JaVonna James is an Assistant Vice President on Douglaston Development’s affordable housing team, serving as project lead on the Rialto West development in Hell’s Kitchen and Sparrow Square (Vital Brooklyn – Kingsboro Psychiatric Hospital).

Prior to joining Douglaston in 2023, Ms. James was Vice President of Development at Apex Building Group, where she built out the development department and led project efforts on Alafia (Phase 1B) Vital Brooklyn – BDC, and 1193 Fulton in the Bronx. Ms. James was also previously a Project Manager/Analyst with the Inclusionary Housing Unit of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. She is a current member and former board member of Women in Housing & Finance, and previously served as a member of the NYSAFAH Policy Committee.

Ms. James holds a B.S. in Accounting from The University of Southern California, and a M.S. in Real Estate Development from New York University.