About National
National Development is headquartered in Fort Myers under the direction of its principal, Rick Miller. The company began its operations in Bradenton in 1974 and quickly became one of the premier developers in the area. Development activities included a variety of residential condominium communities and subdivisions. In 1984, National opened offices in the Fort Myers area to expand its reach in other growth areas on Florida’s West Coast. National continued its successful track record in the development of a variety of residential and commercial properties from Bradenton to Naples.
National Development has also been involved in the development, construction, and management of affordable housing since its inception in the mid 1970s. The company has participated in a variety of government housing programs and has produced thousands of units over the years. The firm has developed affordable apartment communities throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, South Carolina, and Louisiana. National Development provides general contracting and property management for all of its affordable housing developments. In addition to using a variety of governmental resources to finance these developments, National has established long term relationships with a variety of construction and permanent lenders throughout the country to provide financing for its many developments.
National Development has built a variety of market-rate properties throughout Florida and the Eastern United States. Included in those activities are residential subdivisions, single family homes, office buildings, apartment complexes, assisted living facilities, and other similar development products.
Most of these projects were built for National’s own account while others were constructed for third-party clients. In addition to the development and construction of these projects, National’s property management arm, NDC Real Estate Management, Inc., assumed the management of the properties upon completion.
The company’s experienced team has coordinated all aspects of each development from land acquisition to building completion and lease up. The company’s staff has decades of experience in the real estate industry in Florida and in other states. This dedicated team of professionals has been successful and has a solid reputation in the industry. National Development has the flexibility and expertise to provide all the necessary real estate services required on any given project.
Company Professionals
Rick Miller
President
Rick has been involved in the real estate industry on the West Coast of Florida for over 30 years having had offices originally in Bradenton and, subsequently, opening a Fort Myers office in 1984. Rick was responsible for site acquisition, entitlement, financing, and construction oversight of several residential and commercial communities. He was also responsible for the management of those properties upon completion.
Under Rick’s leadership, his company has grown and is responsible for the successful development of a variety of communities throughout the West Coast of Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Louisiana. These properties include residential subdivisions, office buildings, apartment complexes, assisted living facilities, to name a few.
Rick has also been a licensed real estate broker for over 30 years and has been involved in a variety of service organizations in his community during that time.
Deb Henderson
Executive Assistant
Deb has been with National Development of America, Inc. for 21 years and has worked on a variety of affordable and market-rate projects during that time. Deb’s development and construction activities include coordination of all pre-development, development, and construction activities, including permitting, preparing financing applications, coordinating due diligence activities, obtaining proposals from and scheduling of consultants and subcontractors, and preparing construction and bank draws.
Aside from the above development and construction activities, Deb handles all accounting issues for the firm, including accounts payables, receivables, payroll, payroll taxes, and preparing bank reconciliations and financial reports. She is responsible for all office purchases, including computer hardware and software, office supplies, etc; troubleshooting office machine-, computer-, and telephone-related issues; training staff on the use of all office machines; and scheduling all business-related travel.
Deb is also responsible for creating marketing materials, including signage, sales brochures, sales packages, etc., preparing purchase contracts, and coordinating closings for our brokerage firm, NDC Realty of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Michael Jacob
General Contractor
Construction Manager
Development ConsultantMichael has provided general contracting services for many of National Development’s projects since 2000. He has permitted and constructed several tax credit-financed developments for National in a variety of locations. Michael is a licensed general contractor in the states of New York, Florida, and Louisiana. He has over 20 years experience in the construction industry and has built a variety of projects throughout the Eastern United States.
Michael is experienced in all aspects of construction and development, including commercial, residential (market rate and affordable), and retail properties.
Matthew D. Miller
Development/Land Acquisitions
Matt has been with National Development of America, inc. for 5 years and is primarily involved in the development process of several projects. Matt has worked on every aspect of the development process including land acquisition, permitting, coordination of design plans, construction support and the transition to property management. Matt is also involved in the financial projections of each project and tracks project costs to keep the jobs within budget.
Matt also coordinates the affordable single family program. This includes the acquisition and rehabilitation of new and existing homes in various locations throughout Lee County. Matt also coordinates the marketing and re-sale of the homes to entry level home buyers. In this role, Matt works with sellers, real estate professionals, subcontractors and lenders to achieve the sale of single family homes.
Wesley B. Perry
Director of Finance
Wes has spent the last 10 years as the Director of Finance and Accounting for National Development of America (NDA). NDA is a real estate development company specializing in developing and managing multi and single family affordable housing. Wes’s duties include helping secure financing through various state and federal affordable housing programs and oversight of all accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.
Previous to NDA, Wes spent over 10 years as Controller, then CFO, of South Seas Resort. South Seas Resort is a 330 acre, 700 unit premier condominium/hotel resort on Captiva Island near Southwest Florida. All accounting was done on-site and Wes managed an accounting, purchasing and IT staff of over 30 employees. After becoming a licensed CPA, Wes spent 3 years as a staff accountant then accounting manager with Coopers & Lybrand. His primary industries of focus were Hospitality, Real Estate, Banking and Health Care.
Wes has an associate’s degree from Florida State University and a BSBA in Accounting from University of Central Florida. Wes has served on various non-profit boards including the Children’s Hospital of SW Florida and the Uncommon Friends Foundation.
