ABOUT
GERSCH REAL ESTATE ("GRE") IS A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ADVISORY FIRM PROVIDING REAL ESTATE SERVICES TO INVESTOR GROUPS & LENDING INSTITUTIONS. GRE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF REAL ESTATE SERVICES TO INVESTOR GROUPS, INCLUDING ACQUISITIONS, DEBT & EQUITY PLACEMENT, DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, ASSET & PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, WORKOUTS, BROKERAGE SERVICES AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
ON BEHALF OF LENDING INSTITUTIONS, GRE ASSISTS WITH WORKOUTS, INDIVIDUAL & PORTFOLIO NOTE SALES, RECEIVERSHIP SERVICES, BROKERAGE SERVICES AND DISPOSITION OF DISTRESSED REAL ESTATE LOANS, LOAN PORTFOLIOS AND OWNED REAL ESTATE ASSETS. GRE ALSO PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF REO PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INCLUDING PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION MANAGEMENT.
GRE ALSO FOCUSES ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON ITS OWN ACCOUNT IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS & LOAN PORTFOLIOS, REAL ESTATE ASSETS & PORTFOLIOS AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. GRE’S INVESTMENT STRATEGY IS TO ASSEMBLE A DIVERSE PORTFOLIO OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES, WITH ITS PRINCIPAL FOCUS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC, ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONS.
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
- LED EQUITY PROCUREMENT EFFORTS TO ARRANGE $15,000,000 IN JOINT-VENTURE EQUITY ON TWO MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS LOCATED IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
- LED ACQUISITION EFFORTS ON $1.5 BILLION IN PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND FDIC SPONSORED NON-PERFORMING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOAN PORTFOLIOS.
- LEAD DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ON A $30,000,000 SENIOR LIVING FACILITY UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
- MANAGED, RESTRUCTURED AND RESOLVED OVER $500 MILLION OF ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION REAL ESTATE LOANS FROM A FAILED BANKING INSTITUTION PREVIOUSLY HELD IN RECEIVERSHIP BY THE FDIC.
- PROVIDED EQUITY ADVISORY SERVICES TO A NATIONAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT FIRM RELATED TO THE PROCUREMENT OF $13,000,00 IN JOINT-VENTURE EQUITY ON A TO-BE-BUILT MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN PORTLAND, OREGON.
- ADVISED ON THE PURSUIT OF OVER $200,000,000 OF SENIOR LIVING AND MIXED-USE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES LOCATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
- DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ON A $250,000,000 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION.
- LED DEBT PROCUREMENT EFFORTS TO ARRANGE A $45,000,000 SENIOR CONSTRUCTION LOAN ON A TO-BE-BUILT SELECT-SERVICE HOTEL LOCATED IN MIAMI, FLORIDA.
- ASSISTED IN THE ARRANGEMENT OF A $21,000,000 EQUITY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN THREE (3) SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST.
- ARRANGED OVER $40 MILLION IN DISTRESSED LOAN SALE & OREO SALE OPPORTUNITIES ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LENDING INSTITUTIONS.
- LED OREO MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES ON A $130 MILLION OREO PORTFOLIO.
- MANAGED DUE DILIGENCE EFFORTS ON AN EQUITY RECAPITALIZATION OF A $120 MILLION REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO COMPRISED OF MULTI-FAMILY, RETAIL & OFFICE PROPERTIES.
- LED ACQUISITION, REDEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION EFFORTS ON A $37 MILLION COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA.
- ADVISED ON THE FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF OVER $150 MILLION IN MIXED-USE, MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
- APPOINTED RECEIVER IN COUNTY AND FEDERAL COURT TO OVERSEE RECEIVERSHIP DUTIES ON NUMEROUS MULTI-FAMILY, MIXED-USE, OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL AND RESTAURANT PROPERTIES IN FORECLOSURE. MANAGED REAL ESTATE TAX APPEALS, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE REHAB, BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS, EVICTIONS & LIENS.
SERVICES
INVESTMENTs
SOURCE & ANALYZE PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ASSETS, PORTFOLIOS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. ADDITIONALLY, EVALUATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS AND LOAN PORTFOLIOS. SERVICES INCLUDE IDENTIFICATION OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FINANCIAL MODELING, UNDERWRITING, DEBT & EQUITY PLACEMENT, CLOSING PROCESS, INVESTOR REPORTING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT.
asset management
ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES ON PERFORMING AND NON-PERFORMING ASSETS FOR ALL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PRODUCT TYPES. MONITOR PROPERTY OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL MODELING, FORECASTING & CASH FLOW ANALYSIS, MARKET RESEARCH, REVIEW THIRD PARTY REPORTS, SITE INSPECTIONS, PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF QUARTERLY & ANNUAL PORTFOLIO REVIEWS.
reo management & dispositions
PROVIDER OF A FULL-RANGE OF PORTFOLIO SERVICES ON REO PORTFOLIOS, INCLUDING PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, ACCOUNTING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION SERVICES.
debt & equity placement
ASSIST CLIENTS IN THE PROCUREMENT OF SENIOR, MEZZANINE AND CONSTRUCTION FINANCING & CREDIT FACILITIES FROM COMMERCIAL BANKS AND LENDING INSTITUTIONS. PROVIDER OF EQUITY ADVISORY SERVICES IN CAPITAL RAISING EFFORTS, INCLUDING PUBLIC & PRIVATE EQUITY, JOINT-VENTURE EQUITY AND PREFERRED EQUITY, BY LEVERAGING THE FIRM'S EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF NATIONWIDE CAPITAL PROVIDERS.
workouts
MANAGEMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND RESOLUTION OF DISTRESSED ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION REAL ESTATE LOANS, LOAN PORTFOLIOS AND OWNED REAL ESTATE ASSETS. SAFEGUARD COLLATERAL WITH PENDING LITIGATION AND JUDGMENTS, DEFICIENCIES, CHARGE-OFFS AND FORECLOSURE ACTIVITIES.
OPERATIONS management
LEAD OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRATEGIC EXECUTION OF REAL ESTATE PLATFORMS. DEFINE INTERNAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, OPTIMIZE LOGISTICS, ESTABLISH STRATEGIES FOR LONG TERM GROWTH, FINANCIAL MODELING, COORDINATION OF INTERNAL & EXTERNAL TEAMS, REPORTING AND OWNERSHIP OF BUSINESS PLANS.
development
PROVIDER OF A FULL RANGE OF THIRD-PARTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING SITE SELECTION, DEBT & EQUITY PROCUREMENT, ENTITLEMENTS, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT, PLANNING & REPORTING, MARKETING & LEASING AND ASSET DISPOSITION.
loan sales
ASSIST IN THE ACQUISITION AND / OR DISPOSITION OF ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS, INCLUDING PERFORMING, CREDIT-IMPAIRED, SUB-PERFORMING, WATCH-LIST AND NON-PERFORMING LOANS.
receivership
COURT-APPOINTED RECEIVERSHIP DUTIES FOR REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD IN RECEIVERSHIP. SERVICES INCLUDE SITE INSPECTIONS, REAL ESTATE TAXES & APPEALS, THIRD-PARTY VENDOR CONTRACTS, EXPENDITURES FOR PAYMENT, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS, EVICTIONS, LIENS, RECEIVER’S REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT, ATTORNEYS AND THE COURT.
PROFILE
ROBERT J. GERSCH
PRINCIPAL
MR. GERSCH IS THE FOUNDER OF GERSCH REAL ESTATE (“GRE”) AND CO-FOUNDER OF RESILIRE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS (“RESILIRE”) WITH OVER 18 YEARS OF REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE IN FINANCE, ACQUISITIONS & DISPOSITIONS, CAPITAL MARKETS, DEVELOPMENT, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND RECEIVERSHIP SERVICES ON ALL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PRODUCT TYPES. ADDITIONALLY, MR. GERSCH IS CO-FOUNDER OF PERICLES DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS (“PERICLES”) – AN OWNER-DEVELOPER SPECIALIZING IN VALUE CREATION OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED MULTIFAMILY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC, ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONS.
MR. GERSCH HAS SUCCESSFULLY ASSISTED CLIENTS NATIONWIDE WITH ASSET MANAGEMENT OF DISTRESSED COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS, TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURING, INVESTOR DUE DILIGENCE AND ACQUISITIONS & DISPOSITIONS OF COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE ASSETS & LOANS. MR. GERSCH LED ACQUISITION EFFORTS ON $1.5 BILLION IN PRIVATE, PUBLIC AND FDIC SPONSORED NON-PERFORMING COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOAN PORTFOLIOS ON BEHALF OF PRIVATE INVESTOR GROUPS AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FIRMS, AS WELL AS MANAGED, RESTRUCTURED AND RESOLVED OVER $500 MILLION OF ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION REAL ESTATE LOANS FROM A FAILED BANKING INSTITUTION PREVIOUSLY HELD IN RECEIVERSHIP BY THE FDIC. PRIOR TO FOUNDING GRE, RESILIRE AND PERICLES, MR. GERSCH WORKED CLOSELY WITH SENIOR EXECUTIVES AT LOWE ENTERPRISES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, GENERAL ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL AND HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE GROUPS AND HELLER FINANCIAL.
THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MR. GERSCH HAS ASSISTED IN THE FINANCIAL UNDERWRITING OF OVER $850 MILLION OF DEBT & EQUITY PRODUCTS IN COMMERCIAL AND HEALTHCARE REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING MULTI-FAMILY, OFFICE, INDUSTRIAL, MIXED-USE, VACATION OWNERSHIP, SENIOR HOUSING AND MEDICAL OFFICE PROPERTIES. MR. GERSCH ALSO ASSISTED INVESTMENT OFFICERS IN ORIGINATING OVER $200 MILLION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX-CREDIT AND TAX-EXEMPT BOND INVESTMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, MR. GERSCH HAS ADVISED CLIENTS ON THE ACQUISITION OF OVER $150 MILLION OF MULTI-FAMILY AND MIXED-USE REAL ESTATE ASSETS. FURTHER, MR. GERSCH HAS LED PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES ON SEVERAL LARGE, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, INCLUDING SITE PROCUREMENT, PROGRAMMING, DESIGN, ENTITLEMENT AND FINANCING ON A $250,000,000 MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED IN WASHINGTON D.C.
MR. GERSCH EARNED A BBA IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH A DOUBLE-MAJOR IN REAL ESTATE & URBAN LAND ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, INVESTMENT & BANKING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON.
CLIENTS & STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS
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