CenterCal Properties
Varun Akula is a seasoned real estate professional with extensive experience in development, acquisitions, asset management, and entitlements. Currently serving as Senior Vice President of Development at CenterCal Properties since June 2024, Varun previously held the position of Managing Director at Hines from August 2008 to May 2024, during which time responsibilities included overseeing various aspects of real estate projects. Varun's career began with key roles as Owner at The Quincy Grille and internships at renowned firms such as NAI Realvest, The Staubach Company, and T. Rowe Price. Varun holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Harvard University, completed in 2008, and attended Lake Highland Preparatory School from 1992 to 2004.
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CenterCal Properties
CenterCal Properties, LLC, founded in 2004 by Fred Bruning and Jean Paul Wardy, is a full-service commercial real estate company in the business of investing, developing, leasing, and managing its projects. CenterCal excels in, and is best known for, creating destinations throughout the western United States with a unique strategy of “placemaking,” which emphasizes the importance of developing spaces with a sense of community. Bruning and Wardy’s creative vision and passion for development, coupled with CenterCal’s internal expertise, are evident in the properties the company owns and operates today. In the Pacific Northwest, those include; Bridgeport Village, Nyberg Woods and Nyberg Rivers in Oregon, and The Village at Totem Lake, Valley Mall, The Terminal at Ballard and The Trails at Silverdale in Washington. The Intermountain Region properties include: Mountain View Village, Station Park and Canyon Corners in Utah and The Village at Meridian and Treasure Valley Marketplace in Idaho. California is home to: The Veranda, The Collection at Riverpark, 2nd&PCH and Plaza 183. Projects currently under development include Mercantile Village in Lake Oswego, Oregon and Mountain View Village Phase 2 in Riverton, Utah.