Kevin A. Cavenaugh (born May 2, 1967) is a real estate developer and designer from

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, and the owner of Guerrilla Development.

Early life and education

Cavenaugh is from California. He studied architecture at the

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, and was a Loeb fellow at

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Career

Cavenaugh is a real estate developer and designer, and the founder and owner of Guerrilla Development. He became a developer in 2001, and was an intern with Fletcher Farr Ayotte, as of 2004. Cavenaugh is known for his views on affordable housing, displacement, and gentrification. His projects have included: * Atomic Orchard Experiment * Box & One Lofts * Burnside Rocket * "Dr. Jim's Still Really Nice" * Fair-Haired Dumbbell * "Jolene's First Cousin" * "The Ocean" * Pub at the End of the Universe * "Rig-a-Hut" * Standard Dairy building *

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* Two-Thirds (8735 North Lombard Street) * The Zipper In 2018, Cavenaugh and his five colleagues at Guerrilla all received the same compensation for one year, regardless of position or length of employment, to " qualizethe boss to employee ratio" and eliminate any possible gender pay gap. Two of Cavenaugh's projects, Jolene's First Cousin and Atomic Orchard Experiment, will have units reserved for homeless people and social workers.

Personal life

After working for

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in Gabon, he relocated to

during the 1990s. Cavenaugh and his wife live in Portland with their three children, as of 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cavenaugh, Kevin Living people American business executives American designers American businesspeople in real estate Businesspeople from Portland, Oregon UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design alumni 1967 births People from Alameda County, California