Oaktree Development

Welcome to Oaktree Development

For over 40 years, Oaktree Development (formerly Unihab) has specialized in innovative, sustainable, mixed-use multifamily projects—many of them transit-oriented. Founded by architect-developers Arthur Klipfel and Gwen Noyes, Oaktree has led or designed more than 2,000 residential units with a commitment to high performance, social impact, and thoughtful urban design.

Oaktree’s companion firm, GreenStaxx (GSX), brings a patented modular building system to market, developed by Arthur Klipfel to streamline the design and construction of urban residential units. Using a digital library of pre-engineered unit stacks, GSX enables developers to build faster, reduce costs, and lower risk while meeting high sustainability standards.

Our Team

  • Arthur Klipfel

    Founder

  • Gwen Noyes

    Founder

  • Julia Hansen

    Director of Business Development and Partnerships

Awards


2014 – Finalist for ULI’s prestigious Jack Kemp Award for Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing for 30 Haven Street in Reading, MA, a 53-unit, 22,000 SF retail mixed-use development.

2016 - Oaktree was honored with the Multifamily Executive (MFE) Project of the Year award in the Low-Rise category for its 74-unit, 38,000 SF commercial development, Brookside Square in West Concord, MA.

Several of Oaktree’s projects have been high performance and sustainability market leaders including Lexington Place, the first LEED Silver certified mixed-use development in the United States.