LORIE
ALEMANIA
Lorie Alemania, President of Portfolio Property Investors has over 25 years experience in all phases of commercial real estate, including asset management, property management, leasing, construction, new acquisition and investment analysis, financing and marketing.
She
graduated from San Francisco State University in 1983 with a BA
in Sociology and has been a licensed California real estate broker
since 1990. She began her real estate career in 1983 as a Leasing
Assistant with the Taubman Companies and joined Portfolio Property
Investors in 1986 as an assistant property manager. She was promoted
to property manager in 1988 and Vice President in 1990. Her induction
as President in 2006 marked her twentieth anniversary with the company.
As
President of Portfolio Property Investors, Ms. Alemania oversees
the management of the Leamington Building, the Financial Center
Building and Jack London Gateway all in Oakland, California. Additionally
she manages the Rancho Springs Medical Plaza and Hancock Medical
Center both in Murrieta, California. Previously managed properties
have included the Hopyard Village Shopping Center in Pleasanton,
California and retail shops in Yountville, California, as well as
numerous residential apartment buildings throughout the Bay Area.
In addition she functions as project and construction manager for
all new construction and tenant improvements.
Highlights of her career:
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She has managed properties for institutional lenders under a court
appointed receiver/trustee for both commercial and residential income
properties.
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In 1995 Councilmember Natalie Bayton awarded her an accommodation
for her work in West Oakland.
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In 1999, she successfully identified and negotiated a lease with
Gateway Foods, bringing the first new grocery store to Oakland in
25 years and earning her an award for community service from local
community groups in West Oakland.
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As leasing agent for the City of Oakland, she brought the Jack London
Gateway from 25% occupancy to 100% occupancy in 18 months.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development has showcased her
work at Jack London Gateway on a National level.
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Construction manager for two 30,000 square foot medical office building
from the ground up including all approvals, parcel maps, utilities,
grading, shell and tenant improvement construction.
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Oversaw the lease-up and served as construction manager for 50,000
square feet of tenant improvements from 2007-2008 in Oakland, California;
restoring the Leamington to 98% occupancy after the expiration of
the major tenant lease.
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Obtained necessary approvals and entitlements for the construction
of a 25,000 square foot commercial property in Yountville, California.
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Maintained an average annual 90 - 100% occupancy in The Leamington
for 14 years.
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During the acquisition of the Sharp Murrieta Medical Campus by Tenet
Healthcare and the subsequent acquisition by Universal Health Care,
coordinated with all three hospitals on the transfer of leases and
development agreements.
In addition to her real estate career Ms. Alemania has been an active member of Oakland Rotary since 2007 and presently sits on the Board of Directors of the Lake Merritt/Uptown Association.
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