David Hamilton

Lecturer in Real Estate

Contact Office Location

Gund 306/308

Research Area
  • Real Estate

David Hamilton has led innovative development and construction projects at a variety of scales and project types. As Design Director of Cambridge Innovation Center, he helped create an important model for startup business incubation and co-working spaces. As a Principal of Qroe Farm Preservation Development, he managed planning, approvals, and construction of Bundoran Farm and other precedents for privately-funded conservation development. He has consulted on the economics and governance of agriculture and ecology within for-profit development, and has managed homebuilding and hospitality projects. He contributes on the topic of sustainability in development and design practice, including Professional Real Estate Development, and International Approaches to Real Estate Development, both co-authored with Richard Peiser. He holds degrees from Middlebury College and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, where he has taught introductory and advanced courses in real estate and planning.

Courses

SES-5204
Real Estate Finance, Development, and Management
Avis Devine, David Hamilton, Richard Peiser, Julie Perlman, Charles Wu
Fall 2025
Lecture
4 Units
SES-5292
Spring 2025
Lecture
4 Units
SES-5251
The Development Project
Justin Chapman, Patrice Derrington, Camille Douglas, David Hamilton, Corey Zehngebot
Spring 2025
Project-based Seminar
4 Units
SES-5205
Spring 2025
Lecture
4 Units