Team
The HYM Investment Group, LLC was founded by Thomas N. O’Brien and includes principals Douglas J. Manz and Paul Crisalli. Collectively the principals have over 70 years of experience in all aspects of commercial office, life science, academic, retail and multi-unit residential real estate in the Boston to Washington DC corridor.Thomas N. O'Brien
Thomas N. O'Brien is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of The HYM Investment Group, LLC. Mr. O'Brien previously served as a Managing Partner for JPI, and as a Managing Director for Tishman Speyer in Boston and New York. O'Brien also led the Boston Redevelopment Authority as its Director and Chief of Staff from 1994 to 2000. He served as the General Counsel and Director of Finance at the Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency from 1989 to 1994. He began his career as an investment analyst with the American International Group (AIG) in New York. O'Brien has served as Chairman of The Greater Boston Real Estate Board and currently serves on the Board of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at Harvard University and as Vice Chair of the Board of Overseers of The Anti-Defamation League of New England. He also serves on the Board of Mil Milagros and The Foundation for Marisol's Journey. In March 2011, Governor Deval Patrick appointed O'Brien to the Board of the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency. O'Brien is a graduate of Brown University and Suffolk University Law School.
Paul Crisalli
Paul Crisalli is a Partner and Director of Operations of The HYM Investment Group, LLC. Mr. Crisalli has over thirty-seven years of real estate development and operations experience in commercial and multifamily properties. Mr. Crisalli previously served as Operations Partner and Senior Vice President for JPI where he was directly responsible for all development and investments in the New York Region and oversaw the design and development of multifamily projects in JPI's Northeast Region. Prior to JPI he served as Managing Director of the Halpern Real Estate Development Company and previous to that as Director of Construction and Development of the Halpern Building Corporation. Mr. Crisalli holds a BS in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, is a licensed Professional Engineer and is a LEED accredited professional. He is also a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and a member of the US Green Building Council. Mr. Crisalli has also served as Chair, and is currently an Executive Board Member, of the Westchester/Fairfield District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
Douglas J. Manz
Douglas J. Manz is a Partner and Director of Development of The HYM Investment Group, LLC. Mr. Manz previously served as a Development Partner for JPI and Vice President of Development for Northland Investment Corporation where he focused on the permitting and development of high-rise, mid-rise and low-rise multifamily projects. Prior to that he held various positions with Leggat McCall Properties in Boston. Mr. Manz is a graduate of Cornell University and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Family and Community – HYM’s Dedication to Community Service
HYM is committed to making a positive impact on the communities in which we live and work. HYM is involved in a number of non-profit organizations. HYM also encourages and supports its employees in their individual service efforts. HYM is proud to support the following organizations:
The Foundation for Marisol’s Journey
Mil Milagros
The East End House
The Franciscan Food Pantry
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Boston’s Run to Remember
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Pan-Mass Challenge
Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
