As Vice President of Development, Mr. Forlenza is responsible for new development activity in Connecticut and New York State. Since joining Avalon Properties, Inc. in 1995, Mr. Forlenza has managed the development activities for 16 stabilized communities totaling 3,484 apartment homes. Currently, Mr. Forlenza oversees development opportunities in the CT/NY area that total 2,484 apartment homes in nine communities.

Previously, Mr. Forlenza was a Project Manager at Ginsburg Development Corporation from 1987 to 1992 where he managed the development and construction of luxury townhouses.

Mr. Forlenza was awarded his Masters in Business Administration and Masters in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995, where he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma and graduated with high honors. He holds an undergraduate degree in Business from Fordham University, where he graduated summa cum laude. In addition, Mr. Forlenza is a member of the American Planning Association and Urban Land Institute, serves on the Board of Directors for the March of Dimes, serves on the Developer's Council of the Homebuilder's Association, and is a member of Brookfield's Planning and Zoning Commission and the Republican Town Committee.