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About Kearney Group

Partnerships first. Buildings second.

A specialized real estate development, construction, and property management firm in Somers, New York. We have built affordable, mixed-income, and downtown revitalization communities across New York State since 1996.

Our approach

A method built on partnership.

Founded in 1996, the Kearney Realty & Development Group, Inc. began as a boutique development firm renovating multifamily, historic, vacant, and blighted properties in the Hudson Valley. In each case, Kearney Group forged public and private partnerships with state agencies, city officials, county officials, and private investors. That methodology ultimately became a recurring theme and the cornerstone of our strategy in addressing the challenges of adaptive re-use and new construction in urban areas.

Kearney Group specializes in innovative, affordable, mixed-income, and downtown revitalization developments. To date we have successfully completed over $315 million worth of mixed-use, residential, and commercial developments throughout New York State, with a pipeline of over $150 million of additional projects at various stages of development.

We strive to establish and maintain deep relationships in all the communities we serve. In 2014, Kearney Group committed all future developments to be LEED certified.

Leadership

Two generations, one long view.

Kenneth Kearney, President of Kearney Group

Kenneth Kearney

President

Ken Kearney is the founder and president of Kearney Group. Throughout his nearly 20 years of real estate development, Mr. Kearney has grown Kearney Group from a boutique real estate development firm into a regional leader in the affordable and mixed-income housing industry. Known by friends and associates as “a businessman with a big heart”, Mr. Kearney brings experience, tenacity, a strong work ethic, and solid professional relationships to any project he undertakes.

Mr. Kearney is deeply connected to the communities in which he works. He is an active member of the Board of Directors for Patterns for Progress and Hudson Valley Community Foundations, and a member of the Putnam Hospital Center Board of Trustees.

Sean Kearney, Vice President of Kearney Group

Sean Kearney

Vice President

Sean Kearney joined Kearney Group in 2009 and currently serves as Vice President. At Kearney Group, Sean has overseen the development of over 900 units throughout New York State and oversees the management of over 1,300 units of a diverse housing stock which includes senior, workforce, veteran, supportive, middle-income, market-rate, and artist housing. Recently, Sean’s focus has been on innovative downtown revitalization developments throughout New York State. Sean is also responsible for all contracting and purchasing for Tern Construction & Development.

Sean is an active member in the communities where he works and has served on the Board of Directors for the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Walkway Over the Hudson, and Peekskill’s Business Improvement District.

Milestones

Thirty years of building in New York.

  1. 1996

    Kearney Group is founded

    A boutique development firm renovating multifamily, historic, vacant, and blighted properties across the Hudson Valley.

  2. 2009

    The next generation joins

    Sean Kearney comes aboard, and the portfolio expands into senior, veteran, supportive, and workforce housing statewide.

  3. 2014

    A commitment to LEED

    Kearney Group commits every future development to LEED certification, a standard we have held ever since.

  4. Today

    Over $315 million delivered

    23 developments completed or underway, with a pipeline of more than $150 million at various stages of development.

Our construction arm

Tern Construction & Development

A subsidiary of Kearney Realty & Development Group, Tern is a full-service construction company with extensive experience across every phase of construction, including LEED certifications, multi-family housing, mixed-use developments, commercial developments, and brownfield remediation.

  • LEED certification
  • Multi-family housing
  • Mixed-use developments
  • Commercial developments
  • Brownfield remediation

Let's build

Have a site, a partnership, or a community in mind?

We work with municipalities, state agencies, not-for-profits, and private investors to turn difficult sites into places people are proud to live.

Contact the team We reply within one business day (845) 306-7705 Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm