Slate Capital Partners (SCP) is a collaboration among three affordable housing professionals – Shane Walk, Logan Anderson, and Andrew Chanania – from Montana, boasting over 30 years of combined industry experience. SCP's vision is to establish a user-friendly platform for tax credit investors and developers to collaborate on the financing and development of affordable housing projects. SCP will function as a capital resource for local developers aiming to build low-income housing tax credit projects.
Through a knowledge-based approach and the organization’s combined depth of experience, SCP is aiming to be the future of local, mission driven affordable housing investment in Montana and the surrounding states.
Meet The Team
Shane Walk
Shane began his career in the affordable housing industry in 2016 when he joined Mountain Plains Equity Group, Inc. (MPEG) Initially starting as an intern, he steadily progressed to the role of Vice President of Acquisitions.
During his time at MPEG, Shane played a pivotal role in financing and developing more than 30 separate housing projects, resulting in the creation of more than 1,300 affordable units across a four-state area, with total development costs exceeding $300 million. He directly managed the tax credit syndication and equity investment activities for more than 25 of these properties, placing over $160 million in tax credit equity.
Given MPEG's dual focus on tax credit equity syndication and affordable housing development, Shane also contributed extensively from a development standpoint. His responsibilities included developing project budgets, applying for tax credits and other funding sources, and overseeing project closings. In this capacity, Shane successfully prepared numerous funding applications and secured tax credit awards for 13 projects from three different state housing finance agencies.
Logan Anderson
Logan, a native Montanan and graduate of Rocky Mountain College, began working in the affordable housing industry in 2012. Starting as a Financial Analyst for Mountain Plains Equity Group, Inc. (MPEG), a regional tax credit syndication and development company. In his time with MPEG, Logan served in a variety of roles and ultimately held the position of Acquisitions Manager.
In 2017, Logan founded Anderson Consulting Services (ACS), an affordable housing development and consulting firm. The firm specializes in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financing along with a variety of other state, local, and federal financing sources. ACS assists organizations, groups, and individuals in navigating the often complex and nuanced world of affordable housing. From initial deal underwriting through closing, construction and ongoing operations, ACS aims to be a resource to its clients and affordable housing in the region. Since its inception, ACS has played a pivotal role in successfully applying for and closing more than $75 million in tax credit equity. This effort has resulted in the creation/preservation of over 400 units with total development costs exceeding $110 million.
Andrew Chanania
Andrew has 12 years of experience working on publicly funded and federally- assisted infrastructure, community development, and affordable housing projects in Montana, North Dakota, and Wyoming as both a public sector employee and private sector practitioner. Andrew worked for the Montana Department of Commerce for five years where he managed block grants issued by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He spent three and a half years as a Program Specialist administering Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and Community Development Block Grant Program‐assisted (CDBG) projects, and one and a half years the Community Development Division’s CDBG and HOME Program Manager overseeing both programs and a staff of 6 full time employees.
Since founding North Fork Development in 2017, Andrew has secured $22.4 million in soft loan financing and over $55.99 million in other competitive financing, specialty low-interest loans, and grants, and he has been involved with the new construction or preservation of 748 affordable housing rental units in 18 developments across Montana, Wyoming, and North Dakota.