Spotlight on New Members


Paige Mebane Coats | Rose


Paige is an Associate in the Affordable Housing and Community Development practice group, located in the Dallas office. Her practice focus is assisting clients in the development of affordable housing.


Prior to joining Coats Rose, Paige was an Assistant City Attorney with the City of Fort Worth, where she served as a member of the Real Estate and General Services sections. Paige advised the City of Fort Worth’s Neighborhood Services Department, Community Development Council, and the Fort Worth Housing Finance Corporation on a variety of topics, including issues related to afford- able housing and the Fair Housing Act. Throughout her tenure at the City, Paige worked on various programs, policies, and developments involving the City’s HUD grants, including HOME, CDBG, ESG, HOPWA, and UDAG funds. Paige has experience working with public/private partnerships utilizing a variety of affordable housing formats, including senior and multifamily developments, 4% and 9% low income housing tax credit developments, and single-family infill housing.


Paige earned her BA, summa cum laude, from Baylor University. In 2012 she received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.


Hugh Cobb Alpha-Barnes Real Estate Services


Hugh A. Cobb is a Partner and one of the Owners of Alpha Barnes Real Estate Services, LLC in Dal- las, Texas. He leads property management operations and strategic new business development


at the firm. Alpha Barnes Real Estate Services, LLC manages over 20,000 units of affordable and conventional housing and is recognized as an industry leader in property management and tax credit compliance. Alpha Barnes also develops multi-family properties in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.


Hugh earned a Bachelor’s of Business Administration (Dean’s List) from Texas Wesleyan University in 1983. In 1984, Hugh was appointed by President Reagan, to serve as Congressional Liaison for The White House in Washington D.C. Prior to joining Alpha Barnes in January of 2017, Hugh held executive positions with Capstone Real Estate Services, The Trammell Crow Company and Integrity Properties. Mr. Cobb has over 30 years of real estate experience including management, brokerage, new construction, lending and investment. He has supervised lease-ups for more than 28,000 new and renovated units over 17 years.


Hugh is Past President of the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas (AAGD) and serves on the Executive Committee of the Texas Apartment Association (TAA). On the federal level, Hugh lobbies on behalf of issues important to real estate investment, develop- ment and housing affordability. Hugh serves several nonprofit organizations, in Board and Advisory capacities.


Mr. Cobb is a Certified Property Manager® (CPM).


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