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BentleyForbes is one of the nation’s fastest growing, privately-held commercial
real estate investment companies. The Company is focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of trophy Class A office buildings,
luxury resort and hotel properties and select high-quality industrial and retail facilities in major markets throughout the United States.
The Company was founded in 1993 by C. Frederick Wehba and C. Frederick Wehba II. The Wehba family
has been involved in the acquisition, development, ownership and management
of commercial real estate for over 25 years.
BentleyForbes actively
invests in multi-tenant commercial real estate properties, focusing
on acquiring signature, Class A trophy assets which have a high residual real
estate value due to their locations in major MSAs and top submarkets
nationally. In its acquisitions, the Company places a primary focus
on the underlying submarket, as opposed to a macro-market, believing
that real estate is all about a specific location and its fundamentals.
In addition to its investment in multi-tenant commercial real estate
properties, the Company is also internationally recognized for its
expertise in the acquisition and management of single-tenant, sale-leaseback
and net lease properties.
During the past four years, BentleyForbes has
successfully completed the purchase of several Class A office and hospitality
properties in diverse markets, summarized as follows:
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Building Size - Square Feet
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Prudential Plaza |
Chicago, Illinois |
2,200,000' |
Bank of America Plaza |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1,288,000' |
Las Olas Centre |
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
469,000' |
Preston Commons |
Dallas, Texas |
419,000' |
Sterling Plaza |
Dallas, Texas |
303,000' |
Watergate |
Washington, D.C. |
261,000' |
Park Center |
Dallas, Texas |
236,000' |
AmeriCredit |
Arlington, Texas |
237,000' |
Four Seasons Resort and Golf Club |
Irving, Texas |
431 rooms; 2 PGA golf courses Home of the HP Byron Nelson Championship |
Generally, the Company acquires commercial
real estate properties for an intermediate holding period, thereby
providing the Company with a stable revenue stream. Selectively, the
Company sells properties when those assets are not deemed to be consistent
with its longer-term ownership goals.
BentleyForbes is staffed
by a team of senior executives and industry professionals with expertise
in commercial real estate acquisitions, asset management, finance,
investment banking, corporate operations, transaction due diligence
and legal. The strategic oversight of the Company is directed by its
Executive Committee, which includes the co-founder, C. Frederick Wehba II, Chairman, other members of the Wehba family, Chad Wehba, Partner, and Cyle Wehba, Partner as well as James (Jim) M. Kasim, President & COO. The Executive Committee works directly to develop strategies and investment programs, implemented by the Company’s senior executives under the oversight of Mr. Kasim, who is directly responsible for the Company’s day-to-day operations and investment transactions.
BentleyForbes has substantial access to capital for investment in commercial real estate properties. One of the Company’s greatest strengths is its ability to make a quick decision on an investment opportunity; this is possible because the Company is privately owned and its family controlled Executive Committee is able to act much more quickly than can a typical public company.
The Company is headquartered in Los Angeles (Century City), California and also operates regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale and Washington, D.C.
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