Gabriela
Ramos Figueroa
Architecture & Real Estate Development
Bridging design and development — moving between a proforma and a set of drawings without losing sight of either.
About
Design fluency meets
financial precision
I'm a recent Columbia graduate with a dual Master of Science in Real Estate Development and Master of Architecture. My work sits at the intersection of design and development — I pair predevelopment analysis with architectural thinking, moving between a proforma and a set of drawings without losing sight of either.
At AMPOPS, I lead predevelopment analysis for residential and mixed-use projects across New York City, producing feasibility packages with zoning studies, financial modeling, and test-fit programming for projects from 4,000 to 40,000 GSF.
My capstone project, TerraNueva, won the Columbia MSRED competition — a $456.3M, 517-unit affordable housing development on Inwood's waterfront, presented to a jury including Fifth Avenue Committee, Alloy Development, LISC, and NYC Planning Commission.
Bilingual
English & Spanish
NYC
Based in New York
Featured Work
Selected Projects
Real estate development and architectural design — from concept through financial close.
Expertise
Skills & Capabilities
Architecture & Design
- Autodesk Revit (Certified)
- AutoCAD (Certified)
- Adobe Creative Suite
- BIM Coordination
- Construction Documents
- Massing & Test-Fits
Real Estate & Finance
- Financial Modeling & Proformas
- NYC Zoning Resolution
- LIHTC / Affordable Housing
- Market Analysis & Comps
- Argus Enterprise
- CoStar / CompStak / ACRIS
Experience
Resume
Columbia MSRED & M.Arch graduate with hands-on experience in zoning analysis, feasibility studies, and financial modeling for residential and mixed-use projects in NYC.
Columbia University
MSRED & M.Arch — Dec 2025
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
B.S. Architecture — Dec 2020
Architectural Designer (Predevelopment Focus)
AMPOPSNew York, NY · May 2024 – Present
Leading predevelopment analysis for residential and mixed-use projects, including zoning studies, financial modeling, and test-fit programming across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.
TerraNueva — Capstone Winner
Columbia MSREDNew York, NY · Jan 2025 – May 2025
517-unit, 100% affordable mixed-use development. $456.3M TDC, fully publicly financed. Led zoning analysis, massing, unit mix, and all project renderings.
Research Fellow
Mobile Design Box, UWMMilwaukee, WI · May 2020 – Dec 2020
Community engagement for vacant storefront activation, including bilingual stakeholder interviews and pop-up programming strategies.
Get in Touch
Let's connect
I'm open to opportunities in real estate development and architecture. Let's talk about how design and finance come together to build better cities.
(862) 215-6481