Jeff Allen

​Mr. Allen serves as a Managing Principal overseeing the acquisition, underwriting and management of retail and office properties. Mr. Allen has compiled over 25 years of commercial real estate experience that includes direct development, acquisition, disposition and operational roles at both public and private companies. Through October of 2009, Mr. Allen was employed by Trademark Property Company for 11 years while serving as Senior Vice President – Director of Acquisitions and Asset Management handling more than 4 million square feet of retail and office space with a total asset value in excess of $1 billion. Trademark is a regional commercial real estate firm based out of the DFW area that specializes in retail and mixed-use development in Texas and surrounding states.

Prior to Trademark, Jeff served as a Partner & President of Huff, Brous, McDowell and Montesi Management, Inc. from 1993 to 1998 where he oversaw a staff of 35 employees that provided third-party management and leasing services to various private and institutional owners for a portfolio of office, retail and industrial projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a total size of 6.4 million square feet.

Jeff Allen’s experience also includes approximately four years as a Vice President – Senior Asset Manager for CBRE Realty Investors (pension fund advisory group). He served in this capacity in both Dallas and Los Angeles offices of CBRE as the asset manager on a portfolio of Class A office, retail and industrial projects located in the western portion of the US. Jeff was also responsible for successfully disposing of a distressed REO portfolio located throughout the western US for a third-party client valued at $80 million while at CBRE. Mr. Allen earned a BBA from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX) with a concentration of coursework in real estate and finance. He has been a licensed Texas real estate broker since 1987.