Community Development
JENNIFER BLUNDEN
Toll Brothers, Inc.
Livermore,California
34
Years of experience
Senior community development professional with experience supporting residential real estate development, community association formation, regulatory compliance, sales disclosures, project phasing, and developer-to-association transitions. Extensive expertise coordinating with the California Department of Real Estate (DRE), legal counsel, land development, project management, sales, title, mortgage, and community association teams. Proven ability to manage complex projects, anticipate regulatory and operational challenges, and ensure communities successfully transition from development through completion and turnover.
Work History
Director of Community Development
12 Years 6 Months- Coordinated ongoing management and preparation processes for California Department of Real Estate (DRE) public report applications across diverse residential projects and development phases.
- Achieved compliance through coordinated responses to DRE deficiencies.
- Established comprehensive phasing schedules to align with sales and construction activities, ensuring timely transitions of amenities and responsibilities.
- Engaged with cross-functional teams, including legal and sales, to identify necessary legal documents, disclosures, budgets, and phasing strategies for successful project start-up.
- Oversaw drafting and management of project-specific sales disclosures and community association legal documentation.
- Engaged with legal experts to evaluate and implement updates to sales documents and disclosures, supporting regulatory adherence for new and existing communities.
- Oversaw project obligations and completion milestones while serving on association boards of directors, providing essential developer insights during transitions.
- Acted as primary liaison between community associations and Toll Brothers departments, resolving community concerns and developer-related issues while delivering regular development updates to association leadership.
Director of Community Development
11 Years 7 Months- Developed project phasing strategies that aligned construction schedules, sales releases, annexations, conveyances, and transfer of maintenance responsibilities.
- Coordinated governing documents, common area and easement deeds, annexation documents, SB 800 documentation, DRE budgets, and required surety bonds through preparation, approval, and recording.
- Oversaw preparation of sales disclosures and addendums to ensure compliance with project-specific requirements for sales teams.
- Participated on community association boards of directors, overseeing developer-controlled operations to ensure fulfillment of development obligations.
- Conducted inspections and coordinated turnover of common areas, Association-maintained areas, and utilities to individual community associations.
- Liaised between community associations and Shapell departments to resolve community concerns and relay development updates, fostering collaboration and transparency.
Director of New Accounts & Portfolio Supervisor
10 Years- Facilitated developer-to-association transitions, ensuring effective ownership and maintenance of common areas and amenities.
- Partnered with multiple residential developers in the formation and launch of new community associations, including insurance, rules and policies, operating and reserve accounts, and required Secretary of State filings.
- Attended Board of Directors and association meetings to address operational issues, enhance customer satisfaction, and resolve community concerns.
- Conducted regular community inspections to monitor common areas, contractor performance, and compliance with service agreements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Psychology
Skills
Community and Residential Development
Public report processing
Community association formation
Governing documents management
Sales disclosures
Project Phasing
Easement conveyance
Association turnover
Board governance
Regulatory coordination
Project management
Community operations
Risk management
Affiliations
Professional Women in Building, Bay Area
Building Industry Association (BIA)/Bay Area
Timeline
Director of Community Development
Toll Brothers, Inc.
02.2014 - 08.2026Read More
Director of Community Development
Shapell Industries
07.2002 - 02.2014Read More
Director of New Accounts & Portfolio Supervisor
Peachtree Community Association Services, Inc.
07.1992 - 07.2002Read More
California State University
Bachelor of Science from Clinical Psychology
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