Los Angeles, Ca., USA - August 20, 2009, Los Angeles, Ca., USA - CityView, an investment firm, announced that J. David Martin and Lee H. Wagman will join the company as Vice Chairmen and co-owners of CityView's expanded investment management company.
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Mr. Martin holds a degree from the University of North Alabama and pursued post graduate studies at Golden Gate University. He completed the Presidents' Program on Leadership at Harvard University Graduate School of Business and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and various industry organizations. Mr. Martin was the founder and Chairman of The Martin Group, a 25 year old real estate company that developed a property portfolio exceeding $3 billion.
Over his career, Mr. Martin has had hands-on experience with most real estate types, including award winning office, R&D, industrial, retail, hotel, apartments, for-sale housing, land, and mixed-use properties. His development expertise includes new construction, historic rehabilitation, affordable housing and public/private partnerships. Previous projects include the redevelopment of Hamilton Army Airbase in Novato, CA; the mixed-use redevelopment of the Emeryville, CA waterfront; the mixed-use development of Downtown Pleasant Hill, CA; and the adaptive reuse of the 1100 Wilshire Blvd. building in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Martin was Director and CEO of Burnham Pacific Properties, Inc., a publicly traded REIT based in San Diego, CA. Under his leadership, Burnham Pacific grew to one of the largest owners of retail centers nationwide through a national exclusive investment relationship with CalPERS for community retail properties. From 2001 to 2008, Mr. Martin served as CEO of YPO-WPO, the world's largest network of CEOs with over 16,000 members in 100 countries and as the Chairman of the International Board of YPO from 2001-2002.
Mr. Wagman holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, its Wharton School and its Law School. He practiced law for four years at Bryan Cave, LLP. Mr. Wagman has been the CEO of The Martin Group since 2005. Prior to that, he served for eight years as President and CEO of The Hahn Company and its successor, TrizecHahn Centers. Both were a part of Trizec Properties, a $5B publicly traded REIT. In this capacity, Mr. Wagman headed one of the largest shopping center companies in the United States with 43 regional malls, 1,700 employees and a portfolio that included some of the best known retail centers in the country. He was responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company and all aspects of its development, operations, and asset management.
He reorganized the company and ultimately executed a successful strategy to sell Trizec's retail portfolio.
During this period, Mr. Wagman developed several precedent-setting projects, including Park Meadows in Denver, CO; Paseo Colorado in Pasadena, CA; expansions of Horton Plaza in San Diego, CA and Prudential Center in Boston, MA; West End City Center in Budapest, Hungary; The Kodak Theatre and Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to joining Hahn, Mr. Wagman served for 16 years as Chairman and CEO of Hycel Properties Company in St. Louis, a privately held shopping center development and management company he formed in 1981. In that capacity, he developed and owned several large regional malls, including the Saint Louis Galleria, one of the premier retail properties in the U.S. Mr. Wagman is a long time Trustee of the ICSC, founding Chair of the real estate industry's Mixed Use Committee, and a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Henry G. Cisneros, former US Secretary of HUD and current Executive Chairman of urban institutional investor CityView, will remain as the company's Executive Chairman. His
extensive governmental experience within the nation's urban areas and an unwavering dedication to America's job centers are important components of CityView's comprehensive investment strategy.
Prior to establishing CityView, Mr. Cisneros served as four term Mayor of San Antonio, TX before serving as U.S. Secretary of HUD during President Clinton's administration. Mr. Cisneros also served as President of Univision, the Spanish language television network; Deputy Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; a board member of the American Democracy Institute; and a board member of the Rockefeller Foundation. Cisneros holds degrees from Texas A&M University, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and George Washington University. ■