The Future of Multifamily: The New Priorities in Apartment Hunting

Amenities, Amenities, Amenities: The New Necessities in Multifamily

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  Matt Enzler

  Mr. Enzler joined Trammell Crow Residential in 2007 as a Vice-President of Finance working to structure and close debt and equity transactions. In June 2011, Mr. Enzler transitioned to the development team and works on new development opportunities in the DFW and central Texas. Since 2011, Matt has developed over 20 projects totaling more than 7,000 units and over $1.4 billion in capitalization. Prior to joining TCR, he was a Vice President with Comerica Bank, where he worked as a commercial real estate lender. Mr. Enzler is a 2008 graduate of The Real Estate Council’s Associate Leadership Council and is currently involved with TREC’s Community Initiatives Committee, the TREC PAC Board and is on the ALC Steering Committee. He is also the former Board Chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber Young Professionals and Dallas Texas Exes President. Mr. Enzler received his BBA in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

  Trammell Crow Residential

  Managing Director

  Matt Enzler

  Managing Director

  Trammell Crow Residential

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  Jeb Cox

  Jeb Cox serves as Senior Managing Director and leads Mill Creek Residential’s development activities in Houston and Austin. During his real estate career, Mr. Cox has been involved in the acquisition, development and construction of nearly 10,000 apartment homes with a capitalization of over $1 billion. Prior to Mill Creek, Mr. Cox was a Managing Director in Trammell Crow Residential’s Houston office where he was involved in all aspects of the development process, as well as disposition and refinancing activities. Prior to that, he served as Director of Multifamily Acquisitions for the Creekstone Companies and was a brokerage associate with CBRE. Prior to starting his real estate career, Mr. Cox served as a Legislative Aide for a US Senator in Washington, DC and lived in Botswana, Africa where he worked in a photographic safari camp in the Okavango Delta. Mr. Cox holds a Bachelors of Arts from the Virginia Military Institute.

  Mill Creek Residential

  Senior Managing Director

  Jeb Cox

  Senior Managing Director

  Mill Creek Residential

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  Marcy Phillips

  Ms. Phillips is Vice President - Development and started with AMLI in 2001. She is responsible for development activities in Austin and Denver and previously participated in AMLI development activities in Chicago and Dallas. Ms. Phillips received a BBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics, Finance and Risk Management. She is President Elect and a Board Member of the CREW Austin; a member of ULI and RECA; and prior member of the Austin East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan Working Group and Downtown Austin Alliance. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and a licensed Real Estate Salesperson in Texas.

  AMLI

  VP, Development

  Marcy Phillips

  VP, Development

  AMLI

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  Brandon Easterling

  Partner, Central Texas

  Stillwater Capital

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  Shawn Martinez

  Shawn Martinez is the Founder and CEO of FXfit. His beautiful Canadian wife and 2 children live in the famous Austin, TX. For the past 7 years, Shawn has penetrated the multi-family fitness market and has become an innovator in fitness amenity strategy in the Southern U.S. (specifically Texas and Arizona). Austin Fitness Magazine has voted him best for several years in being an expert at what he does. Shawn's goal and target is new development, although he does work in renovation projects.. The design layout and equipment choice of his fitness facility projects is his passion and niche, but what's given him the reputation in his current 18 locations, is the ability to provide full-time, onsite, personal trainers and group fitness classes. Providing onsite fitness options for residents 10 years ago was considered a luxury option, but today it's become a standard, especially in new development, and FXfit has ran with it. With the strategy of building boutique studios, advanced training gyms, and providing onsite fitness management, Shawn has been able to assist developers with the ability to charge higher rents, have a tenant velocity tool, and a retention program all while building healthier communities. In some cases, he has even partnered with developers in turning the normally unproductive asset into a profit center, opening a new revenue stream for his clients. Shawn believes in truly partnering with clients for long-term relationships and he demonstrates that through 100% organic growth of 1 location in Austin, TX to several areas in the U.S. and a team of over 30 fitness professionals committed in making people healthier and happier.

  FXfit

  Founder and CEO

  Shawn Martinez

  Founder and CEO

  FXfit

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  Pat Jones

  Patton K. Jones, executive managing director, ARA, A Newmark Company Central Texas office. Mr. Jones is responsible for the Austin and San Antonio conventional multifamily business, the ARA Newmark National Student Housing Group, and the ARA Newmark National Manufactured Housing Group. Mr. Jones oversees business development, market research, and all aspects of property disposition. The collective business lines produce roughly $800MM in sales annually. Prior to joining ARA Newmark, Mr. Jones was co-founder of an aviation parts company. He lived and worked in London and Hong Kong and was responsible for sales in 33 countries. The company grew 9,200% in 3 years and was winner of numerous business awards - ranked # 1 in "Houston's 100 Fastest-Growing Businesses" in 1999 by the Houston Chronicle, ranked # 7 in Dun & Bradstreet and Entrepreneur Magazine's "Hot 100, America's Fastest-Growing New Businesses 1999," and scored one of the Aviation Industries' best web sites rated by Forbes Magazine in 2000. Additionally, Mr. Jones's past work experience includes single-family patio home development, energy trading, and serving as an international sales manager for a Fortune 500 tech firm. Pat received his Political Science degree at the University of Texas at Austin.

  ARA, A Newmark Company

  Vice Chairman

  Moderator

  Pat Jones

  Vice Chairman

  ARA, A Newmark Company

Show Me The Money! Investing in Multifamily 101

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  John Kiltz

  Mr. Kiltz also serves as a Member of the Stonelake Investment Committee having invested institutional capital for over 20-years. Prior to founding Stonelake, Mr. Kiltz was responsible for directing U.S. investments at Cypress Real Estate Advisors, a private equity firm in Austin, Texas. Mr. Kiltz was one of four Partners at Cypress and served on the four member investment committee. Prior to joining Cypress, Mr. Kiltz was the President of CCG Venture Partners, a private equity firm, where he headed acquisition and disposition activity, joint venture structuring and corporate governance establishment. From 1992-1997, Mr. Kiltz was Vice President of JMB/Heitman Financial, a large national pension fund advisor. While at JMB/Heitman Financial, he led acquisition activity in Texas and directed management operations. Prior to that, he was a Partner in the Houston office of Trammell Crow Company responsible for new industrial development and acquisitions. Mr. Kiltz received his undergraduate degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin and his Masters of Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Mr. Kiltz serves as a Board Member of Southwestern University and The Brookwood Community.

  Stonelake Capital Partners

  Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  John Kiltz

  Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  Stonelake Capital Partners

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  Michael Brittingham

  Michael joined CWS in 2007 and is responsible for acquisitions and dispositions in the Austin market. He has a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from University of Southern California.

  CWS Capital Partners

  Principal, Investments

  Michael Brittingham

  Principal, Investments

  CWS Capital Partners

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  Amber Rao

  Amber Rao is Vice President and Senior Mortgage Banker with KeyBank Real Estate Capital in Dallas, Texas. Amber provides clients with financing options through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, CMBS, Life Companies and Debt Funds across a variety of multifamily asset types to include conventional, student housing, manufactured housing and affordable housing. Over the last 17 years, Amber has been directly involved in loan production totaling over $2.5 Billion. Amber is an active member of The Real Estate Council, Commercial Real Estate Women and holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation. Amber was a founding member of the Mortgage Bankers Association MPact Advisory Committee and is the current Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association CREF DE&I Council. Amber has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from John Carroll University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Dallas with concentrations in Finance and Real Estate.

  KeyBank

  VP & Senior Mortgage Banker

  Amber Rao

  VP & Senior Mortgage Banker

  KeyBank

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  John Sloot

  John Sloot is a Vice President for Hunt Mortgage Group (HMG), focusing on originating, term, and bridge loans for multifamily & commercial real estate properties across the country. All executions are direct through HMG’s Agency relationship (Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac), FHA/HUD and HMG’s Proprietary Lending Programs. Prior to joining HMG, John was an AVP in Associated Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group where he provided support and asset/portfolio management needs for the group. John was responsible for managing a commercial real estate portfolio of 40+ assets/credit facilities with commitments totaling in excess of $200 million. John also assisted the group in closing in excess of $500 million in new commitments during his time with the company. Before joining Associated Bank, John was a Sr. Commercial Real Estate Analyst at BMO Harris Bank (fna Amcore Bank) where he was in charge of underwriting real estate debt transactions. John began his career and received formal credit/underwriting training through MB Financial and their Leadership Development Program where he rotated through various divisions of the Commercial Bank. Throughout his career, John has assisted in closing over $1 Billion in real estate transactions. John graduated from Roosevelt University with an MBA in Real Estate and received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration (BBA) from Roosevelt University.

  Hunt Real Estate Capital

  VP

  John Sloot

  VP

  Hunt Real Estate Capital

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  Jordan Featherston

  Jordan Featherston is an Associate for Institutional Property Advisors with a focus on private and institutional apartment transactions throughout the Austin and San Antonio markets. He has closed over 7,000 units in the past three years, which equivalates to over $700 Million in multifamily investment transactions throughout the state. Currently, Jordan is brokering over $500 Million in multifamily assets in Central Texas alone. Mr. Featherston is a graduate of Texas State University where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. Prior to joining the IPA team, Jordan worked in various facets of the construction business including business development, project management, and sales. He is a licensed real estate salesperson in Texas.

  Institutional Property Advisors

  Associate

  Moderator

  Jordan Featherston

  Associate

  Institutional Property Advisors

TED Talk

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  Mark Strama

  Mark is the Google Fiber Regional Director for the West/SW Sales & Business Org. Previously, he represented the north Austin area in the Texas House of Representatives. Mark received Honorable Mentions on Texas Monthly's Ten Best Legislators list in three of his five sessions in the House. Texas Monthly said "Strama cares as much about others' success as his own." Prior to running for public office, Mark founded the first company to enable Americans to fill out a voter registration form on the Internet - 700,000 people used this technology to register to vote in the 2000 election cycle. Earlier, Mark was Director of Programs at Rock the Vote, a non-partisan organization that works with MTV and the music industry to engage young people in the political process. He previously worked for former Texas Governor Ann Richards and Texas State Senator Rodney Ellis. Mark and his wife Crystal Cotti owned six Sylvan Learning Centers in Austin, selling them last year. The couple has three young daughters, who fervently, desperately, want a dog. Mark graduated from Brown University with degrees in philosophy and political science.

  ​Google Fiber​

  Regional Director - West/SW Sales & Business Org

  Mark Strama

  Regional Director - West/SW Sales & Business Org

  ​Google Fiber​