Javier Arrizabalaga
**** ** **** *******, *****, Florida 33155
******.******@*****.*** Cell 786-***-****
With over thirty years of progressive experience in Portfolio Asset Management in Commercial Office Buildings, Brokerage, Development, Construction/Project Management, Third Party Management, Lease Negotiations, Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions, and Property Management on a diverse base of commercial office, medical office, commercial retail and multi-family product types. A hands on approach, with an Owner's perspective, has yielded exceptional Value Enhancement of all the Assets and Portfolios under my supervision.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Asset Management
• Budget Management
• Leadership & Team Building
• Portfolio Management
• Lease/Contract Negotiation
• Risk Management
• Critical Thinking
• Strategic Oversight
• Strategic Planning
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ATANO REALTY SERVICES, LLC
PRESIDENT, 2019-PRESENT
• Provided third party services of Commercial Asset Management, Operations Management, Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, Business Planning, Leadership, Problem Solving, Organization, Reconciliation and Efficiency.
CRUZ MANAGEMENT, INC
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO), 2004-2019
• Asset Management and Lease Administration Services on big box retail tenants in various shopping centers throughout Florida providing maximum efficiency and NOI, providing asset management, property management services, CAM reconciliations, book-keeping, lease negotiations, lease review and execution of leases.
• Negotiation, acquisition and disposition of a $40MM short sale portfolio consisting of commercial, multi-family, office and residential properties throughout Florida providing client with over a 100% ROI in less than two years.
• Negotiated the acquisition, feasibility study, marketing, highest and best use determination and eventual sale of current Jackson West Hospital site f/k/a Incredible Universe 28 acres) in Doral, Florida.
• Managed and operated several residential complexes throughout Florida 800 Units) as well as their respective condominium associations.
HEALTHCARE REALTY MANAGEMENT, INC./HOLLADAY PROPERTY COMPANY REGIONAL MANAGER, 1996-2004
• Regional Manager throughout Eastern United States overseeing Commercial Office Buildings for Asset Management and Third-Party Property Management Services for Healthpeek Properties, Inc., HCA Healthcare Company, and Tenet Healthcare throughout Florida and Restin, Virginia of a portfolio in excess of 2MM square feet of Commercial Office Buildings and Surgical Service Centers.
• Initiated, transitioned and implemented the Strategic Asset Management Services Program for HCA Healthcare Company f/k/a Columbia Healthcare at their Beta portfolio of 16 Hospitals throughout East Florida. This initiative provided full-service asset management, property management, construction management, lease administration and facilities accounting services for all Office Buildings and Service Facilities within the East Florida Region.
• Developed new relations with the respective Hospital “C Suites” to lease, develop, manage, acquire and/or dispose of Medical Office Buildings throughout Florida with institutions such as OrNda Health Corp, Tenet Healthcare, Columbia/HCA and VHA.
• Team building of area and property managers, as well as corresponding facilities personnel, in their day- to-day management of five HRT owned facilities in Florida. These properties consisting of an additional 210,000 square feet of Asset Management and Property Management services to the East Florida portfolio.
• Generated zero-based annual budgets for Columbia/HCA East Florida portfolio, as well as HRT owned assets. Coordinated and supervised monthly variance reports. Generated Market Surveys for each individual Hospital facility to maximize Leasing Services in compliance with Stark II Regulations. Assembled a property management team of 25 employees operating out of 7 area offices for the Columbia/HCA East Florida Portfolio. Oversaw the drafting, bidding of build to suit plans and final construction of ongoing development projects and their transition to property management services upon obtaining of Certificate of Occupancy.
• Consistently obtained the highest Tenant Satisfaction Rating, as well as Administrators Satisfaction Rating in the Nation, of the thirteen (13) different HCA Regions and of any of the five (5) different national service providers contracted by HCA Healthcare Company. MASTEC, INC., (NYSE: MTZ)
REAL ESTATE DIRECTOR, 1994-1996
• Responsible for managing MasTec’s real estate portfolio of $45MM. Actively involved in locating, due diligence, purchasing and design layout of MasTec’s Corporate Headquarters, along with acquiring new sites in expansion markets throughout the United States. Coordinated the sale and disposition of various non-core properties acquired by merger, maximizing profitability for the Company.
• Supervised the remodeling and expansion of Neff Machinery/Rental’s Corporate Headquarters. Providing Asset Management services to the remaining seven branches, throughout Florida, of the Mas Group with an approximate value of $16MM.
United States Development, Ltd.
Project Development/Property Management, 1994-1996
(Concurrently with MasTec position referenced above)
• Property Management and Maintenance of two commercial shopping centers of an aggregate of 600,000 square feet of gross leasable area, valued at $40MM. Commercial retail Leasing for National and Regional tenants such as Cobb Theatres, US Total Fitness, Great Western Bank, First Union, Miami Dade Community College and CAC Ramsey.
• Layout, design, permitting and construction of both U.S. Total Fitness (30,000) S/F) and Cobb Theatres
(60,000 S/F), along with the corresponding construction draw requests, advances and disbursements to Contractors and Subcontractors.
• Handled the financing and acquisition of eighteen (18) acres of commercial property in the Cutler Ridge area, and then negotiated the subsequent sale of a portion thereof to Target Stores while securing a development loan for the entire tract.
Las Americas #V Corp.
Vice President, 1988-1994
• Property Management and Maintenance for four commercial shopping centers with a total of 1,000,000 square feet of gross leasable area, valued at $161MM. Conducted the sale of two of these properties, and negotiated refinancing of remaining centers. During that period was involved in tenant evictions, foreclosures and bankruptcy litigations. Commercial Retail Leasing of Big Box tenants Service Merchandise, Office Max, Sedanos Supermarket, Eckerd Drugs, Petrie Stores, Eagle Fashions, Linen Supermarket, Clothestime, three separate Blockbuster locations and numerous local retailers/operators.
• Actively involved in the acquisition, financing, construction, cost management and sale of five separate residential developments totaling 250 units, ranging in price from $89,000 to $250,000 in the Miami- Dade County Area.
Ocean Bank of Miami
Real Estate Closing Coordinator, 1986-1988
• Compiling all pertinent and required bank, legal and title documentation for Commercial, Construction, and Residential Development Construction Loans up to $6,000,000 through closing. Administration and Servicing of the respective commercial loans and corresponding partial releases throughout development and sale of the residential development loans.
Education
University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
• Master of Business Administration, M.B.A., 1987
• Bachelor of Business Administration, B.B.A., Finance, 1984, Dean’s List Skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, QuickBooks, MRI, Rent Manager.
• Fluent in English, Spanish and Basque
• Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker