Jim Alekson

Current

Principal at Group West Development Strategies LLC
Principal at M Development Group LLC
Principal at Fin City Associates S.A. - Guatemala

Principal & COO at South Strip Development Group LLC
Principal & Founder at Luxuriant World Resorts
Principal at Alekson/GW Development Group
President & CEO at Alekson Development Group LLC

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Past

Chief Operating Officer at Milliken Development Group
Vice President at Milliken Development Group
General Manager - Shopping Center Leasing at BCED Development Corporation

Principal at Tedford Realty Corporation
Team Leader at Reed Shaw Stenhouse

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Jim Alekson’s Summary

• More than 25 years of professional experience in commercial/residential mixed-use real estate development and management, a unique history of innovation and a strong record of accomplishment in creating award winning real estate assets.

• Collaborated on the implementation of strategies focused on the planning, execution and management of progressive, award-winning mixed-use developments that have revitalized metropolitan neighborhoods in greater Seattle. These Seattle neighborhoods include Lower Queen Anne (Marketplace at Queen and TriBeCa), Capitol Hill (Harvard Market), South Lake Union (2200), DT Bellevue (Avalon Meydenbauer), DT Kirkland (Lake Street Center), Lynnwood (Scriber Creek) and outside Seattle in Palm Springs California (Indian Canyon Hotel & Conference Center), Las Vegas Nevada (Rivero Ranch Campus) Houston Texas (Aviation Towers), Guatemala Central America (Casino/Hotel/Golf Course Destination Resorts) and conceptualization and development of Luxuriant World Resorts.

• Over the past 10 years, collaborated on and initiated the ground up development and management of real estate assets in excess of $1.5 Billion in the greater Seattle, Washington region and internationally.

• Expertise in (i) leading experienced executive teams in deploying highly successful visionary strategies and (ii) employing field-tested intellectual assets focused on development site selection, project conceptualization and programming, development of equity financing programs, securing of land and pre-development loans, lease negotiations, obtaining land use and building permits for urban developments, as well as, the operational management, marketing and sales of completed projects.

• Recognized opinion leader and a dynamic communicator as an invited speaker at industry forums.

• Extensive professional development in architectural design/programming, construction management, property management, marketing, real estate law and public policy.

Jim Alekson’s Specialties:

Field-Tested Expertise in all phases of the development of complicated mixed-use projects in population dense Meteropolitan locations throughout the United States and Internationally.

Jim Alekson’s Experience

Principal

Group West Development Strategies LLC

(Privately Held; Commercial Real Estate industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

We craft development stategies through focused, meticulous attention to detail. We create groundup, asthetically appealing mixed-use real estate projects which are functionally efficient and effectively delivered notwithstanding the divergent resource needs of individual use components.
Principal

M Development Group LLC

(Commercial Real Estate industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

M Development Group is planning Phase I of the exceptional mixed-use Aviation Towers Campus situated on 6 acres of superior real estate strategically fronting the northeast corner of the Beltway-8 Tollway and Westheimer Road and located 11.71-miles west of Downtown Houston and 6-miles west of Houston’s world-renowned “Galleria” District.

Aviation Towers is the first major development of its kind to open in the rapidly developing Westheimer/Beltway–8 Corridor providing market-rate rental housing together with mixed-use retail/office/ commercial components and 200 key international hotel facility within a Campus Environment.

Phase II will add a 14-story 201,000 SF Class-A office building over a 5-story parking structure to the Aviation Towers Campus. Phase III is a 18-story 324,000 SF market rate housing development over a 5-story parking structure.
Principal

Fin City Associates S.A. - Guatemala

(Commercial Real Estate industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

The business and philanthropic objectives of Alekson Development Group and its Guatemalan affiliate Fin City Associates S.A. together with its Guatemalan Strategic Alliance Partners are programmed to directly benefit the children of Guatemala. The Group’s corporate philosophy focuses on strategic fiscal programs which provide a direct, positive economic stimulus to the regions chosen for investment. Long-term, new employment opportunities will be created through strategic investment programs for the advancement of Green Technologies to help reduce Guatemala’s carbon footprint, the development of hydro electric facilities to help light Guatemalan homes, world-class hotel resorts and marina facilities (www.luxuriantworldresorts.com) to encourage tourism, habitat housing projects to improve living conditions, medical facilities to improve health conditions, trade schools, convenience retail centers to provide for day-to-day needs and most importantly, encouragement and incubation of in-country generated intellectual properties for advancement of long-term fiscal sustainability.
Principal & COO

South Strip Development Group LLC

(Commercial Real Estate industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

South Strip Development Group LLC is programming a multi-phase plan for the development of the exceptional mixed-use Rivero Ranch Campus situated on a strategically located 11.30-acre land parcel in the “New South Strip” of Las Vegas, Nevada; the area termed the “last true growth corridor” remaining in Las Vegas.
The components comprising the first phase of Rivero Ranch Campus include 972 Class-A rental apartments, a commercial/retail component totaling 58,000 SF and an office-flex component totaling 176,400 SF strategically located along Frank Sinatra Drive facing Interstate 15. Future phases of Rivero include a Casino (390,250 SF), several Hotel Flags (1,241 Hotel Keys) and a Convention Center (360,000 SF) together with two 42-story High Rise rental apartment towers.
Principal & Founder

Luxuriant World Resorts

(Hospitality industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)

Our brand development seamlessly integrates world-class casino gaming; extraordinary hospitality services; incomparable culinary experiences; luxuriant spa therapies; eco-wellness services and fitness programs providing the ultimate in pampering and relaxation; world-class branded tennis camps; championship branded golf courses and the sense that, each of our distinctive Luxuriant Masterpiece CollectionTM resorts will be the destination of choice for future discriminating guests.
Principal

Alekson/GW Development Group

(Commercial Real Estate industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Alekson Development Group (www.aleksongroup.com) (“ADG”) and Group West Companies (www.groupwestcompanies.com) (“GW”) join forces to bring their respective real estate development and architectural/planning/design skill-sets together as Alekson/GW Development Group (“Alekson/GW”).

Alekson/GW strategically merges over 100-years of principal directed development and architectural expertise. From ADG’s mixed-use real estate development experience to GW’s architectural, planning, development strategies experience and long-term Indian Country relationships throughout North America, the Alekson/GW Team is perfectly positioned to advance and sustain Native America Tribal Development Strategies.

Ventures include green technologies for electrical energy generation, aggregate mining and distribution together with gaming resorts combining Casino, Hotel, Conference, Entertainment and Health/Wellness Centers.
President & CEO

Alekson Development Group LLC

(Commercial Real Estate industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

Over 25 years experience in all development phases of a broad range of successfully executed urban mixed-use projects in population dense metropolitan neighborhoods across the United States, Canada and Guatemala Central America.

Expertise in conceptualization, programming, planning, design, marketing/branding and construction/financial management of urban, mixed-use projects in Strategic Alliances with Equity Partners valued from $50-$750MM

Long-term successful 3rd party talent/skill-set outsourcing to create expert Teams specifically assembled to meet the unique needs of each individual Project resulting in a record of successfully executed, highly profitable Projects.
Chief Operating Officer

Milliken Development Group

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

2005 — June 2007 (2 years )

The identification, programming, execution and management of urban mixed-use (residential and commercial) development projects in population dense Metropolitan neighborhoods.
Vice President

Milliken Development Group

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

1989 — 2005 (16 years )

The identification, programming, execution and management of urban mixed-use (residential and commercial) development projects in population dense Metropolitan neighborhoods.
General Manager - Shopping Center Leasing

BCED Development Corporation

(Public Company; Commercial Real Estate industry)

July 1984 — December 1989 (5 years 6 months)

Responsible for retail leasing for a series of newly constructed company originated and executed shopping centers located in greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal

Tedford Realty Corporation

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Commercial Real Estate industry)

1975 — 1984 (9 years )

To capitalize on the changing and rapidly growing real estate market in British Columbia and Alberta in the mid 1970s, I established Tedford Realty Corporation. This company focused primarily on unique consulting opportunities as well as providing specialized property management services.
Team Leader

Reed Shaw Stenhouse

(Public Company; Insurance industry)

1971 — 1975 (4 years )

In early 1970’s, managed commercial insurance risk placement team. Team specialized in syndicated placement of liability and property damage insurance coverages with numerous underwriters for industrial risks and other commercial enterprises