Florida Multifamily & Residential Growth Forum

Mr. Jeff McDonough serves as President of Stiles Residential Group, the company’s residential development and investment services division. He is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the division, including oversight of project conceptualization and execution. Mr. McDonough is also focused on developing new business opportunities to further expand Stiles Residential Group’s presence throughout Florida, North Carolina and other strategic locations in the Southeast. Since joining Stiles in 2005, Mr. McDonough has been instrumental in numerous projects and held roles of increasing responsibility. He oversaw all aspects of One Plantation, a 321-unit luxury apartment high-rise in Plantation, FL, and led the team responsible for ultra-luxury apartment high- rise, Amaray Las Olas, in downtown Fort Lauderdale. In addition, he led Stiles’ efforts, in partnership with Hensler Development Group, in the development of Pillar award-winning ultra-luxury condo project, Twelve|Twelve, in Nashville, TN. Previously, he served as the owner’s representative for Centra, a 198-unit townhome project located in Boca Raton; and West Marine’s 50,000-square-foot flagship retail store in Ft. Lauderdale, the largest in their chain. Throughout his tenure at Stiles, Mr. McDonough’s responsibilities have included project planning, due diligence and feasibility analysis, design, governmental approvals, hiring/administering the general contractor, and coordinating the financing, leasing, and sale teams on each project. In 2012, he was recognized as the Young Leader of the Year by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) SE Florida/Caribbean District Council. He holds a master’s degree in Real Estate and Urban Analysis from the University of Florida and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Richmond (Va.), where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive), LEED Accredited Professional, and member of the ULI SE Florida District Council’s Advisory Board. He also previously served on the City of Boca Raton’s Zoning Board of Adjustment for a term of eight years.

Alan Ojeda, owner, founder and CEO, has developed real estate in South Florida since Rilea’s inception in 1981. Mr. Ojeda is committed to the South Florida Community, a former chairman and board member of Carrfour (www.carrfour.org) providing homes to the homeless, a board member of the Miami Children Hospital Foundation (www.mchf.org) the leader in local child healthcare, and to community planning as a board member of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (www.miamidda.com). Mr. Ojeda graduated from the Madrid School of Law and the Madrid School of Economics.

Since 2013, Jay Parker has been the Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman Florida Brokerage where he has capitalized on his extensive brokerage relationships and realtor contacts to grow Douglas Elliman’s presence in Miami, Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Aventura, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Palm Beach and Jupiter. Jay has shown a propensity for leadership throughout his career. His fundamental role in handling over $300 million in mergers and acquisitions at the Law Firm of Gunster Yoakley Valdez Fauli & Stewart in the Miami and Palm Beach Real Estate Departments ultimately led his client to an IPO. Then, as General Counsel for LandTel Communications in New York, he oversaw the implementation of a Pan-European fixed wireless market. In this role, he raised over $375 million from numerous private equity firms and restructured the company’s assets after recognizing a funding gap at a time when the industry was in distress, thereby avoiding bankruptcy. In late 2001, Jay returned to Miami Beach to form Clear Title Group, LLC a boutique real estate title insurance company focused on offering closing services to luxury condominium and home buyers. After strengthening his brokerage roots in South Florida while also representing Titan Capital as the company’s local counsel, Jay sought a joint venture, founding Titan Capital Florida, LLC in 2006. Jay continues to serve as Managing Partner of Titan Capital Florida, a Direct Lender with offices in New York, Connecticut and Miami. In its first year of operations, Titan Capital Florida closed on over $100 million in transactions. In 2010, Jay formed Beloff Parker which grew to Beloff Parker Jacobs, a real estate and transactional law firm based in Miami Beach. Building off Parker and Beloff’s long- standing relationships in the Miami market, Clear Title Group quickly distinguished itself as one of the largest and most successful real estate law firms in the area, representing many of Miami Beach’s most respected developers, landlords and tenants, as well as handling some of their most significant real estate transactions. Jay received a Bachleor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario located in London Ontario Canada. During this time, he spent a year studying abroad in Tel Aviv. Jay completed his studies at the University of Miami, School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate in 1998. Today, Jay lives with his twin boys in Miami where he is a member of the Florida Bar Association and serves on the Board of Governors for the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. Jay is also President of the Executive Board of Mt. Sinai Medical Center Foundation and sits on the Miami Association of Realtors Leadership Board.

Joe McMillan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DDG, an integrated investment, development, design, construction and asset management firm focused on the acquisition and development of real estate and underlying equity, debt or hybrid securities.  Since founding the firm in 2009, DDG has become one of the most active developers in Manhattan. Under McMillan’s tutelage the company has expanded its luxury real estate portfolio to California and most recently Florida. McMillan’s development portfolio of projects underway in prime locations in New York City include 325 West Broadway in Soho, 12 Warren Street and 100 Franklin Street in Tribeca, and his first tower at 180 East 88 th Street on the Upper East Side. The firm is also developing its first residential development in Brooklyn at the former rental building The Standish in Brooklyn Heights. Other celebrated projects developed under his helm include 41 Bond in NoHo and the price-record- breaking 345meatpacking in the Meatpacking District. In San Francisco DDG is currently developing four architecturally adventurous residential projects in the fashionable Hayes Valley neighborhood. McMillan also recently spearheaded DDG’s acquisition of 532 West 20th Street in New York, and Parcel T and 235 Valencia Street in San Francisco. In addition to his developments in New York and California, McMillan led DDG through its first foray into Florida with a new residential project in Palm Beach. Located at 3550 South Ocean Boulevard, the development will be the first new oceanfront luxury condominium in the area in over a decade.   Prior to founding DDG McMillan was a senior member of the U.S. private equity investment team at Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, an institutional alternative asset management firm with over $45 billion of assets under management. He was also a principal at Greenhill & Co., and a founding member of Greenhill Capital Partners investment team managing $1.1 billion of equity capital.    A graduate of the University of Virginia, he holds a B.S. in Commerce, Concentration in Finance. McMillan also served in the U.S. Army.

Ceci Hassan is a Partner in Baker & McKenzie’s Tax Practice Group, and Global Wealth Management sub-practice group in Miami, FL - Baker & McKenzie is a global law firm with offices all over the world. As a member of the Global Wealth Management Group, she helps international clients, their families, family offices, and their companies with structuring their investments inside and outside of the US, such as international trust planning, structuring US real estate holding structures with compliance with FIRPTA, investments and holdings in US and foreign companies and operating businesses, preimmigration planning for individuals and families coming to the US, expatriation planning for individuals renouncing their US citizenships or green cards, global exchange of information (FATCA, CRS), and other international tax planning matters. She also handles general tax planning for individuals and companies. Ceci is a licensed attorney in Florida. She earned an LL.M. in Taxation (2007) from the University of Florida Levin College of Law Graduate Tax Program, a J.D. (2006) from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She is fluent in English and also speaks Spanish.

Patrick Campbell serves as a Vice President for Related Group. He is responsible for all phases of development on the projects in which he is involved. With 20 years of experience in development and construction, his responsibilities have focused on projects in northern Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Projects he has overseen include Aquazul, Aventura Marina Towers One and Two, Trump Hollywood, and New River Yacht Club in Fort Lauderdale. A Registered Architect in the State of Florida, Mr. Campbell holds a Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from the University of Miami and is active in South Florida’s architectural community. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Miami Chapter.

Jeff Quinlivan is the Director for Wood Partners’ South Florida office. He is responsible for the acquisition, development, design, and financing of multifamily projects in the region. Since joining Wood Partners in 2013, Quinlivan has been actively involved in the development of more than 1,100 units with a total capitalization in excess of $370 million. Prior to joining Wood Partners, Quinlivan was a Vice President with BlueGate Partners, a boutique real estate investment banking firm in its Palm Beach, FL office. At BlueGate, he worked on capital raises, investment sales, and direct private equity investments across all commercial real estate asset classes. Previously, he was with MMC Group, LP, a financial consultancy, managing the resolution and the disposition of distressed commercial real estate loan portfolios at failed financial institutions in the southeast. Quinlivan received his MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. In addition, he holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.

Ryan Bailine’s practice focuses on the development and financing of complex real estate projects, including real estate, land use, and regulatory aspects. Noted for his responsiveness to his clients’ needs, attention to detail, and his project development acumen, Ryan represents some of the most active and prolific developers in North America, advising on residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use projects, including Transit Oriented Developments (TOD), opportunity zone elements, affordable and workforce housing issues, and public-private endeavors. Ryan routinely works with local, regional and national regulatory agencies to facilitate the permitting, construction, development, and financing of real estate projects, including negotiating long-term ground leases, development agreements, development rights transfers, financing documents, joint venture agreements, and qualified opportunity zone structures, along with infrastructure and utility components. Regarding real estate finance, Ryan routinely negotiates and secures debt and equity placement, as well as tax credit based financing, ranging from low income housing, new market and historic tax credits, to other government sponsored programs such as SAIL and HOPE VI funding sources. Clients and real estate professionals regularly turn to Ryan for advice on opportunity zone real estate development and financing issues. He routinely advises developers, property owners, and qualified opportunity funds on regulatory structuring issues related to opportunity zone issues. Ryan has lectured a presented to clients and real estate consultants and professionals across the country on financing and qualified opportunity zone structuring and compliance issues.

Andrew provides design leadership and expertise to our Stantec Miami office. Honed by over 20 years of experience and a wide variety of complex projects, clients, and teams - he always strives to deliver an experience which is uniquely crafted for the community which it will ultimately serve. His passion for Architecture is always evident as he guides our firm’s creative vision through collaboration, rigorous attention to detail, and willingness to dream. Firmly holding the belief that high design should be profitable, buildable, and beautiful - Andrew enjoys creating lasting professional relationships and is always searching for ways to add value, inspire our communities, and enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

Still Hunter III has joined CBRE Capital Markets as Executive Vice President, Multifamily. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Still focuses on expanding the firm’s multifamily investment sales platform in South Florida. Still is an accomplished real estate professional with more than 16 years of experience in multifamily investment sales. Still’s transactional expertise and in-depth market knowledge of the South Florida region, combined with his outstanding relationships, is instrumental to the continued growth of our market share in multifamily investment sales in the region. Still joins CBRE from Marcus & Millichap where he was responsible for multifamily investments in South Florida. During his tenure at Marcus & Millichap, Still transacted in excess of $7 billion in multifamily sales, totaling more than 75,000 apartment units across the region. Some of Still’s noteworthy assignments include: LSR Portfolio—1,270 units in South and Central Florida; Mizner Court at Broken Sound—450 units in Boca Raton; St. Andrews at Miramar—332 units in Miramar; and Coral Point Apartments—326 units in Miami. Still is a graduate of Rhodes College where he received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Spanish. He is an active participant in several industry organizations including the National Multifamily Housing Council and Urban Land Institute.

As founder, President and COO of EDEN Multifamily – Jay S. Jacobson has, over his 30-year career in the multifamily industry developed over 25,000 multifamily units and invested in/acquired over 40,000 units located in over 30 sub-markets in 22 cities nationwide. EDEN Multifamily is currently developing over 1800 units throughout South Florida and the mid-Atlantic including Miami, North Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Charlotte. Product types range from 3 story walk up to 30 + story high rises. Prior to forming EDEN Multifamily with Jay Massirman, Mr. Jacobson served as the President of Stiles Residential Group in Fort Lauderdale and is a former national partner with Wood Partners. He was also a senior director of multi-family investments for Goldman Sachs Real Estate Services (fka Archon Group) and a managing director of Archstone Communities Trust. Jay also serves as the CEO of EDEN Living – a horizontal and townhome build for rent company that is engaged in the development of one-story apartment homes and two- story rental townhomes. EDEN Living is currently developing over 2100 units in the SE US including Charlotte, Raleigh, Jacksonville, West Melbourne, Orlando, Kissimmee, Wildwood, Ellenton and other locations. EDEN Living has partnered with a real estate investment fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (“MSREI) to expand the platform throughout the eastern US. Jay received a Bachelor of Architectural Design from the University of Florida and Master of Architecture and Urban Design from the University of Colorado. Jay grew up in south Florida and learned the development/construction business from the ground up--literally—starting at the age of 12 digging foundation ditches for his father’s construction company. Jay lives in Delray Beach Florida where he has served on the City of Delray Beach Planning and Zoning Board and is a member of the NMHC Board of Directors. He is a guest lecturer at the University of Miami’s School of Architecture MRED program. Jay uses his rare spare time flying around the world chasing any of the 12 types of billfish in the ocean—at last count he is up to 7.

Marc Suarez is a managing director at Lument. Based in Miami, Florida, he originates loans utilizing Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD/FHA, and proprietary programs for multifamily housing. Since joining predecessor firm Hunt Real Estate Capital and opening the Miami office, Marc and his team have originated more than $600 million in financing. Previous employment includes serving as an executive managing director at SL Capital, where he originated $300 million in CMBS loans. He also ran his own consulting firm working on distressed debt, was a partner at a boutique development company, and was a general manager at Gables Professional Realty where he established and ran the firm’s commercial real estate division. Marc was a professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and later held a management position on the scouting and player development department. Marc is an active member and sits on committees of the Boys and Girls Club of Miami-Dade County, where he spent most of his childhood. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida International University.

With career closings exceeding $1.5 billion, Darron Kattan, Managing Director and a multifamily brokerage specialist, focuses on properties in Central, West Central, and Southwest Florida. His ability in understanding and underwriting apartment properties with the implementation of Franklin Street’s collaborative platform – offering the widest exposure possible – provides clients with timely and customized service as well as a leading approach in the investment sales industry. He has been hired by private clients with large portfolios, single properties, institutional owners, national lenders, community banks, and servicing companies of all sizes. Mr. Kattan is sought by professionals throughout the nation for his market knowledge and advisory services. He has experience with Class A, B, and C properties as well as affordable low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) and housing and urban development (HUD) transactions. His diverse knowledge provides clients an advantage during a prosperous or a distressed real estate market. Prior to joining Franklin Street in 2008‚ Mr. Kattan was Vice President/Investments at Marcus and Millichap for nine years. His impressive sales record has been recognized with the following Franklin Street awards: 2009-2016 Sales Achievement Award winner, 2010 overall Top Earner, and 2011’s Largest Brokerage Fee for the Tampa office. He was named a 2013 40 Under 40 Professional by Real Estate Forum, received CoStar’s Power Broker award from 2004-2007, and several Marcus and Millichap awards including: 2005-2006 National Achievement Award, 2002-2007 Top 5 Central Florida Agent, and 2006 Top Central Florida Agent. Mr. Kattan is also an active member of Florida University’s Bergstrom Council in Tampa, the Real Estate Investment Council (REIC), and National Multi Housing Council (NMHC). Mr. Kattan graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and is a licensed real estate broker in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Horatio Jones is a Director for Wells Fargo Multifamily Capital, which specializes in government sponsored enterprise (GSE) financing executions offered by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and direct balance sheet lending programs offered by Wells Fargo Bank, NA. Mr. Jones is responsible for GSE and balance sheet loan origination, client relationship management, negotiating deal specific considerations with the agencies, and working with other lines of business within Wells Fargo to meet the financial services needs of his clients. Prior to his current role, he served as a Vice President and Relationship Manager in Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate Group. Horatio started his finance career in 2002 with Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo predecessor, as an analyst in the Corporate Development / Mergers and Acquisitions group. He also spent time as an analyst within both the Retail Bank and the Corporate Planning and Analysis Division and he was a Business Banking Associate Relationship Manager. Horatio’s past and current professional affiliations include the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the National Association for Industrial & Office Parks (NAIOP), and the Wells Fargo CRE Development and Engagement Council (DEC). Horatio has a B.A. in business administration from Winston Salem State University and he received his M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Mr. Minix leads the Acquisition and Finance team at Avesta where he was directly involved in over 80 transactions involving more than 15,500 apartment homes. Previously he was an attorney at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington D.C. and an associate at the Institute for Defense Analyses where he worked in defense acquisitions. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School where he was an Olin Fellow in Economics and Business and a B.S., summa cum laude in Economics from George Mason University.

Matthew Rieger is President and CEO of Housing Trust Group (HTG), an award-winning, full-service developer of multifamily residential communities whose real estate transactions have exceeded $2 billion in commercial, land and residential developments across Florida, the Southeastern U.S. and Arizona. Prior to joining Housing Trust Group, Matthew served as an attorney at a large law practice, where he was involved in over $1 billion worth of transactions including acquisitions, development, re-financings, and joint ventures in the United States and abroad. As President and CEO of HTG since 2011, he has focused on expanding HTG’s capacity and development pipeline, bringing greater awareness to the issue of affordable and workforce housing, and working alongside industry leaders, public officials and legislators to shape policy that benefits working-class communities and families. In 2017, he was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Coalition of Affordable Housing Providers, a strategic alliance of non-profit and for-profit developers and professional service providers dedicated to providing safe and affordable housing to Floridians. A native of Miami and third-generation Floridian, Matthew holds a Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Geography from the University of Florida. He is an active member of the Florida Bar Association and American Bar Association, and is involved with a number of charities including Habitat for Humanity and Wade’s World Foundation.