Real Estate Project Manager
Resume:
West Hartford, CT *****
*********@*****.***
Martin Paul Kane
Objective
Senior Real Estate Investment Position
Experience
Nov 2021-Present MPK Real Estate Advisors West Hartford, CT
Consultant to the New Haven Connecticut Regional Water Authority
Consultant to high net worth individual with extensive real estate holdings
Aug 2013 - Jan 2020 Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers/Barings Hartford, CT
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
Portfolio Manager on new business development team
Portfolio Manager for Allstate Insurance Company separate account
Head of Allocations for all prospective real estate investments for Barings
Developed portfolio strategy with Head of Global Portfolio Management
Created annual fee income budgets for all Barings real estate portfolios
Member of Cornerstone/Barings merger integration team
Development Manager responsible for constructing the 26 story, $400 million, 640,000 square foot, Barings corporate headquarters and a 210-room Kimpton hotel at 300 South Tryon Street in Charlotte, NC
Acquisition officer for the Carolinas, Maryland and Coastal Georgia
Mentored, hired, trained and evaluated acquisition/portfolio management analysts and junior managers
July 1995- Present Talcott Realty Investors Hartford, CT
Founding Partner
Founded firm with four other executives from The Hartford Insurance Group, performing a management buyout of a $300 million, 4.5 million square foot Office and Biotech portfolio with equity funding from wealthy individuals and Yale University’s Endowment.
Raised over $360 million of equity for investment in Talcott Realty Funds I, II and III with a total market capitalization in excess of $2 billion
Managed investor relations with major university endowments, foundations and pension plans
Collaborated with outside research firms to establish investment objectives
Developed annual strategic plans for 10 million square foot office portfolio
Borrowed in excess of $600 million from institutional lenders without default
Acquired and developed over $200 million of commercial office property in eastern United States
Developed $30 million data center for Government Services Administration in downtown in San Antonio
Negotiated fund documents, leases, construction contracts, purchase and sale agreements, mortgages, easements and joint venture agreements
Performed due diligence and coordinated consultants on acquisitions
Asset managed 4 million square feet of office buildings
Engaged third party leasing and management firms across the nation
Obtained LEED certification on 3 office parks and multiple tenant build-outs
Evaluated and solved complex problems in various stages of the business cycle
Hired, trained, managed and evaluated asset managers and analysts
Education
Masters of Business Administration - Finance and Real Estate University of Connecticut, Storrs
Bachelors of Science Civil Engineering, Cum Laude
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Skills
Argus, Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, Public Speaking, Problem Solving, Curiosity, Team Building, Evaluating Fund Managers, Leadership
Interests
Travelling with family to unique destinations, UCONN athletics, reading, hiking, swimming, construction management, biking, competing, and life-long learning
Designations Affiliations and Awards
Member of the University of Connecticut Real Estate Advisory Committee 2011-Present
United States Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional
Certificate Holder for Harvard University’s Leading a Real Estate Company Program
Current Lecturer for UCONN MBA Finance Courses
Current Lecturer for UCONN Undergraduate Real Estate Courses
Member of the Board of Trustees for Covenant Preparatory School, Hartford, CT 2017-2020
University of Connecticut Center for Real Estate’s Distinguished Alumni of the Year award 2012
National Capital Markets Forum member at NAIOP 1998-2021
Chairman NAIOP Capital Markets Forum 2011-2013
Chairman of The City of Hartford’s Business Improvement District 2013-2015
Member of University of Connecticut’s Athletic Task Force
Member of The Metro Hartford Alliance’s Property Tax Reform Group
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Society
Associate Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Society
Lifelong blood donor for the Red Cross
Volunteer Trail Maintainer for Connecticut Forest and Park Association
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