As founding partner of Avenida Partners, Bob brings over 40 years of experience in the development industry to the new generation of senior living rental communities designed for the Active Adult (55+) segment seeking an upscale, maintenance-free and fun-filled lifestyle.

Bob is directly involved in each step of the development process including site selection, municipal entitlement approvals, design, construction, marketing/lease-up, and financing of the projects. He chairs the Executive and Land Committees and participates in the Investment and Operations committees.

Current and past institutional and private equity capital partners have included The Carlyle Group, Istar, CalPERS, Hurst Holdings, Wells Fargo Capital Markets, Strand Capital, Lennar Corp., and Canyon Capital Advisors.

Bob is a graduate of the University of Southern California. For over 11 years he served on the Board of Huntington Medical Research Institutes, a non-profit collection of 9 bio-medical laboratories conducting early stage research and investigation. He has also been past committee chairman of Foothill Family Services, which provides counseling, shelter, and representation to victims and at-risk families of abuse and domestic violence. Bob is a licensed General Contractor and member of the Urban Land Institute and the Building Industry Association—OC.

Areas of Expertise:
• Property acquisition and development
• Financing
• Construction
• 55+ Consumer