Manulife US REIT
Dr. Choo has over 35 years of experience in the real estate industry including research, consulting, valuation, property management, leasing, development planning and investment appraisal in both the private and public sectors. His contributions to Singapore's urban development and real estate market over the years include being on the inaugural International Advisory Panel (IAP) for the development of the cutting edge one north project at Buona Vista, and serving as the Deputy Chairman of the Land Working Group of the Economic Review Committee (ERC) which sanctioned the creation of REITs and development of the New Downtown and Marina Bay Financial Centre. He has also served on the boards of JTC Corporation under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Land Authority (SLA) under the Ministry of Law, the Valuation Review Board (VRB) under the Ministry of Finance, and NTUC Choice Homes under the National Trade Union Congress.
A Commonwealth Scholar, Dr. Choo obtained an M.Phil in Environmental Planning from the University of Nottingham (1979) after graduating from the University of Singapore in Estate Management (1974). Dr. Choo holds a Ph.D in Urban Planning from the University of Washington with a Certificate of Achievement in Urban Design (1988) and is a member of the Tau Sigma Delta Honors Society in Architecture and Allied Arts, USA. He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers(SISV) and an Affiliate Member of the Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP).
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Manulife US REIT
Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT). It focuses on investing, directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of income-producing office real estate in markets in the United States, as well as real estate-related assets. Its portfolio consists of three office properties in the United States, with a net lettable area of approximately 1, 783, 080 square feet. The Company's office properties include Figueroa, which is a 35-story Class A office building with over 694, 530 square feet of net lettable area, located in the South Park district of Downtown Los Angeles, two blocks away from a range of entertainment venues; Michelson, which is a 19-story, Trophy office building with approximately 532, 600 square feet of net lettable area, located in Irvine, Orange County, within the Greater Los Angeles market, and Peachtree, which is a 27-story Class A office building with over 555, 940 square feet of net lettable area, located in the heart of Midtown, Atlanta.