Site plans, an application binder and a laptop spreadsheet spread across a conference table beside a window onto red-brick Virginia buildings — Consulting

A wood-frame garden apartment building under construction, wrapped in house wrap and scaffolding — Development

Columbia Crossroads, Falls Church, VA — architectural rendering of the seven-story building at a street corner, with a crosswalk and cyclists — Impact

A leading consultant for multifamily development in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic.

Veterans in Housing — 100% veteran-owned and operated.

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Project Management Professional

LEED AP BD+C

SBA Veteran-Owned Small Business

Virginia SWaM Micro Business

Every client that submitted a 9% LIHTC application to Virginia Housing in 2025 placed first in its pool.

Additional first place finishes in 2026.

By the numbers

940 Units completed or planned Includes JV projects and directly managed projects only.
30 Consulting projects
4 Joint venture partnerships
100% Veteran-owned — SBA VOSB certified

Tabbed application binders, a rolled site plan and a white hard hat on a conference table by a window onto red-brick Virginia buildings

The Maple, Chantilly, VA — architectural rendering of the courtyard and playground side of the building — The Maple, Chantilly, VA — architectural rendering (JV with True Ground Housing Partners). Rendering: Grimm + Parker

Joint Venture Partner Development

We co-develop with talented development teams to bring affordable housing to Virginia and the mid-Atlantic, providing consulting and development services from conception through construction.

True Ground Housing Partners
The NHP Foundation
Urban Atlantic
Green Street Housing

How we work

Thomas A. Gibson in the Virginia Housing boardroom, standing before a wall that reads “Helping Virginians attain quality affordable housing”

Consulting Services

High quality preparation and oversight for developers who need an application that wins, then a deal that closes.

LIHTC applications — 9% and 4%
Mortgage broker services
Financial modeling
Development management & reporting
Construction & draw monitoring
Closing management
Repositioning
Acquisition analysis

How we work

Featured joint ventures

Four transformational projects with Gibson Spyre.

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A brick garden-apartment courtyard with mature oaks and a small playground in autumn

They've sat across the table from us.

As our joint venture partner for a large project in Loudoun County, Virginia, Tom has been an impactful partner who brings significant value. With Tom as part of our project team, the project has been successful in every competitive financing application allowing the project to move forward as planned. We value his insight, support, and management of this transformative project.

Carmen RomeroPresident & CEO, True Ground Housing Partners

I highly recommend Tom and Gibson Spyre for any project in Virginia.Lisa PorterPresident & CEO, Beyond Housing (Bristol Redevelopment and Housing Authority)
His level of organization and attention to detail is second to none, which brings tremendous value to our projects.Austin PittmanVP & CFO, The Lawson Companies
Tom was a great addition to the Virginia Housing Board.Susan DeweyFormer CEO, Virginia Housing

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Map of Virginia and its neighboring states marking Gibson Spyre's projects: joint ventures in red across Northern Virginia and Gretna, consulting engagements in blue from Bristol to Hampton Roads, two in Maryland, and two in western Pennsylvania

30 projects, four of them joint ventures. Virginia at the center.

Joint Venture Partner Development

Consulting Services

1stPlaced first in its 9% LIHTC pool

Numbered circles group nearby projects. One more engagement sits in Pittsburg, Kansas.

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PO Box 104, Dahlgren, VA 22448