Chris Papa

“I hope 2017 is treating you well. On the real estate industry hiring front, things continue to be extremely active.

In order to obtain a temperature from the major players in the industry, I sent out a brief hiring trends survey to real estate executives from across the country. Below are some things that stood out.* ” – Chris

For this edition of "TBG Real Estate Leaders" we are featuring a Q&A with Peter DiCorpo. Peter DiCorpo is the Chief Operating Officer at Waypoint Residential.

For this edition of "TBG Real Estate Leaders" we are featuring a Q&A with Adam Fruitbine. Adam is a Managing Director with Alliance Residential Company.

For this edition of "TBG Real Estate Leaders" we are featuring a Q&A with Ashish Lall. Ashish is Director and Head of Acquisitions and Asset Management at Fortuna Realty Group.

For the June 2016 edition of "TBG Real Estate Leaders" we are featuring a Q&A with Mark Degner. Mark is a Managing Parter at Sky Management Corp. in Manhattan.

For this edition of "TBG Real Estate Leaders" we are featuring a Q&A with Mark Degner. Mark is a senior real estate executive who has worked for top firms, such as Partners Group, ProLogis, Morgan Stanley, and Lendlease, to name a few.

For the October 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring David Schwartz, Principal of Slate Property Group (www.slatepg.com). Slate Property Group is a vertically integrated owner, operator and developer of residential and commercial real estate in the New York metropolitan area. From adaptive reuse and repositioning of existing assets to ground-up development, the Slate team leverages proven expertise, a diverse set of capabilities and a regimented and planned approach to provide… Show more

For the October 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring David Schwartz, Principal of Slate Property Group (www.slatepg.com). Slate Property Group is a vertically integrated owner, operator and developer of residential and commercial real estate in the New York metropolitan area. From adaptive reuse and repositioning of existing assets to ground-up development, the Slate team leverages proven expertise, a diverse set of capabilities and a regimented and planned approach to provide superior risk-adjusted returns on its investments to its investors.

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For the June 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring John Caley, Principal, Walnut Investors. Walnut Investors is a consulting firm specializing in equity capital strategies, investment strategies and platform level reorganizations for investment managers and non-traded REITs.

For the March 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Michael Feldman, Co-Founder & President of Choice New York Management, LLC (www.choice-ny.com). Choice New York Management, LLC is a multi-disciplined real estate management company offering a broad array of services, including commercial and residential property management, leasing, advisory and project management.

For the February 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Peter Slaugh, Managing Director of OpenPath Investments (www.openpathinvestments.com). Peter formed Su Casa Investments in 2005 to acquire value-add apartment communities in the Western States. Peter has owned either as a GP or a limited partner over 2100 units (dating back to 1999) in various markets ranging from San Antonio, TX, Las Vegas, NV, Richland, WA, Santa Rosa, CA, and now owns and operates a portfolio of assets in… Show more

For the February 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Peter Slaugh, Managing Director of OpenPath Investments (www.openpathinvestments.com). Peter formed Su Casa Investments in 2005 to acquire value-add apartment communities in the Western States. Peter has owned either as a GP or a limited partner over 2100 units (dating back to 1999) in various markets ranging from San Antonio, TX, Las Vegas, NV, Richland, WA, Santa Rosa, CA, and now owns and operates a portfolio of assets in UT, AZ & TX comprised of over 1600 units and growing.

Recognizing the value in a “whole property stewardship” approach to the business, Peter evolved his platform to include “community building” and “greening” of resident lifestyles through the Urban Village program. The OpenPath platform is the latest evolution of this approach and really embraces the notion that “doing good” is also “good for business” and now measures success not only economically, but also socially & environmentally.
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For the January 2014 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring James Nelson, Partner at Massey Knakal Realty Services (www.masseyknakal.com). At Massey Knakal Realty Services since 1998 and a partner since 2004, James has been involved in the sale of approximately 260 properties and loans with an aggregate value of over $1.9 billion. He is also a partner in MKRO I, Massey Knakal’s value-added private equity real estate fund.

For the December, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Andrew Heiberger, Founder & CEO of TOWN Residential LLC (www.townrealestate.com). TOWN Residential, is one of Manhattan’s leading full-service luxury real estate firms. A successful entrepreneur and New York real estate industry veteran, Andrew has founded and served as CEO of several successful companies, including Citi Habitats, one of Manhattan’s largest residential brokerages, and Buttonwood Development, a Manhattan based… Show more

For the December, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Andrew Heiberger, Founder & CEO of TOWN Residential LLC (www.townrealestate.com). TOWN Residential, is one of Manhattan’s leading full-service luxury real estate firms. A successful entrepreneur and New York real estate industry veteran, Andrew has founded and served as CEO of several successful companies, including Citi Habitats, one of Manhattan’s largest residential brokerages, and Buttonwood Development, a Manhattan based real estate development firm. Show less

For the November, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Robert Lorenzo, Managing Director at Edon Roc Capital (www.edenroccapital.com). Robert Lorenzo has been with Eden Roc Capital since 2007. Prior to joining Eden Roc, Robert was affiliated with UBS, Goldman Sachs and Salomon Brothers over a 20 year Investment Banking career closely advising clients across a wide variety of industries including financial, industrial and real estate concerns, working on some of the industry’s… Show more

For the November, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Robert Lorenzo, Managing Director at Edon Roc Capital (www.edenroccapital.com). Robert Lorenzo has been with Eden Roc Capital since 2007. Prior to joining Eden Roc, Robert was affiliated with UBS, Goldman Sachs and Salomon Brothers over a 20 year Investment Banking career closely advising clients across a wide variety of industries including financial, industrial and real estate concerns, working on some of the industry’s largest M&A transactions.

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For the October, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Jordan Caspari & David Smith, Partners at Ten Capital Management (www.tencapmanagement.com). Jordan and David bring a combined 20 years of real estate experience to Ten Capital Management with the launch of its middle market real estate strategy. The partners have a background in acquisitions, asset management, capital markets and fundraising which has enabled them to raise and invest over $35 million of equity across 7… Show more

For the October, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Jordan Caspari & David Smith, Partners at Ten Capital Management (www.tencapmanagement.com). Jordan and David bring a combined 20 years of real estate experience to Ten Capital Management with the launch of its middle market real estate strategy. The partners have a background in acquisitions, asset management, capital markets and fundraising which has enabled them to raise and invest over $35 million of equity across 7 transactions throughout the United States in the past 12 months. The firm manages capital on behalf of high net worth investors and institutions such as family offices, registered investment advisors and asset managers. Ten Capital Management is backed by a large family office in New York with more than $10 billion in AUM.
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For the September, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Marc Schulder, Managing Director at Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC (www.ackmanziff.com). Marc has worked as a principal for direct owners, as Director of Acquisitions and Director of Commercial Leasing, as well as for private equity funds in acquisition and asset management roles covering multi-family assets in many markets across the United States. Most recently, as an Investment Manager at Real Estate Capital Partners… Show more

For the September, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Marc Schulder, Managing Director at Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group, LLC (www.ackmanziff.com). Marc has worked as a principal for direct owners, as Director of Acquisitions and Director of Commercial Leasing, as well as for private equity funds in acquisition and asset management roles covering multi-family assets in many markets across the United States. Most recently, as an Investment Manager at Real Estate Capital Partners, he completed many multifamily transactions in a wide variety of geographical markets in Illinois, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas.
In 2013 Marc decided to take his experience as a private equity investor to Ackman-Ziff, where he arranges debt and joint venture equity for his clients’ real estate projects.
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For the July, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Tim Ballas, Managing Director of Asset Services at CBRE. Tim oversees the San Francisco Bay Area market in Northern California, a region that includes Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton and San Jose/Silicon Valley. He holds overall responsibility for regional operations encompassing as much as 50 MSF, and has represented key clients such as RREEF, Prudential, TIAA-CREF, The Irvine Company, MetLife, AMB, Kaiser… Show more

For the July, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Tim Ballas, Managing Director of Asset Services at CBRE. Tim oversees the San Francisco Bay Area market in Northern California, a region that includes Oakland, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Pleasanton and San Jose/Silicon Valley. He holds overall responsibility for regional operations encompassing as much as 50 MSF, and has represented key clients such as RREEF, Prudential, TIAA-CREF, The Irvine Company, MetLife, AMB, Kaiser, INVESCO and Morgan Stanley. He joined CB Richard Ellis in the middle of 2003, with the company’s acquisition of Insignia/ESG. Show less

For the June, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Anthony Longo, Managing Partner & founding member of Alpha Alternatives, LLC (www.alpha-alternatives.com) in Chicago. Anthony has been involved in real estate financing for institutional and entrepreneurial owners nationally since 2002. He is primarily responsible for private equity fund raising and client relations.

For the May, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Shlomo Chopp, Managing Member of Case Property Services (www.caseps.com), in New York City. Case Property Services handles CMBS loan workouts, distressed asset repositioning, bankruptcy advisement, and partnership disputes. Founded by Shlomo in 2009, the firm assists borrowers in navigating an evolving and difficult lender model unsure in its methods of addressing the growing rate of distressed real estate assets.

For the April, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Alan Mark, Founder & President of The Mark Company (www.themarkcompany.com), one of the nation’s premier real estate sales and marketing firms. A pioneer of urban condominium development, Alan is a leading expert in pre-development real estate planning, marketing, sales and research.

Under his guidance, The Mark Company (TMC) has helped reshape the Western U.S. market by serving as a top strategic resource for brokers… Show more

For the April, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Alan Mark, Founder & President of The Mark Company (www.themarkcompany.com), one of the nation’s premier real estate sales and marketing firms. A pioneer of urban condominium development, Alan is a leading expert in pre-development real estate planning, marketing, sales and research.

Under his guidance, The Mark Company (TMC) has helped reshape the Western U.S. market by serving as a top strategic resource for brokers, developers and financial institutions. The firm has successfully marketed and sold – at top value – some of the most prestigious and innovative developments of the past decade including One Hawthorne and the St. Regis Residences in San Francisco, Spire in Denver, Bayside at the Embarcadero in San Diego, Barker Block and Evo South in Los Angeles, and The Martin in Las Vegas.
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For the March, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring David Lynn, Ph.D., EVP & Chief Investment Strategist for Cole Real Estate Investments (www.colecapital.com). In this role, he is responsible for leading their advisor’s real estate investment strategy and continually enhancing Cole Real Estate Investments’ product offerings. He also works on a broad range of initiatives across the Cole Real Estate Investments organization, including serving as the firm’s economist. Dr. Lynn also… Show more

For the March, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring David Lynn, Ph.D., EVP & Chief Investment Strategist for Cole Real Estate Investments (www.colecapital.com). In this role, he is responsible for leading their advisor’s real estate investment strategy and continually enhancing Cole Real Estate Investments’ product offerings. He also works on a broad range of initiatives across the Cole Real Estate Investments organization, including serving as the firm’s economist. Dr. Lynn also serves as executive vice president and chief investment strategist of Cole Capital Advisors, Cole Capital Partners, CCPT I Advisors, CCPT II Advisors, CCPT III Advisors, CCI Advisors, and CCPT IV Advisors.

Founded in 1979, Cole-related entities own and management more than 2,050 properties in 47 states with a combined acquisition cost of more than $12.4 billion.
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For the February, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Stephen Roulac, Founder & CEO of Roulac Global, LLC (www.roulacglobal.com). Headquartered in San Rafael, CA, Roulac Global is a strategy, financial economics, and transactional consulting firm that advises senior management and investors in their implementation of complex real estate decisions. The practice is national in scope, and includes all property types, debt and equity positions, securities forms and specialized… Show more

For the February, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Stephen Roulac, Founder & CEO of Roulac Global, LLC (www.roulacglobal.com). Headquartered in San Rafael, CA, Roulac Global is a strategy, financial economics, and transactional consulting firm that advises senior management and investors in their implementation of complex real estate decisions. The practice is national in scope, and includes all property types, debt and equity positions, securities forms and specialized interests in real property.

For four decades Stephen E. Roulac has been involved in a global strategy and financial economics advisory firm that advises on significant decisions of investment banks, institutional investors, family offices, and public and privately held companies and government agencies, primarily regarding their involvements in real estate and the capital markets. Show less

For the January, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Deborah Smith, Managing Partner of The CenterCap Group, LLC (www.centercapgroup.com). Headquartered in Manhattan, The CenterCap Group is an investment bank providing consulting, advisory, and capital-raising related services to middle-market private and public sector companies and fund managers across the real estate industry.

Deborah is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm’s… Show more

For the January, 2013 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Deborah Smith, Managing Partner of The CenterCap Group, LLC (www.centercapgroup.com). Headquartered in Manhattan, The CenterCap Group is an investment bank providing consulting, advisory, and capital-raising related services to middle-market private and public sector companies and fund managers across the real estate industry.

Deborah is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The CenterCap Group, LLC and heads the firm’s Strategic Capital, Operations and Transaction execution efforts. Prior to forming The CenterCap Group, Ms. Smith was Co-Head of M&A and a Senior Managing Director with CB Richard Ellis Investors.
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For the December, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Ofer Cohen, President & Founder of TerraCRG (www.terracrg.com). TerraCRG is a commercial brokerage firm dedicated solely to commercial transactions in the Brooklyn market.

Ofer founded the firm during the first quarter of 2008 with the vision of creating a new type of commercial brokerage and advisory firm. One that focuses solely on the Brooklyn market and efficiently responds to the Brooklyn Commercial Real Estate… Show more

For the December, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Ofer Cohen, President & Founder of TerraCRG (www.terracrg.com). TerraCRG is a commercial brokerage firm dedicated solely to commercial transactions in the Brooklyn market.

Ofer founded the firm during the first quarter of 2008 with the vision of creating a new type of commercial brokerage and advisory firm. One that focuses solely on the Brooklyn market and efficiently responds to the Brooklyn Commercial Real Estate market and its participants, during all stages of the market cycle. The firm occupies newly redeveloped office space across from the Atlantic Yards
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For the November, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Matthew Akin, President and Principal, McCann Realty Partners (www.mrpapts.com). McCann Realty Partners (MRP) is a private multi-family real estate company founded by John P. McCann, former long-time CEO for UDR, Inc. with offices in Richmond, VA and Dallas, TX.

Matthew joined MRP in August 2012 as its President. His responsibilities include day to day operations, with a focus on the Acquisition, Disposition, and… Show more

For the November, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Matthew Akin, President and Principal, McCann Realty Partners (www.mrpapts.com). McCann Realty Partners (MRP) is a private multi-family real estate company founded by John P. McCann, former long-time CEO for UDR, Inc. with offices in Richmond, VA and Dallas, TX.

Matthew joined MRP in August 2012 as its President. His responsibilities include day to day operations, with a focus on the Acquisition, Disposition, and Development Programs at MRP.
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For the October, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Melissa Prandi, President & CEO of PRANDI Property Management, Inc. (www.prandiprop.com), a residential property management firm based out of Marin County, California.

Melissa has over 30 years of property management experience, is the past president of the National Association of Residential Property Managers, and is the author of two industry-related books, “The Unofficial Guide to Managing Rental Property” and “The… Show more

For the October, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Melissa Prandi, President & CEO of PRANDI Property Management, Inc. (www.prandiprop.com), a residential property management firm based out of Marin County, California.

Melissa has over 30 years of property management experience, is the past president of the National Association of Residential Property Managers, and is the author of two industry-related books, “The Unofficial Guide to Managing Rental Property” and “The Idiot’s Guide to: Success as a Property Manager”.
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For the September, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Edward McGovern, Managing Director of Capital Markets at Security Properties (www.securityproperties.com). Security Properties is a private real estate firm headquartered in Seattle. Since its inception in 1969, Security Properties has sponsored the acquisition and/or development of over 420 properties encompassing over 64,000 multi-family housing units. The firm primarily focuses on apartment investments in major West Coast… Show more

For the September, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Edward McGovern, Managing Director of Capital Markets at Security Properties (www.securityproperties.com). Security Properties is a private real estate firm headquartered in Seattle. Since its inception in 1969, Security Properties has sponsored the acquisition and/or development of over 420 properties encompassing over 64,000 multi-family housing units. The firm primarily focuses on apartment investments in major West Coast and Western U.S. markets. Show less

For the July, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Michael Sullivan, Managing Director, Real Estate for DLA, LLC (www.dlallc.com), a boutique consulting firm focused on cross-functional services to its clients including third party asset management, internal audit, forensic accounting, operational consulting and risk management capabilities.

Prior to joining DLA, Michael was Managing Director – Head of Hospitality for Gemini Real Estate Advisors, LLC.

For the June, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Paul Odland, managing director at Belveron Real Estate Partners (www.belveronpartners.com), a secondary real estate partnership, headquartered in San Francisco, focused on creating early liquidity for institutional and individual real estate investments. The firm was founded to offer holders of real estate partnership interests an early exit alternative
Typical transactions range from small single-interest purchases to large… Show more

For the June, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Paul Odland, managing director at Belveron Real Estate Partners (www.belveronpartners.com), a secondary real estate partnership, headquartered in San Francisco, focused on creating early liquidity for institutional and individual real estate investments. The firm was founded to offer holders of real estate partnership interests an early exit alternative
Typical transactions range from small single-interest purchases to large diversified real estate portfolios. Their team has over eighty years of experience investing in all segments of the real estate market including residential, commercial, hotel, land, and investment trusts. The team’s past investments include over $2.5 billion invested in all sectors of the real estate marketplace.
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For the May, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Bruno Lobo, director at Avenida Capital (www.avenidacap.com), a real estate investment and asset management firm based in New York City focused on Latin America. Since its founding in 2006, the firm has committed capital both as principal and on behalf of its investors to residential, retail and mixed-use projects in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama and the United States.

For the April, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Brian Lipson. Brian Lipson’s 20-year record of accomplishment in the commercial real estate industry has most recently included his founding in 2008 of TriCoastal Group, LLC, an investment management and advisory firm focused on acquiring interests in office, mixed-use and other select properties in the urbanizing submarkets of major US metro areas. TriCoastal has pursued acquisitions totaling more than $5 Billion structured as… Show more

For the April, 2012 issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Brian Lipson. Brian Lipson’s 20-year record of accomplishment in the commercial real estate industry has most recently included his founding in 2008 of TriCoastal Group, LLC, an investment management and advisory firm focused on acquiring interests in office, mixed-use and other select properties in the urbanizing submarkets of major US metro areas. TriCoastal has pursued acquisitions totaling more than $5 Billion structured as prospective joint ventures with institutional partners. Show less

For the March issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Jerry Fink. Jerry is a co-founder & Managing Partner of The Bascom Group, LLC. Bascom has completed over $6.4 billion in multi-family and commercial value-added transactions since 1996 including more than 200 multifamily properties and 55,000 units. Bascom’s subsidiaries and joint ventures include the Southern California Industrial Fund, Rushmore Properties, Bascom Portfolio Advisors, Shubin Nadal Associates, Spirit Investors, and the… Show more

For the March issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Jerry Fink. Jerry is a co-founder & Managing Partner of The Bascom Group, LLC. Bascom has completed over $6.4 billion in multi-family and commercial value-added transactions since 1996 including more than 200 multifamily properties and 55,000 units. Bascom’s subsidiaries and joint ventures include the Southern California Industrial Fund, Rushmore Properties, Bascom Portfolio Advisors, Shubin Nadal Associates, Spirit Investors, and the Realm Group. Bascom’s subsidiaries also include Premier Business Centers, the largest privately held executive suite company in the US. Show less

For the February issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Chris Corpuz. Chris is currently the EVP, Strategic Initiatives, with Kilroy Realty Corporation. KRC has successfully operated in West Coast commercial real estate markets for more than six decades. Today, they operate a portfolio of high quality commercial properties totaling more than 15 million square feet that span top coastal market locations from Seattle to San Diego.

For the January issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Brian Brennan. For the last two decades, Brian has been responsible for the US platform of commercial real estate assets owned by Allianz. Consisting primarily of office and industrial assets, these properties were located in 35 primary submarkets around the US. Starting from scratch, Brian grew the portfolio to almost three-quarters of a billion dollars of equity invested.

For the December issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Jonathan Needell. Jon is the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer for Redwood Real Estate Partners, headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Redwood and its principals have been investing in commercial real estate since 1989. Redwood was formed in December of 2005 as a continuation of the real estate investment business of the Chang family. Redwood and its affiliates are privately-owned real estate investment… Show more

For the December issue of Real Estate Leaders we are featuring Jonathan Needell. Jon is the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer for Redwood Real Estate Partners, headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Redwood and its principals have been investing in commercial real estate since 1989. Redwood was formed in December of 2005 as a continuation of the real estate investment business of the Chang family. Redwood and its affiliates are privately-owned real estate investment sponsors and principals that manage over $330 million of commercial real estate and capital commitments. Show less

For the initial feature we have interviewed Neil Madsen, former Head of Private Equity at AEGON USA Real Estate Advisors.