Paul Nieto

Senior Advisor

Mobile: (925) 528-9106
Office: (424) 297-1070

Mr. Paul Nieto is a Senior Advisor with Kosmont Companies. An experienced real estate development and project finance executive, Mr. Nieto has led the design, entitlement, financing, and construction of numerous master planned communities, single-family and multi-family housing/affordable housing projects, retail and mixed-use developments, and infrastructure. He is an expert in bringing complex projects to fruition, he has, throughout his career, successfully aligned market considerations, financial structures, and approval processes to address the needs of diverse stakeholders, creating vibrant destinations that deliver positive user experiences, foster a sense of place and provide benefits for surrounding communities.

As former EVP of a mixed-use developer, he led the entitlement and architecture design teams for a 60-acre mixed-use village for a large tech company with over 1,700 residential units, 1.6 million square feet of office and meeting space, a 193-room hotel, retail of 200,000 square feet and community benefits of parks, paseos, open space and affordable housing. The 4-year approval process involved   extensive outreach with stakeholders, local government, thorough environmental impact studies and substantial community amenities, with all the buildings being LEED Gold. Prior to this, he led the development of over 1,500 residential (including affordable) mixed-use projects featuring experiential retail, restaurants, and a hotel in historic brick and timber buildings.