Justin Rutherford Email & Phone Number

Torrey Grove Real Estate is a brokerage and investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development, and sale of residential real estate in Southern California.

Greater San Diego Area

Genesee Real Estate Partners is a real estate investment management and consulting firm founded by Lisa Albanez and Justin Rutherford to provide creative financing solutions to homebuilders and real estate developers nationwide.

Expanded the firm’s residential real estate joint venture platform with privately held homebuilders and developers in the Western United States. Implemented a new land banking investment strategy to provide financing for large national homebuilders. Sourced an institutional equity commitment and revolving debt facility to leverage investor’s equity position.

Identified, structured, and obtained more than $500M in debt to finance ongoing real estate acquisitions and operations. Played integral role in securing, underwriting, and closing new equity fund with institutional investor. Recruited, mentored, and supervised treasury management, information technology, and investment administration operations teams. Continuation of previous responsibilities following management buyout of former Lowe Enterprises group.

Managed all investor and lender relationships during a period where invested capital tripled. Renegotiated credit agreements and optimized interest rate contracts to generate substantial finance cost savings. Developed systems and reports to improve the efficiency and accuracy of information flow between accounting, investment management, legal, and finance teams.

Expanded and diversified firm’s mezzanine and land banking investment portfolios in the central United States by identifying, structuring, and managing in excess of $180M of capital commitments in real estate developments.