Terra Firma Co.'s partners were brought together by common goals—to deliver high-quality projects that are architecturally significant, pioneering in their environmental design and construction, and reflective of the characteristics of their sites.

Bradley H. Leibov - Principal
Mr. Leibov manages the entitlement, development and asset management activities of the firm. Prior to forming Terra Firma Co., Mr. Leibov was President of New Chicago Fund, a Chicago-based urban planning firm. Under his leadership, New Chicago Fund became the leading Business Improvement District planning practice in Chicago by establishing over $20 million in dedicated funding for local economic development programs in underserved, industrial, or emerging retail districts. Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, where he helped to establish Lincoln Square as one of Chicago's most desirable retail destinations. Mr. Leibov began his career with The Woodlawn Organization on Chicago's South Side, where he helped create and mange a nationally recognized job readiness program that resulted in training and employment opportunities for over 1,400 inner-city participants.

Mr. Leibov sits on the Executive Committee of the Chicago District Council of the Urban Land Institute and is the co-chair of ULI's Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) partnership which facilitates collaboration between community development corporations (CDCs) and private developers. He also sits on the Board of the Illinois Chapter of the Congress for New Urbanism, Uptown United, and Uptown Development Partners. Mr. Leibov earned a B.A. from DePaul University and has an M.A. in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

G. Benjamin Ranney - Principal
Mr. Ranney manages the design, construction and development activities of the firm. Prior to forming Terra Firma Co., Mr. Ranney held the position of Director of Development for Prairie Holdings Corporation, developer of the acclaimed Prairie Crossing conservation community in Grayslake, Illinois. Mr. Ranney was accountable for the design, development, leasing and sales of the commercial components of Station Square, a transit-oriented neighborhood of shops, restaurants, offices, and condominiums adjacent to two Metra commuter rail stations. Previously, he worked for Arthur Hill & Co., where he contributed to projects such as Church Street Plaza, a $150 million mixed-use development in downtown Evanston, Illinois. Mr. Ranney began his real estate career at the Shaw Company at Homan Square in North Lawndale.

Mr. Ranney sits on the Executive Committee of the Chicago District Council of the Urban Land Institute, and is co-chair of ULI's Urban Plan educational outreach program for high school and college students. Mr. Ranney is also a Board Member of the Mies van der Rohe Society at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Friends of Ryerson Woods, where he chairs the Building Committee which is currently undertaking an environmentally-sensitive renovation of a historic building in the northern suburb of Deerfield. Mr. Ranney was appointed to Chicago's Parks and Open Space Committee by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and is a member of Lambda Alpha International, the honorary society for the advancement of land economics. Mr. Ranney is a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.