Michael is the President and Managing Partner of Republic Urban Properties (RUP), the Bay Area flagship of the Republic Family of Companies, known for developing institutional-quality real estate throughout the United States, from land development to historic adaptive reuse, to shopping malls. Michael works with Federal, State, and Local governments on the creation and development of ‘smart growth’ projects,such as master-planned communities near transportation hubs, urban mixed-use projects near major employment centers, and innovative, public-private partnerships.When Michael came on board in 2006, RUP was a small owner operator with a portfolio of less than 2.5 million square feet. Today, the company’s assets under management have increased by 500%. Over the last fifteen years, Michael has overseen the planning, financing, construction, and delivery of 1,238 multifamily units and 145,000 square feet of mixed-use commercial space. In addition to the multifamily pipeline, RUP has approximately 380 hotels rooms, 151,000 square feet of office, and 120,000 square feet of retail in various stages of development. The total estimated market value is projected at $1.5 billion. This impressive growth was achieved while maintaining a flat, entrepreneurial organization with a staff that never exceeded thirteen.In his 25 years representing major institutional and private real estate developers in the greater Bay Area, Michael has earned the reputation for possessing the leadership, knowledge, experience, and tenacity to see complex projects through from land acquisition to completion. Under Michael stewardship, RUP has gained national attention for its Transit Orientated Development (TOD) projects at key transit stations working as the premier public-private partner with many transit authorities across California. His decades of experience working closely with state, county, and city governments have enabled him to successfully navigate the intricacies of the regulatory environment in a very challenging market. RUP was recently recognized by the San Francisco Business Times as one of the top 50 Bay Area developers and top 100corporate philanthropists.Prior to joining the Republic Family of Companies, Michael served as Director of Land Acquisition for Summer Hill Homes and Centex Homes, where he was responsible for overseeing the acquisition of residential and mixed-use projects in San Francisco, San Jose and San Mateo.