John W Fenton

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ABOUT JOHN W FENTON

Institutional commercial real estate investment professional with broad background in acquisitions, development, and asset management. Creative executive targeting opportunistic and value-added commercial real estate investments. Currently Managing Development Partner for Boynton Yards, a 2 MSF master planned life science development with 1.3 MSF of Lab and 400 apartments at an urban infill location just outside Kendall Square, Cambridge. More than 25 years, as a managing principal, making and managing over 150 investments & dispositions worth $2.5 billion and managing JV equity development projects worth $4 billion. Previous roles include:Managing Director, Avison Young - New England. Opened AYNE’s Boston office, grew headcount from 5 to 55 including recruited brokers, project & property managers. Increased revenues 10x from $500 K to $5.5 M Founder, President of Essex River Ventures. Built 3 MSF commercial portfolio worth $250 million including five full-cycle investments producing 25%-30% IRR on $30 MM invested equity. Partner: Berkeley Investments Inc. Acquisitions Director, closed 40 investments worth $.5 B with foreign and domestic investors, including $125 MM multifamily,$325 MM office/R&D including bank REO\'s, nonperforming notes, bankruptcy restructures.Sr. Asset Manager: AEW (formerly Copley Real Estate Advisors). Managed urban equity joint venture developments worth $4 billion in Boston and Philadelphia. Real Estate Investment Officer: Phoenix Mutual. Closed 30 investments worth $250 million including development joint ventures, participating loans, and structured equity investments in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic marketsExpertise: Acquisition, finance, development, and asset management