4th Annual Future of Southeast Suburban Denver!

Mike Komppa founded Corum Real Estate Group in 1986 with a diversified group of talented and experienced professionals with a vision to become active participants in a variety of real estate product types. Mr. Komppa began his career with a Denver-based engineering and construction firm. After earning a Master’s Degree in Business, he spent seven years as a mortgage banker, arranging financing and negotiating joint ventures on a wide range of commercial real estate developments. In 1982, Mr. Komppa entered the development business as the Colorado partner of a Texas-based real estate firm. In 1986, Mr. Komppa formed Corum Real Estate Group with a group of key associates, who since then have collaborated on the development, acquisition and repositioning of more than 8 million square feet of commercial office, warehouse and apartment properties in the Colorado and Chicago area markets. Mr. Komppa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a Master’s degree in Real Estate Investment Analysis from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has served two terms as President of the Colorado Chapter of NAIOP, as Chair of ULI Colorado and currently on the Industrial and Office Parks Council of the Urban Land Institute. He has also been active as President and Board member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association, and sits on the Executive Committee of the University of Colorado Real Estate Council, as well as on the Board of Downtown Denver, Inc.

Rob Mackenzie serves as senior vice president at Crescent Real Estate LLC in the Denver, Colorado office. Mr. Mackenzie joined Goff Capital Partners in February 2007, prior to its conversion to Crescent Real Estate LLC in 2016, overseeing multifamily acquisitions. While at Goff Capital Partners/Crescent, Mr. Mackenzie has been involved in the acquisition and management of approximately 6,000 apartment units and various other commercial properties. Prior to joining GCP, Mr. Mackenzie spent six years at Berkadia/Capmark (formerly GMAC Commercial Holding) as a director in the Global Structuring and Distribution Group. While at Capmark, he managed and closed more than $7 billion of securitizations in both Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) and Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO’s). Mr. Mackenzie also ran the loan pricing group and priced over $10 billion in loans for securitization and sale to third parties. Prior to Capmark, Mr. Mackenzie spent two years at Fitch Ratings as an associate director in the CMBS group. He earned a Bachelor of Business degree in finance from Lehigh University

Bryan C. McFarland is a principal in charge of development for Alberta Development Partners, LLC and brings more than 30 years of development and construction experience to the firm. His current responsibilities include providing underwriting support for all acquisitions and new development in the Companies’ development pipeline, along with overall responsibility for all entitlements, due diligence, pro-forma development, design, construction and tenant coordination for all of Alberta’s retail and mixed-use developments. He is presently overseeing several redevelopment projects including the Foothills mall in Fort Collins, Colorado, the Simi Valley Town Center in Simi Valley, California, and the Maui Mall in Kahului, Hawaii as well as development of a ground up hybrid power and entertainment center in Downey, California, and a mixed use development in Tempe, Arizona totaling 2.2 million SF. During the course of his career, Mr. McFarland has developed more than eleven million square feet of retail, office and commercial space. Completed Alberta Development projects include Southlands, The Streets at Southglenn, Cornerstar, the Promenade at Denver West and Whole Foods Market at The Shops at Highland Village, totaling 3.8 million square feet. Prior to joining Alberta, he was vice president of Capital Services for The Mills Corporation, where he was responsible for managing design and construction at four super regional value oriented shopping centers including Arizona Mills, The Block at Orange in California, Katy Mills in Texas and Colorado Mills, comprising 5.2 million square feet of retail. Prior to his tenure with Mills, he served as project manager for Hapsmith Development on the 1.2 million square foot super regional “SuperMall of the Great Northwest” in Seattle. Additionally, Mr. McFarland oversaw design and construction of one million square feet of hospital, medical office, retail and tourism-related development projects in Alaska.

Dan Ezra is the president of DAE Construction Services, LLC. He founded DAE in 1994 and began providing Owner Representative services on a full-time basis in 2001. DAE has grow into the premier Owner Representative firm over the last 16 years by providing quality services for our clients at an affordable price. DAE has grow to 10 employees and manages in excess of $600 million in construction project throughout the United States. DAE’s primary market is Denver Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. DAE provides cost estimating, cost control and project management services to our clients. Notable completed projects are the Glass House, Spire Denver, One Observatory Park, and the Seasons at Cherry Creek. Currently, DAE is involved with numerous landmark local projects. DAE is head quartered in Denver, Colorado and more information can be found on our website at www.dae-co.com.

Jim joined the development team of Prime West in 2012, and became the Owner, President and CEO in 2015. Jim is responsible for the overall success of Prime West and works directly with the leadership team of the firm to establish the direction of the company, its vision, goals, objectives, strategies, and market focus.

Jeremy Records founded Central Development in 2005 and he has successfully grown the company to over $550 million in development and acquisitions of office, industrial, retail, residential, multifamily, and hotel properties. Central Development has constructed facilities for companies including, Samuel Sons, FMC Technology, JR Butler, EdgeConnex, Applied Control Equipment, Gordon Holdings Corporate Head Quarters, Reglera, Reed Construction Data, and Colorado, Rincon Research, Carrier West, Amazon, and Plastic Surgery Center.

DENVER (Aug. 4, 2015) – The Opus Group (Opus) announced today that Mark B. Johnson has joined Opus Development Company, L.L.C. as senior director, real estate development in the Denver office effective Aug. 3, 2015. In his new role, Johnson will pursue new office, industrial, multifamily, and retail projects throughout the surrounding Denver market. “We’re thrilled to welcome Mark to the Opus team as we continue to grow our reach in the Denver market,” said Peter Coakley, senior vice president and general manager, Opus Development Company, L.L.C. “His impressive real estate development background, including market analysis, site selection, negotiation, entitlements and project management from a national perspective, will bring added depth to our development team.” With more than two decades of real estate development and end user experience, Johnson brings a breadth of knowledge to Opus. Most recently, he was director, real estate services at Xcel Energy, where he worked with Opus on the new Xcel Energy headquarters in downtown Minneapolis and Amarillo, Texas. Johnson also held principal roles at J.R.E.A, LLC; JMW Development, L.L.C.; Wallace Enterprises, Inc.; and Dayton Hudson Corporation, Target Stores Division, completing more than 7 million square feet of new buildings across 22 states. He has also managed significant portfolios of real estate for Xcel Energy and Target Corporation. “I’m looking forward to joining the Opus team and leveraging my experience to expand the already- impressive company portfolio,” said Johnson. “It’s been a pleasure working with Opus on the Xcel Energy projects in Minneapolis and Amarillo and I’m excited to support the team’s efforts to grow the Denver market.” Johnson graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture and became a registered landscape architect in the state of Minnesota. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business. In addition, he recently obtained the Master of Corporate Real Estate (MCR) designation as an active member of CoreNet. He maintains a real estate broker’s license, and has completed certificate coursework in commercial real estate financing in investment analysis and feasibility at the University of Wisconsin.

As Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Matrix Group, Brad Cohen oversees the day-to-day operations of the company, including the property management, maintenance, accounting and marketing departments. In his role, Brad emphasizes process improvement and building a strong foundation within Matrix Group so the team can be at its most effective. His philosophy for operations revolves around developing an efficient, productive, and satisfied team: create a culture of excellence, recruit top talent, and mentor future leadership. Brad joined Matrix Group in September 2019 as COO. Prior to this transition, he spent sixteen years as Managing Director of Capital Markets for Transwestern. An integral component in his time at Transwestern was Brad’s leadership in the creation and launch of Transwestern’s Mountain Region Investment Sales Group, an entirely new business unit within the company. For this team he recruited, on-boarded, and mentored seven high-performing sales professionals who came to rank in the top five percent of Transwestern producers nationwide. In the interim between Transwestern and Matrix Group, Brad established his own company, Paper Clip, CRE, which promotes a product designed to increase efficiency for commercial real estate professionals. Born and raised in Colorado, Brad grew up in Littleton and received his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Brad is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Colorado.