Team
Gregg Young
Senior Executive
Senior executive with experience spanning the full life cycle of a real estate asset. Gregg’s distinguishing skill is his ability to integrate data into action plans with timelines and then manage those to conclusion.
Education
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Dartmouth College, A.B., magna cum laude, Urban Economics and Government
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Stanford Graduate School of Business, M.B.A., Real Estate and Finance
Gregg's Bio
His career began as a partner in the Dallas office building division of Trammell Crow Company (TCC) where over 5 million square feet were constructed in a five-year period. Gregg was involved in the design, construction, financing and leasing of eight different office projects, three exceeding 900,000 SF each.
At the TCC Board’s request, Gregg then founded Corporate Services which made TCC’s development and asset management services available to Fortune 500 companies on a fee basis. Representative assignments included an overall assessment of owned and leased assets for the CFO of Kraft General Foods, recommending changes in practices and use of assets to enhance ROA and EBITDA. Among other things, the engagement identified “above market” features in owned Build to Suit industrial facilities unlikely to be recovered in a market sale and operating properties whose market value far exceeded their current value in use – suggesting relocation might be in order. During his stint at Corporate Services, Gregg developed a strong working relationship with the TCC local partners (covering 60+ cities) from the west coast to the east coast. He retains that relationship with many former partners who have now set up successful independent development companies.
Gregg recently concluded a 7-year engagement operating a 6 million square foot portfolio of Industrial buildings in Southern California. Here he oversaw a 25 person staff, $100 m in new acquisitions (including land assemblages), $125M in dispositions, and $85 million in refinancing. Gregg was also heavily involved in land use plans and new building design in Culver City, Marina del Rey, and Anaheim including working with Gensler and other local architects during schematics and entitlements.
Currently, Gregg serves as Special Advisor and Partner to the principals at Serra Real Estate Capital where he focuses on providing the best capital solutions to clients. He sits on the Advisory Board of VIATechnik, a widely respected real estate and construction technology company serving such companies as Disney, ProLogis, and McCarthy Construction and keeps up with how “best in class” companies are applying technology to improve and accelerate outcomes.
Trevor Young
Mid-Level Executive
A mid-level executive with an operational background full service commercial real estate companies and transaction management. Trevor is known for taking on any challenge and finding solutions that produce the best outcome for all involved.
Education
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Pitzer College, BA, Neuroscience
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University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, MBA, Entrepreneurship
Trevor's Bio
Trevor is a dynamic problem solver with over fifteen years in commercial real estate. Recently, he worked for a startup real estate company closely affiliated with a Top 100 accounting firm, Macias, Gini & O’Connell (MGO). His role focused on transaction management, construction management, financial analysis, and creating the lease administration service line in collaboration with MGO.
While securing his MBA at USC Marshall School of Business, he worked with the asset management team at Rising Realty in Los Angeles. Trevor assisted with the $60M adaptive reuse of the Title Insurance building in downtown Los Angeles including tracking LEED certification. He was heavily involved in lease analysis and negotiations. Taking advantage of his aptitude for technology, Trevor designed and built in-house databases for leasing as well as for tracking Rising’s use of sustainability products and building systems.
Trevor began his career in Austin, where he last was Operations Manager at HPI Real Services & Investments (HPI). During his tenure the company grew significantly doubling its office, industrial and retail SF under management to over 14.5M square feet while developing over $700M of new assets. The employee count more than doubled to over 125 employees. During this high growth period, Trevor’s responsibilities broadened to include formalizing marketing practices, coordinating IT for the firm ($120,000+ annual budget), and overseeing the Company’s Risk Management (200+ properties valued over $700M). Seeing his versatility, HPI gave him new challenges, including managing construction draws (over $300M in loans), filling in temporarily as construction manager, managing landlord marketing, and directly supporting the senior partners on growth planning and formulating the corporate branding strategy.
