Affiliated Development was formed in 2015 by company principals, Jeff Burns and Nick Rojo. The goal was simple, to build mixed-use multifamily projects targeting unmet demand in underserved areas within the market. This boils down to two strategies, which are typically implemented in unison: Economic Development and Workforce Housing.

Since the company’s inception, Affiliated has earned a reputation as South Florida's foremost leader in public-private-partnership development and has been on the forefront in addressing Florida’s workforce housing crisis through the creation of thousands of newly constructed luxury units offered at attainable rents. The company’s principals have worked alongside city, county and state government to help craft and adopt policy to incentivize the creation and preservation of workforce housing in the state’s most cost burdened areas.

In addition to housing, Affiliated has led the charge for redevelopment in some of South Florida’s most disadvantaged communities, such as the Historic Northwest neighborhoods of Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Affiliated’s projects have contributed towards the rejuvenation of neglected communities, added significantly to the tax base, created job opportunities for residents and helped catalyze further investments and growth. Affiliated has collaborated with 13 different municipalities and invested over $1.5 billion in its efforts to improve the quality and sustainability of the housing stock for the company’s public partners.