Austin's Booming Suburbs

Alex Tynberg is Principal for Tynberg LLC, which was formed in 2008. Tynberg LLC is a real estate investment, development, and management company. The company currently is focused on the Northline project in Leander, TX. Northline is a 115-acre master planned urban mixed-use, TOD development in the center of the City of Leander’s new downtown core.  Previously, the company acquired and oversaw the management of multifamily properties in the Austin and Dallas- Fort Worth, TX markets.  The company acquired, renovated, fully stabilized, and sold over 2,200 units between the 2010-2016 timeframe.  Before starting Tynberg LLC, Alex worked as a developer for other urban real estate development and investment firms completing high-rise mixed-use development in the urban centers of Austin, TX.  Alex oversaw the development process for those projects and managed the companys’ pipeline through strategic complex real estate transactions.  Prior to his work as a real estate developer, Alex was a Program Director/Senior Project Manager for the Trust for Public Land where he oversaw program and project management coverage responsibilities for the Northern Texas and Southern California regions.  Alex began his career as an attorney were his practice comprised both litigation and transactional work.

With over thirty-five years of executive experience in the real estate development and financial services fields, Mr. Cate has guided the company since 1998 setting the strategic direction and actively managing the execution of corporate goals.

As Founder of Perardi Development and Co-Founder of Hat Trick Development and with ties to commercial real estate in Austin for over 13 years; Eric has extensive experience with development, leasing, marketing, financial modeling, and equity syndication. His contributions include 12 medical office projects totaling over 450,000 sq. ft. across Central Texas as well as being the lead developer and creator of The Crossover, a 240,000 sq. ft. multi retail, sports and entertainment facility in Cedar Park. He and his team of partners have been responsible for raising over $60 million of equity and $170 million in debt financing for his projects. Eric is also a Founding Managing Partner of Arise Capital Investments (ACI), a large medical office developer involved in developing over 150,000 sq ft of space in and around Austin, Texas. ACI worked with its sister company Arise Healthcare to develop large multi-tenant medical buildings, supporting the growth of their physician-owned hospital network: Arise Austin Medical Center. Prior to real estate development, Eric spent 10 years as co-owner of several production companies in Los Angeles, as well as writing and acting in numerous films and television projects. Eric attended RPI (Rensselear Polytechnic Institute) in Troy, NY on a Division 1 ice-hockey scholarship and was part of the 1995 ECAC Championship Team where he received his BS in Industrial Management Engineering.

Helen Jobes, CCIM, specializes in the sale and leasing of office, retail, and industrial property as well as investment sales in Central Texas, San Antonio, Houston and the Rio Grande Valley. During her 38-year career, Jobes has leased over 800,000 square feet of office space and sold more than 4.419 million square feet of commercial real estate, including office, office/warehouse projects, apartments, retail centers and land. Though skilled in all property types, Jobes focuses primarily on office investments and leasing. Jobes served as the investment sales broker at Trammell Crow (now CBRE) and was principal and founder of Gold Eagle Investments for ten years. She served as the Regional Director of Marketing and Investment Sales for Kennedy Wilson three years and is currently a partner with Capella Commercial LLC. Jobes served on the Board of Directors for the Real Estate Council of Austin for eleven years, which is a 2,200 member organization comprised of business and real estate professionals. She is currently a member and has also served on the Board and as past president of the Austin Commercial Real Estate Society, and is a member of the Central Texas Commercial Brokers Association, ULI and NAIOP of Austin. In 2009, Jobes was introduced to the China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce (CRECC) and along with the Mayor of Austin, the Chamber of Commerce and Opportunity Austin hosted a delegation of 30 investors who came to the United States to learn about investing in commercial real estate. In 2010, Jobes was a guest speaker at the 2010 International Forum of 50+ Communities held in Sanya, Hainan, China.

Katherine Woerner Caffrey has served the City of Cedar Park as Assistant City Manager since 2015. In this position, she oversees the City's departments of Finance, Development Services, Information Services, Municipal Court and Library, as well as Community Affairs. Prior to her role as Assistant City Manager, Caffrey served as the City's Director of Community Affairs from 2012 to 2015, overseeing the City's Media & Communications Office, Emergency Management Division, the Cedar Park Public Library, Legislative Affairs, and Resource Efficiency Division, as well as other issues of community interest. Caffrey previously served as the City's Utilities Program Manager from 2010 to 2011 and the Assistant to the City Manager from 2007 to 2010. Prior to joining the City of Cedar Park, she worked for the City of Little Rock, Arkansas as the Management Analyst 2005 to 2007. Caffrey holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hendrix College. She belongs to the International City Management Association and the Texas City Management Association, and is Co-Chair for the Regional Growth Council of the Austin chapter of the Urban Land Institute, and serves as Treasurer for the Texas chapter of Women Leading Government. Additionally she is a 2018 Mc Bee Fellow with the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO). Caffrey, her husband John and their toddler son Ben live in the Ranch at Brushy Creek.

Russell Collins joined Avison Young in February of 2020, taking a leadership role in developing the project/construction management vertical as a part of REMS. Russell’s background in CRE development and asset management spans over 22 years. His asset and portfolio experiences have constructed and developed over 10.5 million SF of product and managed a portfolio valued over $750 million. Projects include new office tenant, low rise residential, retail mixed use, hotel, arena, retail space and more, spanning the US and New Zealand. His positive attitude and team leadership has allowed him to excel in multiple industry sectors including commercial, hospitality, healthcare, gaming, retail, nonprofit, civic, senior living and education. Well-versed in the full development cycle of real estate investments. His expertise includes development oversight, capital planning, financing, entitlements, design team coordination and full project controls. Recently, Russell served as VP/Director of Real Estate Assets, Development and Construction for UPBRING, a non-profit agency providing social service programs throughout Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He has been a Founding Principal and Capital Development Construction Executive for a commercial design-build architecture and owner’s rep. firm in NYC. He holds a Masters of Architecture and Minor in Urban Planning & Civil Engineering from Texas Tech.

Hussain's passion for sales and commercial real estate can be traced back to his dad, a first generation immigrant from Afghanistan, who shared his interests of new developments in Dallas, TX with Hussain and a young age. After leaving Dallas, he moved to Fayetteville, AR to attend the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!) where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Finance with a concentration in real estate. During his time at Arkansas, Hussain established himself as a co-founder of a wine accessory company and a 4.96 star Uber driver (we'd give him a 5). Outside of the office, Hussain cheers for the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, and the Texas Rangers (incase you forgot where he was from). Most importantly, Hussain prides himself on being an investigator and organizer of engaging conversations, connecting with people from all backgrounds.