What You Don't Know About Bill Passo

Position: Passco Cos CEO

Background: Bill Passo has overseen the growth of the firm, which has acquired, managed, or developed more than $3B in property in 20 states since he founded it in 1998.

Picture taken: Bill and Eileen “Magic” Passo in The Bugaboos in British Columbia, celebrating Bill reaching one million vertical feet heli skiing.

Projects Passco is known for: Puente Hills Mall. The company purchased the property in 2003 and sold it in 2005, in the largest TIC transaction in the industry at that time. It’is still one of the top five transactions in the TIC industry. Also, the Promenade at Howard Hughes. Located off the 405 freeway at Sepulveda, it's a lifestyle center Passco converted to an entertainment center.

Favorite Song: “Me and Bobby McGee” by Janis Joplin

Music Group:  Fleetwood Mac

Favorite vacation: Riding camels in front of the Egyptian pyramids and seeing gorillas in Rwanda. "My favorite city of all time is Rome!"

Favorite Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Favorite Food: Italian

Startling fact: Bill has scored even par twice playing golf.

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Orange County Newsletters
Related Stories

Empty Pews On Prime Plots: As Congregations Shrink, Dutch Churches Land On The Property Market

Lincoln Property Buys Charlotte Developer In Bid To Boost Deals

Raleigh Mulls Multimillion-Dollar Naming Deal For Convention Center

Ellison CEO Wants To Build 'Epicenter Of Innovation' In St. Pete's Gas Plant District

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Mulls City Near Austin To House Next Big Venture

TPG, ACORE Raise Billions For Opportunistic CRE Funds

Newmark Cuts Earnings Outlook Despite Record Third Quarter

Battered Mortgage REIT Suspends Dividend To Preserve Cash

From Pandemic Darling To Cautionary Tale: Pickleball Clubs Face A Reckoning After Betting Big On Retail Space

Weil Gotshal Wind-Down Leaves 830K SF Hole In America's Office Market

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Reports Unexpected Q3 Net Loss

Tyko Capital Sets New Record For Florida's Largest Construction Loan