Our Leadership

Gabe Ehrenstein has twenty-five years of experience in real estate development, syndication, and ownership/management. Initially Gabe specialized in advisory/management/leasing of various commercial assets on behalf of large corporations and pension funds.  As a founding principal of Arbour Valley Communities, Gabe is focused primarily on land acquisition and contract negotiation, navigating the local government land entitlement process, placement of appropriate debt and equity financing, and project financial feasibility analysis and modeling. Gabe is a former United States Air Force pilot; he has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MBA from Golden Gate University, and a Master's Degree in Political Science from Florida Atlantic University.

Sam Johnston has twenty-five years of experience in marketing, financing, and new business development in a variety of industries. Prior to joining Arbour Valley Communities, Sam directed marketing and new business efforts for business units of several large firms and conglomerates, both domestically and from international locations. Sam focuses on land identification and acquisition, contract negotiation, and working with local governments on annexations, site plan approvals, and zoning changes. He also specializes in identifying and obtaining financing through federal, state, and local sources such as tax credits and block grants. Sam has a B.S. in Economics from Auburn University and an MBA from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business.

David Sumrall has twenty-five years of experience in real estate development, particularly in land development and construction.  David oversees all construction and development timelines, contracts, and accounting; additionally, he provides direct input and supervision to field personnel and interacts with architects, contractors, subcontractors, local governments, and vendors.  David brings particular expertise to budgeting, plan review, and value engineering.  He is a founding partner of Arbour Valley Development, and is a graduate of Auburn University, with a B.S. in Building Science.

Chip Moore has twenty-five years of experience in real estate finance and development.  He has held executive-level positions in two of the nation's largest by-volume FHA commercial mortgage lenders, and is a founder of Highland Commercial Mortgage, LLC, which specializes in FHA financing.  Chip is a founding partner of Arbour Valley Communities and is highly involved with legislative affairs, providing the firm with unique insight into the governmental process and its impact on the multifamily development business.  He also oversees the compilation of appropriate equity and debt financing for each project.  He is a graduate of Auburn University, with a B.S. in Geology and an MBA.

Steve Lowitz has thirty-five years of experience in real estate sales, financing, and development.  He has developed a 2800-acre golf course residential and commercial community, and numerous residential projects utilizing HUD/FHA financing, USDA rural-community financing, and conventional financing.  His unique expertise in utility operations, local government processes, and land entitlement are brought to bear in all of Arbour Valley Communities’ activities.  Steve graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Real Estate, Urban Land Studies, and Finance.