Jim Brooks

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President at BH Properties @ BH Properties
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About Jim Brooks

More than 25 years of strategic leadership experience in real estate investment and operations including, asset management, property management, leasing, acquisition, development, entitlement and repositioning experience in office, retail, industrial, multi-family and mixed-use properties with proven experience in realizing gains through cost control and revenue enhancement initiatives. Experienced in financing, sourcing and structuring both debt and equity investments in key markets throughout the west coast. Entrepeneurial minded, executed oriented, and strong team builder experienced in building and managing commercial real estate platforms for national and regional real estate enterprises.Market Knowledge: Los Angeles, Ventura County, Orange County, San Diego and Hawaii.Specialties: Acquisition and Investment Specialist including Multi-family, Retail and Office Product, Entitlements, Development, Construction, Marketing, Disposition, Loan Workouts / Re-Structuring, and identifying value add enhancements. Management experience includes operational experience, financing, leasing, and dispositions.

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BH Properties

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Jim Brooks Work Experience Details
  • Bh Properties
    President
    Bh Properties Jun 2019 - Present
    Los Angeles, Ca, Us
    BH Properties’, privately held and founded nearly 30 years ago, is regarded as a vertically integrated real estate investment company capable of acquiring and managing a geographically and product diverse portfolio of assets quickly and efficiently through its offices in Los Angeles, Phoenix and Dallas. The Company continues to focus on value-add transactions, distressed debt, and ground leases. Its relationships within the real estate and finance community, lack of third-party investors, speed and flexible closing structures to accommodate seller needs is a hallmark of the organization. Today, the Company owns and operates nearly 10M square feet across 18 states.
  • Topa Management Company
    President
    Topa Management Company May 2012 - May 2019
    A privately held owner and manager of over 3 million square feet of real estate including office, retail and industrial properties located throught southern California and Hawaii. Responsible for setting and implementing strategic planning and decision making for both company owned and third party properties. Additional responsibilities include identifying opportunties for growth while adhering to budgets and cost control management to achieve efficiencies in operations.
  • Fifth Street Realty Partners, Inc.
    President & Ceo
    Fifth Street Realty Partners, Inc. Sep 2009 - May 2012
    Fifth Street Realty Partners, Inc. (“Fifth Street or the Company”) is a privately capitalized real estate investment and asset management company engaged in making opportunisitic real estate investments and select development / entitlement opportunities across all product types throughout the west coast including the acquisition of performing and non-performing loans where opportunistic returns can be generated. Recent highlights include the off-market acquisition of a $16M, value add-property in joint venture with Angelo Gordon & Co. Having worked for or partnered with several national and regional real estate / investment firms in senior level management positions including Angelo Gordon & Co., Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund and its subsidiary Kearny Street Real Estate Company, The Koll Company, Tishman Speyer Properties, Empire Commercial Real Estate, and the Marcus & Millichap affiliated companies of Pacific Property Company and Urban Housing Group, Mr. Brooks has demonstrated a successful investment and value-add track record for his former partners and employers.
  • Urban Housing Group / Pacific Property Co.
    Vice President / Director Acquisitions
    Urban Housing Group / Pacific Property Co. Mar 2006 - Sep 2009
    Affiliate companies of The Marcus & Millichap Company (Palo Alto, CA), exclusively engaged in the merchant development and acquisition of apartment and mixed-use residential developments. Founded southern California office of Urban Housing Group in March 2006 and recruited key personnel with market coverage responsibility from Ventura County through San Diego. Overall responsibility for identifying, analyzing, structuring and negotiating potential investment transactions including preparation of annual and quarterly business plans, financing, entitlements, development management, lease-up and disposition.
  • Empire Commercial Real Estate, L.P.
    President
    Empire Commercial Real Estate, L.P. Jan 2002 - Mar 2006
    A privately held real estate company engaged in the development and acquisition of retail, office, and multi-family properties. Responsible for P&L, and setting strategic direction with a primary objective of building an institutional quality portfolio for long term hold. Established organizational structure to enable and manage growth – Acquired land, planned, processed entitlements, financed and completed 10 transactions, including 5 neighborhood retail centers (400,000sf), 1,500 multi-family apartment units, and 150,000 sf of office product. Follow-on responsibilities included establishing asset / property management functions. Expanded business from Southern California into Arizona.
  • Tishman Speyer Properties
    Senior Director
    Tishman Speyer Properties Jul 1998 - Oct 2001
    Recruited to establish Southern California office for Tishman Speyer Properties (New York), a privately held developer and owner of commercial office properties. Responsible for sourcing strategic commercial office acquisition targets, regional P&L responsibility and setting strategic direction while hiring and managing a team of acquisitions, property management, leasing and asset management professionals.
  • Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (Kearny Real Estate Co.)
    Vice President
    Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (Kearny Real Estate Co.) May 1994 - Jul 1998
    Responsible for establishing and managing the asset management / reporting function for the Kearny Street portfolio, a $1.4B, (50 property portfolio and 120 borrower) real estate portfolio consisting of retail, office, multi-family and residential land and Union Bank, a $240M (22 borrower) loan portfolio focused on maximizing value creation through re-positioning / re-structuring, processing selected land entitlement efforts and selected vertical development projects achieving leveraged returns in excess of 20%. Additional responsibilities included sourcing and underwriting equity investments across multiple product types.
  • The Koll Company
    Vice President
    The Koll Company Jan 1982 - May 1994
    Responsible for development and acquisitions in Los Angeles, Ventura, and San Bernardino counties as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. During my tenure at The Koll Company, more than 17 developments and acquisitions were completed, six properties were acquired, four office developments were completed and seven business parks, with an ultimate build-out of 7 million square feet were started.

Jim Brooks Skills

Real Estate Commercial Real Estate Real Estate Development Dispositions Disposition Acquisitions Property Management Property Investments Asset Management Entitlements Apartments Construction Mergers And Acquisitions Real Estate Economics Investment Properties Real Estate Financing Real Estate Transactions

Jim Brooks Education Details

  • Columbia University Graduate School Of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
    Columbia University Graduate School Of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
    Real Estate Development
  • Ucla
    Ucla
    Civil Engineering

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