John Christen
Executive Vice President
Director of New Business Development
John Christen is Executive Vice President, Director of New Business Development for Urban Retail Properties, LLC. Mr. Christen’s role encompasses all aspects of domestic new business opportunities
Mr. Christen has been actively engaged in the commercial real estate industry in several capacities for over 15 years. In late-2008, he formed Christen Realty Capital, LLC (“CRC”) to offer services to entities involved in real estate equity and debt finance transactions. Clients included the FDIC, lending entities, borrowers, investment companies, hedge funds, private equity funds, and REITs. Before CRC, he co-managed the platforms for mezzanine, preferred equity, B-note, and bridge positions for two companies – LEM Mezzanine, L.P., a private equity fund co-sponsored by Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds, and RAIT Financial Trust, a publicly-traded REIT. During this time, and as part of approximately $3.0 billion in total transaction value, he personally closed over $300 million in more than 80 subordinated and senior loan transactions. Mr. Christen has excellent business relationships with real estate private equity funds, hedge funds, Wall Street lenders, commercial banks, life insurance companies, and mortgage bankers.
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