Adi Hodzic, founder of Dean Street Developments, is a well-established and knowndevelopment expert in the residential, hospitality and student accommodation sectors. With 20 years of industry experience, Adi has built a well-developed network of industry contacts and professionals.

Adi has a proven track record of delivering all his projects on time and to budget. His expertise has been recognised by both InterContinental Hotels Group and Wyndham Hotel Group who both invited Adi to sit on their procurement committees. Adi excels in project development appraisals and due diligence work, achieving planning consents and delivering development projects supported by a range of major high street bank lenders and private equity investors.

During Adi’s extensive career he has worked for the Roselodge Group, Starboard Hotels and Citrus Group as well as setting up number of his own businesses. Roselodge Group was formally the largest private provider of accommodation to Home Office. During this time Adi led the real estate function ensuring accommodation was available to house up to 7,500 occupants across the UK. He was in charge of acquisition along with the conversion, maintenance and refurbishment of the accommodation stock. In addition, Roselodge Group was the largest private landlord to the London Boroughs of Ealing, Brent and Hammersmith & Fulham. During this time, Adi has led conversion and delivery of over 250 residential units.

Citrus Group’s (www.citrus-group.co.uk) interests include a sizable portfolio of nursing homes, a residential part exchange company (working with senior living developers including McCarty and Stone) and a dedicated senior living property agency company retirementmove.co.uk

Starboard Hotels (www.starboardhotels.com) owns and operates hotels and hostels in the UK and is a franchisee of both InterContinental Hotels Group and Wyndham Hotel Group. Adi is a Board Director and leads Starboard’s hotel and hostel development programme and has recently delivered in excess of £90m of development spend across 4 projects on time and to budget. He is a recognised development expert in the UK hospitality industry.

Adi has also led a number of bespoke projects on behalf of a range of clients. This has included work with Catalyst Family Trust, Midos Group, etc, acquiring, asset managing and developing number of properties on their behalf. With a private client and Bournemouth University Adi led the due diligence process and planning process on a major mixed scheme in Bournemouth comprising student accommodation and academic facilities.

Adi has funded and delivered residential schemes with PDR in Harpenden and also funded and currently delivering housing development in Telford.

Dean Street Developments is a UK registered company and was founded by Adi Hodzic. This new company is a natural evolution in Adi’s progression as a leading developer in the UK.

Dean Street Developments invests its own capital and provides development management, planning, funding and deal structuring services to a range of private and corporate clients.