CALLAWAY BUILDERS - Key Persons
Alexander Ruiz is one of the managers of Prestige Florida Fund Partners. He is also the Chief Operations Officer of The Prestige and Pacifica Companies and has worked with them and their affiliates for nearly two decades. His efforts have been instrumental to their success and continued growth.
Previously, Mr. Ruiz was the Director of Finance and was responsible for coordinating the financing of over $2 billion in acquisitions of diverse real estate transactions and over $1.2 billion in loans. He has also coordinated equity and institutional mezzanine capital transactions totaling over $500 million. Additionally, Mr. Ruiz has been responsible for the management of all lender relationships with lenders such as Credit Suisse, FNMA, FHLMC, Citigroup Global Markets, UBS and many other local financial institutions. He has been trusted with the task of creating numerous community development districts and issuing public bond offerings.
Since April of 2009, Mr. Ruiz has overseen The Prestige & Pacifica Companies and all its affiliates, specifically Pacifica Homes and EZ 2 Own, which were the leading single-family distressed acquisition and resale companies in Florida with total sales nearing $175 million. As of 2010, The Prestige Companies have been among the largest privately held apartment holding companies in South Florida with over $300 million under ownership and management. Since 2012, Mr. Ruiz has been a manager and advisory board member with Black River Partners, a diversified real estate investment fund that has transacted well over $250 million in deals.
Mr. Ruiz holds an MBA and graduate degree certificate in Finance and International Business from the University of Miami and is an honors and magna cum laude graduate from Florida International University with a B.A. in Political Science. He has also served on numerous non-profit and governmental boards such as Kristi House and the City of Hialeah Personnel Board.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Chief Executive Officer of the Prestige & Pacifica Companies
Marty Caparros is the Chief Executive Officer of The Prestige & Pacifica Companies. Under Mr. Caparros' leadership The Prestige & Pacifica Companies have become among the premier developers of exceptional residential communities, commercial properties, and industrial properties in Florida.
Mr. Caparros successfully completed the construction and sale of over two thousand homes over the past 30 years. Mr. Caparros successfully steered the company through challenging market conditions and emerged with a reputation, both at the company and personal level, that is second to none.
Under Mr. Caparros' leadership, Prestige has partnered on projects with notable developers such as Roberto Cayon and Cayon Development, Jose Boschetti and BF Group, Art Falcone and the Falcon Companies, Sergio Pino and Century Homebuilders, David Adams, Alex Greyserman and Black River Partners and many others.
Mr. Caparros is a graduate of the University of Miami and is an active civic leader in his community. Among his public works, Mr. Caparros created the Prestige Scholarship at St. Thomas University for underprivileged youth from the City of Hialeah and is a recipient of the Century Award from Baptist Health Foundation. He has also been recognized and awarded by Hispanic Business, South Florida Business Journal, The Miami Herald and other organizations.
Job Titles:
- Lead Architect
- Manager
- Member of the Registered Architects
Mr. Albert Gonzalez is the Lead Architect for Callaway Builders Group. For over 20 years, his firm AOG Architecture, has designed, built and facilitated the construction of single family, multi-family, and commercial real estate building projects.
Albert holds a degree from The University of Miami and is a licensed Professional Architect as of 1987. Under the mentorship of his father, he began his architecture practice, AOG, in 1997 and has had a positive presence working with hundreds of clients locally. Albert and AOG Architecture work closely with professional partners not limited to Callaway and Pacifica Companies and Callaway Builders Group under the direction of Marty Caparros.
Mr. Gonzalez is a seasoned South Florida Design-Build Architect with experience in all areas of construction. In Albert's tenure at AOG Architecture, the firm has successfully completed over 250 custom single-family homes, 100 Multi-family residential/commercial homes, and over 200 commercial warehouse-office projects. AOG Architecture works on a variety of build types and sizes allowing Albert to use his creativity to explore all concepts to fit the needs of the client.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Gonzalez is a proud member of the Registered Architects in Florida