Archive for February, 2012

29 Feb 2012

Keith Rose is McKinley!

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Keith Rose is a Senior Maintenance Supervisor with the Commercial Owned Portfolio in Michigan and is specifically responsible for the Michigan Orthopedic Center and the Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute located on the St. Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor Campus.

Keith just recently reached his 15 year anniversary with McKinley and while his maintenance skills are highly developed, his customer service skills are out of this world. Keith is always looking for ways to better serve our tenant’s needs.

The physician owners of the buildings expect high-level service and they always get it from Keith. Last summer, the Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute was crippled by a transformer outage on a Thursday afternoon. The building was without many of its lights and the HVAC system was rendered useless. Keith literally worked day and night until the replacement transformer was up and running. This amazing effort allowed the physicians to be back at work on Monday morning, seeing patients as if nothing had ever gone wrong!

Keith is a key player on the Commercial Owned team where his contributions continue to be substantial.  Please join me in celebrating a wonderful teammate – Keith Rose…

Keith is McKinley!

28 Feb 2012

Joel Evans is McKinley!

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You may not know that Joel started as a groundskeeper at Lake in the Woods, a very large and complex residential workout we did for Freddie Mac in 2002.   He started working for Don Golec, and he did anything Don asked him to do.  Joel was going to school at the time, and he was a quick study for all things property management.  Fast forward 10 years… Today Joel is the Property Manager at Southgate Mall in Maple Heights, OH.  Joel has also done a top notch job with the Ashtabula Mall takeover for C-III and he is now in the trenches with Scott Gray in Scottsdale, AZ shining up our newest retail asset for Karlin Real Estate.  He is a McKinley team player through and through.  Joel exhibits his willingness and flexibility working on challenging assets and brings new and fresh ideas to the table for his team to think about and implement.  I have always enjoyed Joel’s talent for developing his team and wanting to instill McKinley’s core values to those who are new to our culture.   

Last year during the hurricane that hit Norfolk, Hoby and Joel were at the center of the storm leading our response team on the ground at Janaf Shopping Center!

I am grateful to have him on our CCS team and I’m excited to see him grow with the new opportunities coming in the West!    But for those of you asking how I go from groundskeeper to commercial property management executive, just reach out to Joel and he will have lots to share!

Joel Evans is McKinley!

-Albert M. Berriz

20 Feb 2012

CHECK OUT THIS GREAT ARTICLE!

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Read this great article from Multifamilybiz.com about McKinley repositioning a 294 unit apartment community in Miami, Florida!
http://www.multifamilybiz.com/PR/1006/McKinley_Repositions_294Unit_Miami_Community

16 Feb 2012

Read About the Rise of Commercial Real Estate in 2012

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Read this great article that Ann Arbor Area Business Monthly wrote about the expected rise of Commercial Real Estate in 2012.  Click the link below and then click on the February 2012 Business Monthly link at the bottom of the page.

http://annarborbusinessmagazine.com/

16 Feb 2012

McKinley Appointed Receiver for Three Beachfront Hospitality Assets

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CLEARWATER BEACH, FLORIDA McKinley is pleased to announce that it has been appointed by the Pinellas Circuit Court as Receiver for three beachfront motels in Pinellas County. The McKinley team was selected for its ability to immediately add value and to quickly cure the outstanding defects. “These assets present a unique challenge and a tremendous opportunity for us to leverage our 30 year history and experience in Florida,” said Matt Mason, Managing Director.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to apply our proven track record of success to assist with this asset.  I’m confident that by applying our team’s passion and expertise, we will be able to create value for all of the stakeholders,” added Albert M. Berriz, Chief Executive Officer.