Scott Scharlach

About Scott Scharlach

With prolific and diverse experiences in real estate, property development, affordable housing, and property and asset management, Scharlach understands every facet of leading and operating housing authorities and multifamily unit developments. His proven history, matched with his intuitive leadership, combine to deliver innovative solutions that not only offer thousands of families with affordable housing access but also provide those same families with community support and resources to ensure equity, self-sufficiency, and personal success. This commitment to helping families flourish is what fuels Scharlach’s enthusiasm and passion, resulting in his aggressive and strategic vision to further expand these vital programs. As the COO of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), Scharlach has leveraged his breadth and depth of knowledge to build a high-performance team that is motivated to approach the affordable housing crisis with fresh ideas. As a champion for serving families through quality, service-centered affordable housing programs, Scharlach has catapulted CMHA toward its reputation as one of the most innovative housing authorities in the industry. His commitment to strategic and creative solutions is not for innovation’s sake; rather, he knows that a holistic approach to solving the affordable housing crisis will benefit entire communities for generations. Scharlach’s leadership offers affordable housing, social service support, and greater community vitality to 35K residents across 4K+ units within 35+ unique communities. Scharlach remains committed to growing CMHA’s offerings beyond the expected. Having recently led the acquisition of 800 new units and renovating 700 others, Scharlach is a leading force in overseeing the planning and development at the local, state, and public policy levels. Embodying CMHA’s 3 Cs: Community, Commitment & Collaboration, Scharlach is positioned to partner with others who are dedicated to creating a better world through innovative and strategic community development so others can experience a fuller and more robust quality of life.

Experience

1. Chief Operating Officer (COO)

   Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority

   Feb 2019 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Contributed to a team of thought leaders in the industry, setting the tone for innovation in affordable housing, establishing a benchmark for other housing authorities to aspire to, and earning recognition from HUD as a best-in-class agency. Developed and implemented a strategic plan and long-range vision to grow CMHA’s real estate portfolio, course-correcting the agency to position for strong, scalable, and sustainable growth, efficiency, and community impact. Steered $257M in capital projects, fueling the acquisition, redevelopment, and onboarding of 1,300+ units of affordable and mixed-income housing, impacting more than 3,100 residents in Columbus and Franklin County. Greatly diversified housing and program portfolio to include market rate, workforce, LIHTC, public housing, RAD PBV, and PBV units, holding accountability for design, construction, and real estate acquisition activities for the Housing Authority. Recruited, onboarded, trained, and continue to coach top talent pivotal to achieving aggressive growth and performance objectives, challenging the status quo, engaging in calculated risks, and forging a pathway in real estate development. Identified, shaped, and engaged in new partnerships with affordable housing providers to extend community outreach, and offer more family housing, permanent supportive housing, and housing for vulnerable populations in Central Ohio. Identified, shaped, and engaged in new partnerships with affordable housing providers to extend community outreach, and offer more family housing, permanent supportive housing, and housing for vulnerable populations in Central Ohio. Orchestrated compliance with HUD’s Public Housing (PH) program and a large portfolio of developments funded by the Project-Based Voucher program, including the transition of all PH sites to PBV through the HUD RAD program.

Education

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Real Estate and Urban Analysis

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Project Management
• Property Management
• Customer Service
• Management
• Real Estate
• Financial Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Budgets
• New Business Development
• Disposition
• Real Estate Economics
• Process Improvement
• Apartments
• Real Estate Development
• Leases
• Investment Properties