DE222 Honoree: Kevin Kelly

Title: Chair & Managing Principal

Kevin Kelly

Workplace: Leon N. Weiner & Associates

Alma Maters: St. Anselm College, Suffolk University

Boards: Council on Development Finance

Wilmington-based homebuilder Kevin Kelly has been a tireless advocate for affordable housing in Delaware and throughout the United States over a decades-long career. Leon N. Weiner & Associates (LNWA) has a diverse portfolio of both affordable housing and commercial projects, building, developing and/or operating more than 14,000 homes, rental properties and apartments across 10 states for people of all income levels, and more than 650 hotel rooms. The firm has developed a reputation for firsts in affordable housing construction and financing, building Delaware’s first integrated community, the first turnkey public housing community, the first new construction Section 8 housing and the first Hope VI housing. Kelly’s leadership in those efforts led to his induction into the National Housing Hall of Fame.