Shorenstein Properties LLC
555 California Street 49th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 772-7000
Fax: (415) 294-9134
Douglas Shorenstein
Chairman and CEO
Douglas Shorenstein joined the family business
in 1983. Under his leadership, Shorenstein Properties LLC changed
its investment model from traditional, single-purpose joint
ventures to sponsorship of a series of highly-successful, closed-end
investment funds. During Mr. Shorenstein's tenure as Chairman
and CEO, Shorenstein Properties LLC has more than doubled its
holdings and become national in focus. Before joining the company,
Mr. Shorenstein worked as a real estate attorney in the New
York law firm of Shearman & Sterling. Mr. Shorenstein is
involved in numerous political, civic, philanthropic and cultural
activities and currently serves as Chairman of the United Way
of the Bay Area. He is a Trustee Emeritus for The Fine Arts
Museums of San Francisco, is a former Director of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce and is a Senior Advisory Board member for
the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy,
Kennedy School, Harvard University. Mr. Shorenstein holds a
B.A. in Economics from University of California at Berkeley,
and a J.D. from University of California, Hastings College of
the Law.
Glenn Shannon
President and COO
Glenn Shannon joined Shorenstein Properties LLC
in 1994. His primary responsibilities are coordinator of the
company's day-to-day operations, equity raising for the company's
various investment funds and management of relationships with
fund investors. As the senior professional located in the company's
New York office, Mr. Shannon's responsibilities also include
oversight of all business handled through the New York office.
Prior to joining Shorenstein Properties LLC, Mr. Shannon spent
twelve years at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling in New
York in its real estate department, the last four as a Partner,
where he represented foreign and domestic clients in all aspects
of real estate investment throughout the United States. He holds
a B.A. from Williams College and a J.D. from the University
of Michigan.
Thomas Hart
Executive Vice President
Thomas Hart joined Shorenstein in 1982. He is responsible for overseeing the company's community, political and governmental relations in the San Francisco Bay Area and plays a leading role in the companies development activities. Mr. Hart also oversees the management and administration of a portfolio of investments held by members of the Shorenstein family. Mr. Hart is a board member of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR), Urban Land Institute San Francisco District Council, and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Mid-Market Project Area Committee. Prior to joining Shorenstein, Mr. Hart worked as Vice President of development for Marriott International in Washington, D.C. In 1972 and 1973, Mr. Hart served as Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon at The White House. Mr. Hart graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S., and from Harvard Business School with an M.B.A.
For more information please contact:
Tim Gallen
Gallen•Neilly & Associates
1981 N. Broadway, Ste 400
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
tim@gallen.com
Phone: 925.930.9848
Fax: 925.930.9903
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Background Information:
San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties LLC
is one of the oldest and most successful private real estate investment
companies active throughout the United States in the acquisition,
development, ownership and management of office and mixed-use properties.
Since its beginning in 1924, the company has evolved from a regional
real estate operating company to an active national investor and
manager of commingled institutional capital. Since 1992, Shorenstein
has sponsored eight closed-end real estate investment funds. Shorenstein's
broad access to transactions and extensive in-house investment and
operating expertise has positioned Shorenstein to produce attractive
investment results across multiple market cycles.
Company History
Walter H. Shorenstein began work in commercial real estate with
the San Francisco-based brokerage firm Milton Meyer & Company
in 1946, and in 1951 he was made a partner in the firm. By 1960,
Mr. Shorenstein had become president and owner of Milton Meyer &
Company, and began dramatically expanding its real estate development
and management activities. Under his leadership, the company became
the largest owner and operator of Class A office buildings in San
Francisco, and forged lasting relationships with major institutional
partners such as IBM, Bechtel, MetLife and Bank of America.
Douglas W. Shorenstein joined the family business as president
in 1983 after working three years as a real estate attorney with
the law firm of Shearman & Sterling in its New York office.
In 1990, Doug Shorenstein renamed the company, Shorenstein Company,
L.P., and embarked on the Company's evolution from a regionally-focused
family business into a real estate investment management company
operating on a national platform. Since 1992, Shorenstein Company
has sponsored a series of closed-end investment funds partnering
with institutions, endowments, pension funds and high net-worth
individuals. Under Doug Shorenstein's leadership, the company has
more than doubled its holdings, acquiring some of the most renowned
office properties in the United States. Shorenstein Company LLC
has grown to become the premier private owner and operator of Class
A office buildings in the United States, engaged in all aspects
of office building investment, development, financing, leasing,
construction and management.
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