Jim Purinton

Office and hotel real estate advisor
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Jim Purinton is a senior commercial real estate veteran with more than 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and has been involved in the acquisition, development, management and disposition of over 100 retail, office, industrial and multifamily properties totaling over 20 million square feet located in 22 states and Canada. Jim is currently Managing Principal at Purinton Development, LLC, which was founded in 2004. At Purinton, Jim has overseen a large number of commercial real estate transactions that includes the sourcing, underwriting and closing on unique value-add acquisitions and development opportunities, as well as related equity and financings for retail properties, restaurants, shopping center sites, and retail condominiums. He has also provided significant brokerage, management and real estate consulting services that have included representing more than 1000 brokers; analyzed dozens of leases for Fortune 500 clients; and assisted in deal structuring and asset management for a variety of properties. Previously, Jim was a Senior Managing Director for Alliance Commercial Partners where he oversaw investment, financing / fundraising, development and advisory activities for the company. For 16 years, Jim was also President and CEO of ORIX Real Estate Holdings, where he presided over 90 employees across nine offices in the U.S. Operations included investment/development and asset management ($1.35 billion of properties), marketing and leasing ($10M sf), dispositions (8.5M sf), finance/fund raising, joint venture sourcing and accounting/administration functions.