledo
Strategy, Development & Operations
Emily Toledo is a strategic development and property management professional known for building systems that support growth, efficiency, accountability, and long-term sustainability. Her experience spans public-sector funding, compliance, program expansion, data-driven operations, and property-related initiatives. She brings a practical ability to identify gaps, optimize resources, align financial performance with operating structure, and create frameworks that can scale.
EToledo@BritoNovena.com
Paige Briggs
Operations, Compliance & Community Programs
Paige Briggs is an operations and program leader with more than 15 years of experience managing complex community-based programs serving diverse and underserved populations. Her background combines workforce development, compliance oversight, multi-site operations, and large-team leadership. Paige has led teams of more than 80 staff, implemented performance-management systems, developed training programs, managed budgets, and maintained documentation under strict regulatory and audit standards
PBriggs@BritoNovena.com
Elizabeth Dodson
Housing Development, Grants & Property Management
Elizabeth Dodson brings extensive experience in community coordination, housing development, property management, grant writing, and federal funding administration. Her career includes executive leadership of a public housing authority, regional management of apartment and commercial communities, and major roles in neighborhood stabilization and homeownership initiatives.
EDodson@BritoNovena.com
Project case Studies
Five examples demonstrating Brito Novena team experience across redevelopment, housing, sustainability, and complex property operations.
Fall Creek Place Revitalization
The Challenge: A neighborhood with abandoned blocks and serious disrepair needed a coordinated mixed-income redevelopment strategy that preserved historic character while supporting rapid construction and new homeownership.
The Solution: Team leadership supported the initial grant, secured below-market financing from five banks, coordinated with Historic Landmarks of Indiana, assisted more than 275 prospective homebuyers, worked with eight builders and contractors, prepared closing documents, and coordinated infrastructure needs with the City.
Results & Impact: A $4 million HUD award helped stimulate more than $364 million in private investment. The redevelopment restored housing and tax value while earning national recognition for smart growth and municipal excellence.
$4M HUD award
$364M+ private investment
275+ prospective buyers supported
8 builders coordinated
City of Bicknell Neighborhood Stabilization
The Challenge: Bicknell faced neighborhood decline, blighted properties, aging infrastructure, and a weakened tax base. The City needed a fundable stabilization strategy that could generate visible, lasting improvement.
Approach/Solution: The team wrote the successful grant and provided project management on behalf of the City. The initiative integrated new housing, sidewalks, streets, and targeted blight elimination to restore neighborhood function and confidence.
Results & Impact: The City secured $11.2 million in Neighborhood Stabilization funding, developed 28 new single-family homes, improved public infrastructure, removed blight, and generated more than $300,000 in new tax revenue from homes and businesses.
$11.2M stabilization funding
28 new single-family homes
$300K+ new tax revenue
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Knox County Housing Authority Sustainability Initiative
The Challenge: The authority needed to manage complex public-housing responsibilities while reducing energy use, controlling costs, and demonstrating sustainability leadership within strict HUD requirements.
Approach/Solution: Executive leadership managed multi-million-dollar budgets, pursued renewable-energy options including solar and geothermal analysis, aligned sustainability with operations, and completed the accreditation process through the Sustainable Performance Institute.
Results & Impact: KCHA achieved HUD Green Accreditation, reduced carbon emissions by 9 percent from its 2013 baseline before leadership transition, and reported more than $1.2 million in energy-efficiency savings.
9% carbon-emission reduction from 2013 baseline
$1.2M reported energy-efficiency savings
HUD Green Accreditation achieved
Multi-Site Property & Commercial Management
The Challenge: A diverse portfolio required consistent standards across different property types, locations, tenant needs, construction stages, vendors, and operating requirements.
Approach/Solution: Regional and project management experience included a 356-unit senior community, healthcare and fitness facilities, apartment and commercial communities, construction-phase coordination, preleasing, and property management for 13 Chicago Starbucks locations.
Results & Impact: Team experience includes improved occupancy, delinquency reduced to under 2 percent across an 11-community portfolio, successful preleasing of a major Chicago commercial project more than a year before completion, and disciplined multi-site operations.
Proven Impact
30+
We believe in the transformative power of community. Our mission-driven development has delivered over 500 homes, providing accessible community housing that strengthens local economies and fosters sustainable futures for generations to come.
Projects Completed
15k+
Residents Served
Let’s Partner
We invite investors and partners to collaborate on our mission to build accessible community housing. Reach out to discuss new opportunities and sustainable development projects.
info@britonovena.com
(317) 557-5644