Amin Irving

Founder, President, and CEO

Ginosko Development Company

Mr. Irving is the Founder, President, and CEO of Ginosko Development Company with a capitalized portfolio value of over $585 Million. He is responsible for the overall performance and operation of all divisions of the GDC family of companies. Mr. Irving oversees the strategy and the development process throughout the full lifecycle of a real estate endeavor.

Mr. Irving is driven to help catalyze vibrant, socio-economically diverse neighborhoods through housing development. He attributes his passion, in part, to his experiences while growing up as an only child in the Midwest. Irving became homeless at 9 years old while his mother transitioned between jobs and lived in a rundown motel for a while. As Irving recalls, “The amount of struggle we dealt with just to pay the rent brought serious pressure to not only my mother, but myself. Knowing that I am helping to alleviate that kind of pain, not only in the parent, but also in the child is what motivates me.” Irving was attracted to real estate development at 18 after his mother’s passing when he found himself in difficult negotiations over the sale of his mother’s home. “The broker thought that I should sell the house for $20,000 less than what I thought it could be sold for; and the house ended up being sold at my suggested price within two weeks,” said Irving, “That sparked my real estate drive.”

Amin graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor majoring in Finance and Real Estate. He was the recipient of the University of Michigan Achievement Award.

Mr. Irving has had previous work experience which, includes Investment Banking in New York City, where he has gained wisdom in effectively and efficiently operating development projects. In Citigroup’s Real Estate Equity Division, Mr. Irving conducted various financial analyses for Sale-Leaseback and Synthetic-Lease deals valued over $450 million. Some notable deals include Huntington Bank and Samsung properties.

However, in New York Mr. Irving realized that money didn’t buy him happiness and moved back to Michigan where he became an Analyst responsible for turning data into information while working for a Medicaid HMO. He single-handedly found $4 Million in annual savings for a company on the brink of insolvency. Mr. Irving has served on numerous Boards and Advisory Councils including the Chairman of the Board for both the Michigan Housing Council and the Area Agency on Aging 1-B. Mr. Irving was awarded the Crain’s Detroit Business Top 40 Businessperson’s under 40 years old in 2008.

Amin is the proud husband of Tiffaney Irving and a proud father of four children.