RODERYCK B. BLAKE

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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304

248-***-**** Office 248-***-**** Cell

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SUMMARY: Real estate and government relations professional. Extensive mixed and multi-use acquisition, finance and development experience, sourcing opportunities and directing projects. Expertise brokering complex real estate transactions, expediting governmental approvals, negotiating reciprocal easement agreements, tenant and owner side lease restructuring, and delivering multi-million dollar, high return development projects on time and on or below budget. Led over 1000 acquisitions, dispositionsandleasestransactionsfromconceptiontoclose. Significant experiencemanaging high-end new developments ranging from 50,000 to over 1 million square feet as well as redevelopment of all classes of existing assets. Nearly 30 years working on federal, state and local legislative, regulatory, and public policy matters, developing and implementing legislative strategies, monitoring legislation, coordinating federal, state and local association management, overseeing government affairs initiatives and leading community outreach efforts for various employers and clients. Experience

Principal, Winnsboro Forest Companies (Bloomfield Hills, MI) 2008-Present.

Direct teams advising clients on key aspects of the development process for residential, retail, office and special-use projects, including developing project scope, establishing and directing project teams, coordinating outside architects, consultants, engineers, and contractors, preparing, managing and approving budgets and pro formas, obtaining governmental approvals and negotiating anchor/department stores agreements

Provide commercial and residential brokerage services statewide – selling and leasing complex, high profile, specialty assets

Advise municipal and private equity clients on finance, acquisition, development, operation and disposition of assets and lease renegotiations

Vice President – Development, Starwood Retail Partners (Chicago, IL) 2018-2020.

Directed all aspects of the redevelopment strategy and execution for 17 of 30 assets within the company’s shopping center portfolio. Focus on adding new retail, restaurants, hotels, residential units and entertainment uses to the company’s well-established properties throughout the country:

· Developing project scope

· Establishing and directing project teams

· Coordinating outside architects, consultants, engineers, and contractors

· Preparing, managing and approving budgets and proformas

· Obtaining governmental and department stores approvals

· Updating executives on status of all development projects

· Regularly updating the Development Capital and Executive Capital Committees

· Liaising between all internal departments, as well as:

Researched legislation and regulations affecting the company and various sectors of the real estate industry, including federal and state banking and finance, environmental and transportation issues, local, regional and state taxes and building codes

Engaged and directed attorneys, consultants and government relations professionals to assist with legislative and regulatory actions, advocacy, community outreach, communications and public affairs related to the company’s public policy priorities

Monitored and tracked relevant legislative, regulatory, and public policy developments at the federal, state and local level; and helping to produce materials as needed to explain those developments and their impact on the company and the industry

Facilitated meetings between the company’s leadership and policymakers, and briefing our internal RODERYCK B. BLAKE

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teams on projects, community and government relations issues. Developed and maintained relationships with government representatives and regulators in cities and states where the company has properties

Established and maintained relationships with trade groups and key relevant organizations and serving as a liaison between the local, state and national associations on public policy issues

Led community outreach events and efforts where new projects are proposed to receive input from stakeholders to gauge potential support or opposition to the company’s efforts Senior Director – Real Estate and Development, Olympia Development of Michigan (Detroit, MI) 2013-May 2017

Senior in-house member of the development and government affairs team for the District Detroit

(the “District”) and Little Caesars Arena

Responsible for management, planning, organizing and development of strategies to reactivate real estate and facilities for the District – an approximately $2 billion mixed-use development covering over 385 acres and 52 blocks near the central business district of the city of Detroit. Project includes a 20,000 seat sports and entertainment arena, more than 750,000 square feet of office, over 2000 residential units, +/-300-room hotel, 32 parking lots and decks

Primary contact between development team and various business units within the company, including gaming, sports teams, food service and entertainment groups

Liaised with public and private community stakeholders, federal, state and local government officials and other company leadership

Developer’s internal lead and external liaison to the Neighborhood Advisory Committee

Strategic and operational responsibility for all areas of the corporate real estate function, including asset management, transaction management, property management; facility management and project management

Maximized revenue opportunities, occupancy, short term leases and sponsorship deals

Managed tenant relationships and attraction and retention of tenants

Negotiated and procured contractor services on behalf of the development

Oversaw management of personnel in the Real Estate Department

Retained and directed federal and state lobbyists

Implemented and oversaw strategies and processes to manage the operating and capital budget and reduce future operating costs

Major relevant achievements: · Led development up to certificate of occupancy and construction close out for the District Information and District Preview Centers within approved budget and schedule. This included participation in design and development of scope, written and verbal updates of work progress, cost reporting and approval, contract negotiations and approvals, oversight of construction manager. Identified, pre-qualified and recommended over 30 prospective retail tenants for District Detroit from an original pool of roughly 120. This included researching concepts, visiting operating locations, meeting with owners and operators, touring some through the Preview Center, coordinating information with consultants and brokers. Developed local/minority retail showcase program to showcase prospective local business operators within the District Detroit. Led effort to adopt Cass Park, including coordinating filing documents, managing relationship with partner (Woodside Bible Church) and the City of Detroit. In addition, directed maintenance activities with contractor. Developed and executed community outreach strategy to communicate and coordinate significant upcoming District projects and activities. Vice President – Business Development, InStar Services Group (Troy, MI) 2010-2011.

Developed strategies for expanding the Company’s client relationships with commercial property owners primarily in the retail and shopping mall sectors to provide emergency response, technical services, and reconstruction necessary as a result of insurance related damages and losses RODERYCK B. BLAKE

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Led national group identifying and developing business relationships with property owners of commercial real estate, including shopping malls, office buildings, apartment complexes and retail big box stores

Led regional team identifying and developing business relationships with government and healthcare agencies in Michigan, Ohio and Illinois

Major relevant achievements: Increased client prospect contacts by 282% in one year. Developed a new database of over 5,000 new client prospects.

Senior Director, Development, General Growth Properties (Chicago, IL) 2005-2008.

Explored development and redevelopment opportunities

Developed project scope

Established and direct project teams

Coordinated outside architects, consultants, engineers, and contractors

Prepared, managed and approved budgets and proformas

Obtained governmental and department stores approvals

Updated executives on status of all development projects

Regular presentations to Development Capital and Executive Capital Committees

Liaison between all internal departments

Major relevant achievements: Managed to opening 1.2 million sf open-air center in Maumee, OH (October 2007), 300,000 sf lifestyle and power center expansion, Baton Rouge, LA (March 2008), governmental approval for a business park to include over 200,000 sf office, full-service hotel and out-parcels. Manager, Development, The Taubman Company (Bloomfield Hills, MI) 1998-2005.

Oversaw financial, governmental and department store matters related to development of new and existing shopping centers

Coordinated due diligence, department store negotiations, and government approvals

Directed architects, lawyers and other outside consultants

Managed project budgets ranging from $115 to 250 million each for regional and super- regional shopping centers

Major relevant achievements: Managed to opening development of a 700,000 sf shopping center in Richmond, VA (September 2003), led development of 1.1 million sf retail and mixed-use project, Charlotte, North Carolina (September 2005). Portfolio included 8 centers (over 9.5 million square feet) in Virginia, Connecticut, North Carolina, Texas and Michigan.

Assistant to the Chairman, The Taubman Realty Group (Bloomfield Hills, MI) 1997-1998.

Attended key meetings and tracked priority and follow-up items for the Chairman

Coordinated work with industry trade organizations, government relations and local, state and national advocacy

Responsible for conducting extensive industry-related regulatory and legislative research and updating and advising executive leadership

Prepared and made presentations

Developed Company, industry and special projects reports

Coordinated meetings and events

Assisted the chairman in business, philanthropic, civic and academic activities Major relevant achievements: Developed and helped present lectures at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Coordinated research and prepared reports for City of Detroit Tax Task Force. Regularly researched and briefed Chairman on legislative and regulatory issues and participated in Real RODERYCK B. BLAKE

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Estate Roundtable meetings

Chief Assistant to the Director, City of Pontiac Department of Public Works and Services - DPW & S, (Pontiac, MI) 1991-1997

Department’s Chief of Staff, Legislative Liaison and Real Estate Director

Oversaw for Director all functions in City's highway maintenance, engineering, cemetery, building maintenance, radio communication systems, and the City's golf course

Maintained budgets, developing long range planning strategies for maintenance and improvement of DPW & S projects

Major relevant achievements: Secured over $75 million in state and federal funds for land acquisition and road improvement projects. Led all real estate acquisitions for these projects. Directed appraisers, consultants and attorneys in all phases including condemnation. Coordinated redevelopment of City’s golf course to reconfigure clubhouse and add 300 attached and detached condominiums. Education B.A., Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut Major: Political Science

Courses in legal research (Yale Law School), constitutional law, principles of real estate, and rational choice theory. Additional training includes over 450 combined hours of real estate valuation and sales courses, Virgil Scudder (Virgil Scudder and Associates, New York, New York) courses in media relations and effective presentations, General Growth advanced developer training Licensed Real Estate Broker, Michigan

Boards Past Member, Oakland County Business Roundtable – Economic Development & Quality of Life Committees

Immediate Past President, Yale Alumni Association of Michigan (Served 12 years as President)

Member, International Council of Shopping Centers

Member, North Oakland County Board of Realtors

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