James Simmons

Operates as a real estate investment company

Operates organization for advancement of community development and expanding economic opportunities

Functions as a College/University

Operates as a nonprofit professional trade association that promotes executives in commercial real estate, creates networks and hosting events for business opportunities

Ares Real Estate Group manages comprehensive public and private equity and debt strategies. Our Real Estate Group provides debt and equity capital to a broad spectrum of borrowers, property owners and real estate developers. We seek to create value for investors by investing in under-managed and undercapitalized assets in supply-constrained markets, targeting de-risked assets and markets with consistent demand fundamentals, high barriers to new supply and strong liquidity characteristics. Our debt strategies leverage diverse sources of capital to directly originate and manage commercial mortgage investments on properties that range from stabilized to requiring hands on value creation. Our Real Estate Group leverages the following core capabilities across our platform: Experienced Leadership—Stable and deep team that has been market cycle-tested and is established in many local markets across the world Global Market Perspective—Integrating a global market view with local market knowledge and fundamental asset analysis Multi-Channel Sourcing—Deep connectivity into local property networks, leading to off-market deal flow In-House Research—Corporate and industry research to identify and capitalize on market trends Our investment professionals are product and property type generalists who are able to invest in a range of commercial real estate assets – principally targeting properties (i) in strong markets, (ii) with solid competitive positioning, and (iii) controlled by experienced sponsorship teams executing value-add business plans. We primarily target major property types including industrial, multifamily, office, retail, lodging and senior-living properties and selectively consider hospitality, mixed-use, self-storage, single-tenant/owner-occupied, specialty use and student housing.

Owns, operates and develops community and neighborhood shopping centers

AREA Property Partners pursues a range of real estate investments that offer the opportunity for highly attractive risk-adjusted returns, whether through its opportunity funds, value-enhancement funds or its lending business. Area Property PArtners' investment strategy seeks to exploit the arbitrage between the high demand and liquidity for stabilized, core real estate assets and the relatively low demand and liquidity for assets that require strong real estate skills to improve them. The firm looks for situations in which investments can be made at an attractive cost basis and in which value can be enhanced through intensive operational and financial management. They often source investments by teaming up with joint venture partners with excellent access to off-market transaction flow. AREA Property Partners seeks to add value, with proven local partners, through aggressive asset management.