Ted Horton

Current

• Managing Member at Norcal PV LLC
• President at Antaeus Properties Inc.

Past

• Associate at Halcyon Ltd.
• Lieutenant, CEC, USN at United States Navy

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• Sun Engineer's PV Design Workshop

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Recommended

4 people have recommended Ted

Connections

83 connections

Industry

Commercial Real Estate

Websites

• Burning Daylight
• Cursed By Knowing The Numbers
• norcalpv.com

Ted Horton’s Summary

My craft--a mashup of attractive project economics, great design and construction, and the best in renewable energy--produces assets that tread lightly on the land while leaving some great footprints in the sands of time.

My goal is producing real property assets that reflect three principles: a keen understanding of the land, the respectful stewardship of our environment, and an attractive return on the investment monies we are entrusted with.

Over the past 20 years, I have produced some insanely great places to live in Northern California and Hawaii. A home defines who we are--it is the foundation of a family, an island of calm in a sea of doubt--and communicates who we would like to be. As Robert AM Stern says, "Every American house is a dream house". Projects included over $150 million of distinctive residential real property, including three homes published in Architectural Digest.

Have a question on a site or your next project? Let's talk.

Ted Horton’s Specialties:

LEED Accredited Professional
Site Feasibility and Acquisition
Solar Power System Feasibility
Solar Power System Design & Development
Solar Power System Capitalization
Cost Estimating -- Instant Feasibility
Gaining Entitlements
Complete Project Management
Outstanding Quality Delivered--on time, on budget.

Ted Horton’s Experience

• Managing Member

  Norcal PV LLC

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Construction industry)

  September 2006 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Photovoltaics [PV], besides being an essential part of defining your property's green credentials, can transform marginal real estate into a valuable asset. We transform air rights over parking structures, parking lots and rooftops into architecturally significant elements that harvest your available solar resource.
  
  The two most important elements in PV power development are system design, and system capitalization. Every system we develop has a design and cap stack tailored to the unique location and need.
  
  PV--your power, our future.

• President

  Antaeus Properties Inc.

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

  August 1988 — Present (20 years 6 months)

  Responsible for producing insanely great places to live in Northern California and Hawaii. Locales include Woodside, San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma, California, and Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii.
  
  Acts as managing partner in creating real estate investments in residential property in Northern California, Puget Sound and Hawaii. Licensed real estate broker in California.
  
  Performs photovoltaic system development, integration, and installation as contractor for NORCAL PV LLC
  
  Licensed C-10 [electrical] C-46 [solar] and B [general contractor] in California.

• Associate

  Halcyon Ltd.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

  September 1987 — August 1988 (1 year)

  This was Michael Buckley's [now director of Columbia's graduate real estate program] real estate consultancy. I worked out of the SF office on urban mixed use developments and "working out" projects that were not so successful. Spent a lot of time on the road, working on projects on the East Coast, West Coast and Asia.
  
  First position after graduate school. I had a lot to learn.

• Lieutenant, CEC, USN

  United States Navy

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  June 1981 — September 1986 (5 years 4 months)

  CEC stands for Civil Engineer Corps--the Navy's builders. The CEC is perhaps best personified by its Navy Seabees--motto: "Construimus, Batuimus"—"We Build, We Fight".
  
  Saw the world and got to build in a fair bit of it. My favorite movie is still John Wayne's "The Fighting Seabees".
  
  Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 40 1981-1983
  Resident Officer In Charge of Construction, Northwest Region, 1983-1985
  Chief Engineer, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, 1985-1986

Ted Horton’s Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  MSRED, Master of Science in Real Estate Development, 1986 — 1987

  After five years as a naval officer, I needed some time to learn how to think like a civilian (and entrepreneur) again. MIT is the ultimate meritocracy for a graduate student. The Center for Real Estate is a small refuge within the 'Tute that was a great place to further develop my craft.

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  BME, Mechanical Engineering, 1977 — 1981

  Tough engineering school and a stiff challenge for a farm kid from PA. Georgia Tech provides the best education/$ of any US undergraduate engineering school, and the friends I made here are my friends for life. I made it out in four years, but it wasn't pretty.

  Activities and Societies:

  I lasted less than a minute in an interview with ADM Rickover--needless to say, nuclear power was not in my future.
  
  Five Jump Chump [FT Benning]

• Sun Engineer's PV Design Workshop

Additional Information

Ted Horton’s Websites:

• Burning Daylight
• Cursed By Knowing The Numbers
• norcalpv.com

Ted Horton’s Interests:

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