JH Real Estate Partners

JH Real Estate Partners, Inc. (JHREP), a privately held real estate operating company, has proven to be an industry leader in the real estate investment field, having owned, developed, and managed in excess of $1.5 billion in retail, multifamily, and land in California. The core of JHREP’s success is its commitment to maximizing each transaction’s return on investment. This is achieved through its ability to acquire, finance, entitle, build, develop, redevelop, manage, and sell projects in markets that offer profitable opportunities.

Real Estate Specialization
Multifamily
Retail
Land/Development
Investment Type
Acquisition/Fee Simple
Investment Style
Core
Value-add
Development
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President & CEO

Hugo Aviles

Hugo F. Aviles has been responsible for acquiring and developing in excess of $1.5 billion worth of income producing commercial properties. Currently, he oversees JHREP’s $750 million investment real estate portfolio and its affiliate companies. Mr. Aviles creates the vision and identifies the opportunities for the company's short, mid, and long term growth strategies. His primary focus is on coordinating and evaluating the activities of the various companies and departments so that they can work cohesively, efficiently, in a cooperative manner to effectuate the overall goals for the properties, investors, and the company. Mr. Aviles began his career in 1984 working with a privately held family real estate investment company. In 1989 he founded JH Properties, a full service apartment company specializing in apartment sales and marketing, property management, investment underwriting, and real estate workouts.

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Chief Financial Officer

Gary Otto

Gary Otto joined Hugo F. Aviles in forming JH Real Estate Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries in 1995. As CFO and Secretary, his duties include responsibility for the companies’ financial reporting, banking and lender relations, investor relations, legal and insurance, closing escrows for acquisitions and sales, annual audits and tax return submissions. Mr. Otto oversees all Accounting and Information Systems and conducts the financial analysis for partnerships and deal structures, as well as oversees day-to-day operations at the Corporate level. Mr. Otto started his career in 1985 working for a major retail real estate company based in Chicago.

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Chief Operating Officer

Stathi Marcopulos

Stathi Marcopulos represented developers, owners, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants and others involved in complex retail, multifamily, and land transactions for 20 years and was a partner with Cox, Castle and Nicholson, one of California’s preeminent real estate law firms, prior to joining JHREP in 2007. Mr. Marcopulos provides advice and counsel to the JHREP principals, regional and corporate management teams, as well as outside management in real estate matters including: assessing legal risks and opportunities and advising accordingly, overseeing the documentation and negotiations related to acquiring and leasing of the real estate assets of the Company, retail asset management, assisting in the development of policies and procedures, supervising outside counsel and handling legal matters. Mr. Marcopulos has nearly 30 years of real estate law and transaction experience

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VP, Acquisitions

Ernie Rivas

Since the formation of JH Real Estate Partners, Inc. in 1995 and its predecessor company JH Properties, Inc. in 1989, Ernie Rivas has participated in the acquisition of over 20,000 multifamily units and 1.7 million square feet of retail shopping centers and commercial properties, including the development and entitlement of numerous acres of raw land. Mr. Rivas’ responsibilities include the acquisition and disposition of investments, procurement of entitlements for development projects, coordinating the due diligence process, and underwriting potential investments. Mr. Rivas has been actively involved in commercial and multifamily real estate for more than 38 years, and holds a California Real Estate Brokers License.

Key Focus Areas
Acquisitions Asset Management Construction Development Property Management
Geographical Area
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