SAN FRANCISCO—City Ventures, therapidly-growing California homebuilder says that PhilKerr has been named Northern CaliforniaPresident.

Kerr, based in City Ventures' San Francisco office, has beenpromoted from his position as vice president ofdevelopment. As division president, he will oversee theplanning, development and implementation of all the company'scommunities in the region. In Northern California, City Ventures isfocusing on the construction of townhomes, condominiums, lofts,mixed-use neighborhoods, live-work residences and single-familydetached homes from the San Francisco peninsula through the SiliconValley and in the East Bay.

“We own a tremendous amount of land in Northern California andsee the region as key to our strategic expansion,” said CityVentures CEO Mark Buckland. “Phil has a successfultrack record of leading the development process for residential andmixed-use communities in the Bay Area. His passion for what we doas a company and his vast experience in land acquisition,entitlement, design and construction will ensure that we continueto grow and prosper. Phil clearly understands our business cultureand development approach, as we've worked closely together for over11 years, which makes him the absolute right choice for us asdivision president. We are proud to have him leading our operationsup north.”