DAVID F.

BALLEW
24676 Canary Island Court #102
Bonita Springs, FL 34134
239-207-5752
db505f52@westpost.net

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Licensed Attorney Licensed Broker (4 states)
Development Finance
Asset Management Deal Structure
Acquisitions Dispositions
Track record of success in creating business models for maximum efficiency and p
rofitability to increase revenues (150%+), decrease expense/overhead (50%+), and
a strong commitment to maximizing employee talents to support business growth.
Proven ability to provide respected leadership and insightful business analysis
in all facets of real estate.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
The Ballew Company Bonita Springs, FL 2008-present
Principal/Owner
Bank consulting commercial foreclosures, workouts & O/REO. Investment sales bro
kerage.
HIW Development, LLC Fort Myers, FL 2005-06/'08
Principal/Owner
Founded development company specializing in anchored and mixed-use product. Res
ponsible for complete project development including site sourcing; securing fina
ncing; legal; land use entitlements; bidding, engaging and coordinating all 3rd
party consultants; planning & design; project management; marketing, leasing & s
ales; tenant improvements and asset management. Developed:
* 16-acre mixed use 65,000 SF retail; 30,000 SF office & 3 outparcels in Fort My
ers. Sold @ profit before economic meltdown.
o Cost @ $21,375,000 / Value @ $35,000,000
Commercial Net Lease Realty, Inc. Orlando, FL 2002-2005
Senior Vice President Development
Retained to restructure National Development Division of publicly traded company
.
Revised business model by expanding free-standing, single tenant core developmen
t
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program to include additional new multi-tenant development program. Reorganized
and reduced staff and hired appropriately qualified personnel for specific func
tions. Decreased expenses and overhead by over 50%. Responsible for supervisio
n of complete project development including site sourcing; securing financing; l
egal; land use entitlements; bidding, engaging and coordinating all 3rd party co
nsultants; planning & design; project management; marketing, leasing & sales; te
nant improvements and asset management. Personally utilized relationships with
all major tenants and negotiated all leases or pad sales. Increased development
revenues over 150%. To further increase revenues and product volume, I impleme
nted a national financial Joint Venture program.
Summary:
* Averaged drug store and single-tenant freestanding program to12 stores annuall
y
o Cost @ $30,000,000 / Value @ $48,000,000
* Averaged internal development of 3 grocery-anchored centers and one power cent
er annually
o 500,000 SF / Cost @ $110,000,000 / Value @ $200,000,000
* Averaged Joint Venture development of 5 grocery-anchored centers and one power
center annually
o 950,000 SF / Cost @ $150,000,000 / Value @ $300,000,000
BVT Equity Holdings, Inc. Atlanta, GA 1999-2002
President & Chief Executive Officer
Complete responsibility for all U.S. operations of full-service, German-owned re
al estate company. Retained to restructure company and fill 18-month leadership
vacancy. Revised and refined business model to 2 core business lines: national
development (both internal and joint venture), and national acquisitions. Impr
oved relationship with major German bank - primary equity joint venture partner.
Refined international equity syndication efforts into profitable acquisitions
program. Hired qualified professionals for each new division and significantly
reduced staff and overhead. Implemented new Acquisitions business model by impr
oving and maintaining broker and developer relationships to
consistently achieve acquisition goals. Acquisitions consisted of class-A, inve
stment-grade grocery-anchored shopping centers, power centers, and office produc
t. Increased acquisition operations to 2 funds annually consisting of 5 centers
per fund.
* Acquisition capital @ approximately $200,000,000 annually
o Increased acquisitions over 125%
* Coordinated efforts with bank partner for international equity syndication
* Responsible for placing 50% U.S. debt on projects after funds were closed
* Created internal Tax Department to process approximately 7,000 non-resident ta
x returns for international foreign investors

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* Created internal Asset and Property Management Department to oversee all manag
ement and accounting functions of portfolio
o Asset Management function had been outsourced previously
o Created profit Center that covered all overhead of entire Company
Restructured new Development Company to augment acquisitions program. Responsib
le for supervision of complete project development including site sourcing; secu
ring financing; legal; land use entitlements; bidding, engaging and coordinating
all 3rd party consultants; planning & design; project management; marketing, le
asing & sales; and tenant improvements. Maintained relationships with all major
tenants and negotiated all leases or pad sales. To further increase revenues an
d product volume, I also designed and implemented a national financial Joint Ven
ture program. Through the combination of the internal development and the JV pr
ogram we were able to increase development revenues 145%.
Summary:
* Averaged internal development of 3 grocery-anchored centers and one power cent
er annually
o 500,000 SF / Cost @ $110,000,000 / Value @ $200,000,000
* Averaged Joint Venture development of 5 grocery-anchored centers and one power
center annually
o 950,000 SF / Cost @ $150,000,000 / Value @ $300,000,000
Insignia/ESG & Paragon Group,Inc. Tampa, FL 1992-1999
Vice President of Retail Asset Management
Supervised East Region retail portfolio of 54 centers and malls totaling 11.5 mi
llion SF. Oversight for eight regional offices and associated staff with comple
te supervisory responsibility for: Asset & Property Management, Accounting, Mark
eting, Leasing, Dispositions, Acquisitions, Construction and Project management,
Redevelopment and Repositioning. Reported directly to 3rd party clients with c
omplete P & L responsibility. Re-developed and repositioned approximately 660,0
00 SF (5 centers) and increased overall net operating income by 30%.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
J.D. - Suffolk University Law School
Boston, MA
B.A. - Bowdoin College, cum laude
Brunswick, ME
Member of ICSC; U.S. Supreme Court; Massachusetts Bar; FL, GA, MA, ME Broker