by eguzki » Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:45 pm
International real estate firm Hines opens SLC development office Houston-based Hines, an international real estate firm, has opened a new development and investment office at 134 S. Main St. in downtown Salt Lake City.It is headed by Dustin "Dusty" Harris, who transferred in February from Hines' development office in Orange County, Calif. Hines currently has multiple property management offices in Salt Lake City and has continuously conducted business in the area since 1988, when the firm acquired The Kearns Building, situated on Main Street in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City. Hines also owns and manages the four-building Cottonwood Corporate Center in Salt Lake City's Cottonwood Heights suburb. Harris will be responsible for sourcing and executing new development and investment opportunities in the greater Salt Lake Area."Hines is very enthusiastic about the real estate market in the Salt Lake City area," Harris said, "and foresees long-term growth potential in a number of new business opportunities and diverse product categories."Since joining Hines in 2005 in Orange County, Harris has been responsible for the entitlement, financing, development, construction and leasing activities for the 265,000 square foot 2211 Michelson office building in Irvine, Calif., the first multi-tenant office building on the West Coast to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) Silver Certification for Core & Shell from the U.S. Green Building Council. Also in Irvine, he was instrumental in acquiring two industrial buildings on 16 acres and leading the design and entitlement efforts for development of California Green, a six-building, 800,000 square foot development project that will include office and retail space.Harris received a B.S. in business administration from the University of Utah in 2001 and his Master of Science in real estate development from Columbia University in 2005.Hines is a privately owned real estate firm involved in real estate investment, development and property management worldwide. The firm's historical and current portfolio of projects that are under way, completed, acquired and managed for third parties includes more than 1,100 properties representing approximately 457 million square feet of office, residential, mixed-use, industrial, hotel, medical, cultural arts and sports facilities, as well as large, master-planned communities and land developments. The firm has more than 100 cities in 16 countries and controls assets valued at approximately $25.6 billion. Sources: http://www.allbusiness.com/real-estate/commercial-residential-property/12268541-1.html newuser58647349 51 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.