The Hammersmith Group is a strategy consulting firm that advises developers of historic, luxury, and sustainable properties. The firm also consults to city leaders on reviving their historic downtowns. The firm's strategy is based on the belief that historic preservation, open space, and heritage assets can be powerful catalysts for economic development, and that places with a strong sense of identity can command premium pricing.

The Hammersmith Group is a leader in marketing new developments. Our approach is markedly different from the conventional marketing approach in that we align individual elements (architectural design, marketing, press, sales experience, and delivery of the final units) for maximum strategic effect.

The firm and its client projects have appeared in the Associated Press, BBC, Businessweek, CNBC, CNN/Money, Dwell, Entrepreneur, Forbes, Fortune, International Herald-Tribune, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, Newsweek, NPR, Oprah, People, USA Today, US News & World Report, and the Wall Street Journal.

Our strategy
The Hammersmith Group helps developers differentiate their projects so that the residences are not forced to compete on price. We position our clients' projects on their distinct features and strengths, and position those qualities to create a maximum emotional connection with prospective buyers. We advise our clients on integrating 'press hooks' for regional and national media into the planning and design of their development. Our goal is to raise awareness, increase demand, and to convert this into quantifiable benefits such as faster sell-through and justification for raising prices. In addition, we strive to align individual projects with a client's long-term strategy and vision so that they can help reinforce the developer's brand and vision.

The firm was founded by Constantine A. Valhouli, who holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an MA from Georgetown University. Constantine was a Charles G. Koch Fellow in economics and public policy at the Institute for Humane Studies, a Washington DC-based think tank, and received the Peter Agris Fellowship. He has guest lectured at Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and New York University. His writings have also been used on the curriculum at Stanford University.

Constantine's career began at Morgan Stanley in New York City. He sits on the board of directors of the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Council. He is a registered real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and New York State, a member of the Urban Land Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council. He contributed to Leadership Lessons from the Civil War (Doubleday, 1999), and his articles and editorials have appeared in The Boston Globe, The Boston Business Journal, Urban Land, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

Heather A. Ahordini joined The Hammersmith Group as an Associate in 2008. Heather's passion is the preservation and restoration of historic properties, and she has acquired and restored two commercial buildings. Heather is a licensed real estate salesperson in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Nathaniel Dean joined Hammersmith in 2006, and currently serves as a Senior Associate with a focus on commercial and retail development and sales. Nathaniel previously worked with Dolce & Gabbana and Saks Fifth Avenue, and advises on coordinating the sales experience with the overarching branding, design and development strategy.

He holds a BA from the College of Wooster, and an MA from Boston University. He is a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in MA and a member of the Urban Land Institute.

Jessica Lee Ordile joined The Hammersmith Group in 2008. Her background is in both commercial and residential transactions. Prior to joining the Hammersmith Group, she served four years with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and has also served with the Starwood Hotels Group. She is a licensed real estate salesperson in Massachusetts.

Sarah Reddick joined Hammersmith in 2007, and currently serves as a Senior Associate focusing on commercial investments. She was previously a member of a Top-5 Prudential sales team, completing over $100 million in sales from 2004-2006. Sarah specialized in 4 to 50-unit apartment acquisitions in Las Vegas. There she delivered investor education presentations to groups of 25-200, and hosted city-wide real estate investment tours. Sarah connected developers with sales teams for luxury condominiums at Lake Las Vegas resort and a high-rise tower in the downtown redevelopment district of Las Vegas. She was the founder and co-author of Re-Vive, a newsletter specializing in downtown Las Vegas redevelopment, reaching 6,000 businesses and residents each quarter.

Sarah holds a BA from the University of Massachusetts. She holds real estate licenses in Nevada and Massachusetts and is a member of the National Association of Realtors and The Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors. Sarah serves as a board member for The Colored Pencil Project, a non-profit organization which delivers art supplies to children in developing countries.

The Hammersmith Group is pleased to announce a partnership with public
relations firm .

Gallego & Co. is a boutique marketing communications firm focused on strategy, image-building, public relations and sales support for the real estate marketing industry. Founded by Arthur Gallego, the former vice president of communications for SHVO and a veteran marketing executive with a background in corporate, hospitality, media and consumer work, Gallego & Co. has become a sought-after marketing partner by commercial and residential real estate marketers. The firm's signature is an integrated approach that emphasizes corporate strategy, brand development and consumer/buyer connection through all phases of the program, ultimately support the development's sales goals.