Orange County State of the Market

Following a successful career in the action sports industry including as President of Quiksilver, Shaheen transferred his international trend expertise to the unconventional place of community redevelopment. His initial project, the LAB Anti-Mall, now 25 years “young,” continues to garner international acclaim in addition to the CAMP, a decade-old sustainable and eco-friendly retail campus. Recently, LAB Holding repurposed several California landmarks including the Casino San Clemente; Center St. Promenade, Anaheim’s historic downtown; Anaheim Packing District including the Packard and MAKE Buildings; with the historic Balboa Theater undergoing restoration as a seaside live music venue in Newport Beach. The LAB portfolio includes innovative retail such as SEED People’s Market; Healthy Junk vegan fast food; Hammar Workshop & Bar featuring craft cocktails, BXCR, an underground “wine society,” and SOLO, a creative co-op workspace. In progress are designs for a boutique motel, culinary artists residence complex and urban apartment lofts.

Jerome A. Fink is a co-founder & Managing Partner of The Bascom Group, LLC. Bascom has completed over $12.0 billion in multi-family and commercial value-added transactions since 1996 including more than 300 multifamily properties and 80,000 units. Bascom has ranked among the top 50 multifamily owners in the U.S. Bascom’s subsidiaries and joint ventures include the Southern California Industrial Fund, Rushmore Properties, Bascom Portfolio Advisors, Shubin Nadal Associates, Spirit Bascom Ventures, REDA Bascom Ventures, MHF RM Holdings, Bascom Northwest Ventures, Bascom Arizona Ventures, Harbor Associates, Village Partner Ventures, and the Realm Group. Bascom’s subsidiaries also include Premier Business Centers, the largest privately held executive suite company in the U.S. Prior to founding Bascom, Mr. Fink acted as Senior Acquisitions and Sales Manager from 1991 to 1995 for Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company. His responsibilities included market assessment, property identification and negotiation, and the acquisition and disposition of real estate investments. Mr. Fink holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Managements (IREM) and Turnaround Management Association (TMA). Mr. Fink is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California, a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a Certified Property Manager (CPM), a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor (CM&AA), and a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP). He has appeared as a guest speaker at various functions, including those for the Urban Land Institute, University of California Los Angeles and Irvine, University of Southern California, and other assorted industry events. Mr. Fink previously served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association and is currently a member of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Executive Committee.  He has previously served on the board for the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) California Coast chapter and is currently a member of the World Presidents Organization (WPO). In 2004, Mr. Fink was awarded the Apartment Executive of the Year by the Real Estate Conference Group, the industry's largest and most prestigious multifamily conference on the West Coast, and was later awarded the Rising Star award by the University of California Irvine Center for Real Estate in 2008. Mr. Fink was also recognized in the 2011 Multi-Family Executive Magazine. In 2016, Mr. Fink was awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Orange County.

Mr. Loiacono oversees property acquisition, financing, and disposition. Prior to founding Harbor, Mr. Loiacono was a Vice President of Investment Management at BlackRock where he was responsible for identifying and closing acquisitions, negotiating joint venture structures, overseeing dispositions and asset management. Mr. Loiacono has acquired $625M in assets in 7 US markets and coordinated $285M in dispositions in 4 western markets. He's acquired office, industrial, retail and multifamily assets ranging from core, value-add, and land development. Mr. Loiacono asset managed a $930M portfolio of 20 office, multifamily, industrial and retail assets throughout the West Coast. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Loiacono held an acquisitions role at The Bascom Group. Mr. Loiacono holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the NAIOP Young Professional Group and WREAA Southern California chapter. He has volunteered and offered career advice at a local Orange County charter high school.