AZ PARTNERS - Key Persons
Alex Shapiro has been around real estate his whole life. He has been with Arizona partners for 6 years. Alex is a native to Arizona, and knows the valley well. His specialty is leasing shopping centers and tenant representation.
Job Titles:
- Portfolio Manager and Leasing Specialist
Job Titles:
- DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
- Expert
Bob Rusing is a widely recognized and respected expert in the retail real estate industry. With more than 26 years of diverse experience throughout the United States he is an award-winning, consistent performer within the shopping center industry. Rusing's talents range from shopping center acquisitions, lifestyle center leasing, anchor tenant leasing, restaurant leasing, and redevelopment of aging regional malls to new ground up developments.
Bruce Shapiro, originally from Chicago, Illinois, graduated from the ASU School of Business in 1979. In 1984 he began his real estate career at the national brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap where he specialized in selling retail shopping centers. In his first year, Bruce was named rookie of the year and went on to earn several top awards during his ten-year run with Marcus. In 1994 he left and become a co-founder of his own investment company, Arizona Partners. Arizona Partners specializes in acquiring and redeveloping retail shopping centers. Today Arizona Partners owns approximately 2 million square feet of retail property in four states.
Bruce has two children and devotes his resources to several philanthropic causes such as Future for Kids and Good Will of Central Arizona.
Job Titles:
- Is Director of Leasing
- Leasing Director
Lamont is Director of Leasing and an Associate Broker at Arizona Partners with over two decades of experience in commercial real estate specializing in retail in the Phoenix Metro Area. He has extensive experience in marketing and leasing in the redevelopment and turnaround of underperforming shopping centers. Lamont has extensive experience doing deals from shop space with mom and pops to anchors with national tenants. He is also active in acquisitions for Arizona Partners.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner and Managing Director of Operations for Arizona Partners
Mark Burns is Partner and Managing Director of Operations for Arizona Partners, a full service commercial real estate firm that works exclusive on their company portfolio of properties. Mark works with the leasing and management team in their Scottsdale office to maintain a high level occupancy and a well-managed portfolio. Mark also works on the redevelopment of their new assets appearance and functionality along with re-tenanting the centers with the newest cutting edge restaurants and retailers. Prior to forming Arizona Partners in 94, Mark started in real estate with the Marcus & Millichap Phoenix office in 84. Shortly after that Mark started a Retail Leasing & Management company called MC Burns & Associates where he employed over 35 brokers, managers and staff that lease and managed in excess of 4 million square feet of retail in the metro area.
Mark currently is an active member with the ICSC and ULI organizations.
Shannon has over 20 years experience in the Commercial Real Estate Industry and is highly skilled in developing strategies to re-position underperforming projects. Shannon has a comprehensive grasp of retail commercial centers, the overall retail market and prides herself with creating and maintaining longstanding client relationships. Shannon is now a Development Partner at Arizona Partners - working on several Retail and Multi Family Projects in California, Texas and Colorado. Shannon was instrumental in the strategy to ‘value add' to an Enclosed Shopping Mall in Sacramento for disposition, by pursuing, negotiating and executing new leases with the most sought after National Retailers. Within a period of twelve months, the Mall sold at a profit of more than $12 million dollars. Initial development planning of a Retail, Multi Family and Mixed Use Project in the suburb of Denver Colorado. Single Tenant Buildings and Land Sales. She was previously the vice president of Bend Properties - In charge of leasing the entire portfolio. Shannon was directly responsible for negotiating and drafting large national tenant leases; participating in the refinance and sales of large enclosed and power shopping malls located in Southern California, Northern California and Las Vegas.
Shannon attended University in Paris, France and in Southern California. University of California, Irvine as a French Major and ultimately decided to study International Business at California State University, Fullerton where she received her B. A. in International Business with a concentration in French.