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| Marty Burger joins Silverstein Properties New York City developer Larry A. Silverstein today announced that Martin S. Burger has joined Silverstein Properties as Executive Vice President of the company. Mr. Burger comes to Silverstein Properties with a proven track record and many successes in real estate development, investment, management, sales and leasing. Mr. Burger was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Real Estate Ventures, a company he founded in 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Burger was the President of Related Las Vegas and Executive Vice President of The Related Companies, L.P. Mr. Burger has also worked as a Vice President at The Blackstone Group and also for Goldman Sachs' Whitehall Real Estate funds. As head of Artisan Real Estate Ventures, Mr. Burger oversaw the acquisition and management of almost 2,000 residential rental units around the Las Vegas valley. Artisan also provides brokerage and management services to high-rise and mid-rise condominium development projects. Prior to Artisan, Mr. Burger spent 15 years at Related, most recently as the President of Related Las Vegas and Executive Vice President of The Related Companies, L.P. Mr. Burger was also a Principal and the Chief Investment Officer for Related Urban Development (mixed use division), Related Lodging Group (hotel division) and Related Experiences (sponsorship division). As President of Related Las Vegas, Mr. Burger led all of Related's efforts in the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, and is a past member of the Executive Committee of the World Market Center in downtown Las Vegas. Mr. Burger opened the Related Las Vegas office in 2004, after opening Related's office in Washington, D.C. in 2003. As Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Related Urban Development, Mr. Burger was responsible for the structuring and financing for all of its projects involving more than $4 billion in public and private debt and joint venture equity transactions. Mr. Burger was responsible for completing the equity joint venture and all of the debt financing for its CityPlace project in West Palm Beach, Florida, as well as the bond financing for all of the public improvements in the project. In New York, Mr. Burger was responsible for leading the team that structured and closed $1.8 billion of debt and equity for the 2.8 million square foot Time Warner Center project on Columbus Circle. Mr. Burger subsequently helped orchestrate the successful refinancing of over $2 billion of debt and equity for the project. write your comments about the article :: © 2009 Construction News :: home page |