Cross Street Partners, a Baltimore-based vertically integrated real estate company focused on re-building communities, announced today that Joseph F. Summers, a firm principal, has been named to the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition’s board of directors.

The purpose of the Coalition is to promote the social welfare of low-income citizens throughout the United States.

Summers and members of the Coalition’s board are responsible for managing the day-to-day business affairs of the organization. The board of directors is also responsible for lobbying legislative and administrative decision makers in the U.S. Treasury Department to ensure the implementation and success of the Coalition’s goals and mission.

Summers, who will serve a one-year term, is one of 50 members on the board.

About Cross Street Partners

Cross Street Partners is a vertically integrated real estate company exclusively focused on re-building communities by creating vibrant urban mixed-use neighborhoods built on a foundation of innovation and entrepreneurial activity, Cross Street believes developing at a neighborhood scale builds strong communities. Cross Street Partners specializes in adaptive reuse of historic properties, brownfield remediation, sustainable design and building practices, and transit-oriented development.