Our Leadership
Aaron Cohen General Partner
Aaron has more than twenty years of experience in diverse real estate investment & development functions. His real estate expertise is in the investment in and financing of complex mixed use, office, retail, hospitality and multifamily assets. Aaron is responsible for identifying, structuring and executing acquisition opportunities and the strategic development initiatives of Arts + Crafts Holdings' growth. Additionally, Aaron maintains a private investment platform through Citizen + Company.
His prior experience includes serving in a development management capacity for Brandywine Realty Trust. At Brandywine, Aaron was involved in various initiatives including the over $1 billion development and planning of the transformative mixed use Cira South project, which include office, residential, retail and hotel components. While at Brandywine, Aaron also managed the entitlements, development planning and financial underwriting for the company's five million square foot commercial office development pipeline.
Aaron received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University with a major in Architecture. He also holds a Masters Degree in City Planning and a Degree Certificate in Real Estate Design and Development from a joint program between the Wharton School of Business and the Graduate School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. Aaron lives with his family in Center City Philadelphia.
Craig Grossman General Partner
Craig has over twenty-five years of experience in transformational "creative class" place-making and neighborhood revitalization. Craig spearheads the leadership, operations, management and development of mixed use / commercial real estate assets and ignites the creation of innovative communities with a focus on the entrepreneur, meticulously curating local and independently owned businesses. His expertise is in differentiating assets and neighborhoods through innovative marketing, targeted leasing efforts, hands on management and specialized development of his properties. Craig focuses at Arts + Crafts Holdings in leading its long-term strategic vision, community development and leasing and operational initiatives.
Craig was the driving force behind the successful development of Midtown Village in Center City Philadelphia, which originally comprised of 24 properties and just over 400,000 square feet of commercial, residential and mixed-use space. Upon taking title to the properties, Craig managed the master planning, architectural and design process, and rehabilitation and construction initiatives. Focusing on luring Philadelphia-based entrepreneurs, start-ups, unique boutiques and food and beverage operators to the properties, Craig led the transformation of a two block blighted area of Center City Philadelphia on and around South 13th Street, once a "red light district," into one of the most exciting and popular live/work destinations in Philadelphia.
Craig graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 1990 and received his Masters in Business Administration from Baruch College in 1998. Craig lives with his family in Center City Philadelphia.