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Our Team

Jacob Rad

Co-Founder

Jacob Rad co-founded Radson Development in 2012. Jacob’s commitment to improving the quality of life for local communities is evidenced through state-of-the-art design and quality as well as innovation in construction engineering and materials for the projects he undertakes.  His real estate development experience spans nearly four decades, where he has overseen projects from conception to completion, working at every step to ensure project goals are met. Jacob began his career real estate career in NYC, building two family homes in the Bronx in the late-1980s. A true visionary, Jacob was a first mover investing and redeveloping in the Bronx, focusing on creating opportunities for residents and providing access to good quality housing.

Prior to launching Radson Development, Jacob held several positions in real estate development, engineering, and construction management. He spent 11 years as a developer in New York City, where he oversaw the design and construction of thousands of units of affordable and market-rate rental units. Jacob primarily focused on mixed-income, multi-family buildings, including developments that had commercial and community facility components and sought to serve the existing neighborhood citizens in which the projects were located.

His background also includes the design and supervision of mixed-use, office and hotel development in Chicago and Los Angeles, including the 16-story Hughes Aircraft Office Tower and an 80-story office tower for O’Malviny and Meyers Law Firm while working for Brandow & Johnson, a structural engineering firm. Jacob has a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural and Material Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Soil Mechanics from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Sandy Rad

Principal, Real Builders Inc.

Sandy Rad brings an expertise in engineering coupled with extensive business skills to Radson Development.  Career driven and ambitious, she received her B.S. in Structural Engineering University of Illinois – Chicago in 1980 as the only woman out of 500 men in her class.  Upon graduation Mrs. Rad was recruited as an Engineer for Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, where she worked on bridge design.

She went on to become a Design Engineer at Western Concrete Structures, Inc. in California, where she was the first female engineer at the time to work with pre-stress concrete for bridges, an innovative material that changed the course of the industry. Sandy went on to excel in Real Estate Sales and Development at Century 21 from 1985-1987 and utilized her interdisciplinary experience as Business Manager for MJJ Associates from 1989-2000, a business she co-founded.  Mrs. Rad’s enthusiasm for the intersection of business and innovate development fueled her passion as a Business Manager for Jackson Development, a Principal for Amber Consulting LLC, and Principal for Real Builders since 2001.  Sandy continues to be a force in the real estate industry as an Asset Manager for the recent Home 2 Suites in Long Island City.

Daniel Rad

Co-Founder

Daniel Rad founded the General Contracting company Real Builders is 2012, followed by the development company Radson Development is 2013. As principal for both companies, he oversees the design, development and construction of affordable and market rate housing, retail, institutional and hotel projects. Over the last decade, Daniel has managed the construction of 635 affordable residential units throughout the boroughs.

Prior to founding Real Builders and Radson Development, Daniel has served as Owner’s representative for approximately 700 affordable residential units.  In addition to affordable housing development, Daniel has overseen the development and construction of two market rate projects, a mixed-use building at 4469 Broadway in Manhattan, with 87 residential units, a childcare center and ground floor retail and a Hilton’s Home 2 Suites in Long Island City, which consists of 115 suites. Daniel has a Bachelor of Science degree from Queens College in Computer Engineering and Philosophy, with a minor in Biology and has earned numerous certifications from the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration and New York City Department of Buildings.

Jonathan Beuttler

Senior Vice President of Development

Jonathan Beuttler is the Senior Vice President of Development at Radson Development and has been with the company since 2019. Mr. Beuttler leads, oversees, and manages all of the company’s affordable housing developments, from initial RFP applications or acquisition through construction and stabilization. Prior to joining Radson, Mr. Beuttler served as the Director of Development at RiseBoro Community Partnership where he lead the acquisition of 9 sites totaling 2,828 units to be developed as mixed use, affordable housing. 6 of these sites were awarded through Requests For Proposals. Mr. Beuttler previously work for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for the City of New York as the Director of Mixed-Income Programs, where he designed affordable housing programs adopted by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s 2014 Housing New York Plan. Under his leadership, the programs created over 4,000 affordable rental units each year through annual loan originations of over $604 million. Mr. Beuttler has an MS in Urban Policy from The New School, an MA in Geography from Clark University, is a member of the New York Housing Conference Young Leadership Council, and is a returned United States Peace Corps volunteer.

Scott Davis

Chief Financial Officer

Scott Davis, CPA CGMA joined Radson Development as the Chief Financial Officer in February 2022. Scott is Radson’s point person for issues relating to accounting, finance and taxation and will implement new policies and procedures to insure a more efficient and effective department.

Scott was previously CFO for eighteen years with a large New York City area market rate and affordable residential developer where he oversaw the growth and success of the development and property management accounting departments. His prior experience was Controller with companies in the following industries: commercial real estate development, facilities maintenance, and commercial property management. Scott began his career in public accounting and was an Audit Manager at Deloitte. He graduated from Pace University with a BA in accounting.