His name and face have appeared in this newspaper several times, but he’s hardly well enough known for someone whose work has helped to literally change the landscape of our communities.

Pat Logan is leaving Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation after a decade of coordinating community improvement efforts in the areas where the Housing Corporation owns property. He’ll be nearby in Kingsbridge working on affordable housing financing at Community Preservation Corporation, but we’ll miss him nonetheless.

Hunts Point and the south Bronx have received deserved attention for innovative environmental accomplishments, but the contributions of Logan and FBHC, led by Bedford Park resident John Reilly, have gone relatively unheralded.

Logan played a tremendous role in the magnificent transformation of Poe Park. He wrote proposals, helped draft plans, contacted and cajoled politicians. The results are on display every day. The bandstand in particular is a tribute to Logan’s persistence, as is the ability of kids and families to relax and enjoy Poe, rather than fear crime or the presence of drug dealers.

There were other big accomplishments Logan oversaw like Fran Sullivan Playground.

And his last achievement is probably the most exciting. Jacob’s Place, probably the greenest affordable housing development in the Bronx, was shepherded by Logan from blueprint to reality.

Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation will continue its critical community development work – it’s in the DNA of the organization and there are many others there from the top down who know what’s needed to build healthy communities.

But Logan nonetheless has left big shoes to fill. He left a lasting mark. There is no better sign of a job well done than that.