Apartment Realty Advisors

		Boca Raton, Florida Marc E. deBaptiste Boca Raton, Florida As a principal in the ARA southeast region, Marc has achieved recognition for his years of successful experience in the sale, development, finance, management and construction of multi-housing communities throughout the United States. His extraordinary record of success in investment sales dates back to 1980. Prior to the formation of Apartment Realty Advisors, he was Senior Vice President and Operating Partner of Lincoln Property Company. Marc developed several communities and had management responsibilities for more than 14,000 apartments, a majority of which were on behalf of third-party institutional owners. Well-versed in multi-housing finance, he guided the sourcing, structuring and negotiating of complex financing arrangements, including pre-sales and joint ventures. Before joining Lincoln Property Company, Marc was a Senior Investment Associate of Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate, where his sales ranked in the top 1% in the country and number one in the southeastern United States. Marc served as Vice Chairman for the Community Redevelopment Agency of Delray Beach and President of the South Palm Beach Country Boys and Girls Club. He is recognized as a distinguished spokesperson at industry forums. Serving as a board member of the National Multi-Housing Council, Marc's reputation as an expert in commercial real estate transactions for more than two decades is firmly established. Richard Donnellan Boca Raton, Florida As a principal in the ARA southeastern region, Dick has maintained a leadership position in the sale and finance of investment properties throughout the state of Florida. As the registered real estate broker for the firm and a licensed mortgage broker, Dick's long-standing industry relationships are impressive. He has specialized in the sale of multi-housing properties since 1990. His clients include Altman Development Company, American Land Group, Eagle Realty Group, Equity Residential Properties Trust, General Investment & Development Co., Lincoln Property Company, MIG Realty Advisors, Northwestern Mutual Life, Prudential Life, The RREEF Funds, Stiles Corporation, Summit Properties, UBS Asset Management, United Dominion Realty Trust, UNUM Life Insurance Company, Wachovia Bank and Waterton Associates. Prior to the formation of the company, Dick was a leading investment sales specialist with Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate where he structured transactions for office, retail and industrial products. Subsequently he co-founded a South Florida-based investment sales company that primarily represented institutional owners with an emphasis on multi-family communities. Dick was president of this company for ten years prior to forming the Florida office of Apartment Realty Advisors. Dick has been a resident of South Florida since 1968. He is an active member of the National Multi-Housing Council and on the Advisory Board of the University of Florida Center for Real Estate Studies. A graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Real Estate, he has appeared as a spokesperson at national meetings and forums including National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), Nova University Masters program and the University of Florida Masters of Real Estate program. Leslie Lawrence Vice President, Marketing & Administrative Services Boca Raton, Florida As Vice President of Marketing & Administrative Services for Apartment Realty Advisors’ (ARA) Florida operation, Leslie is responsible for all marketing, administration, communications and operations of ARA’s three Florida offices that include Boca Raton, Orlando and Tampa. She directs the staff in all aspects of marketing, underwriting, and production and serves as the liaison for ARA Florida and ARA’s national operation based in Atlanta, Georgia. With more than 12 years in the industry, Leslie’s experience and dedicated focus to client service have played a substantive role in the success of ARA’s top-ranked Florida operations. Leslie is a graduate of Rollins College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.		Office Home Page Key Members of the Team Available Properties Private Client and Secondary Markets listings Representative Transactions Market Information Multifamily Consultants Directions to our Office Southeast - Tampa 2202 North West Shore Boulevard Suite 200 Tampa, Florida 33607 Tel: 813-639-7662 Fax. 813-639-7501

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