Bruce Hursh
Mr. Hursh has over 25 years of experience in acquisition, disposition, financing and development of commercial real estate. Prior to joining Summit, Mr. Hursh formed Sendero Equities L.L.C. to acquire income producing properties and develops raw land for commercial uses. Additionally, Sendero provides consulting and advisory services to acquirers of commercial real estate.
Prior to Sendero, as a principal in a private real estate firm backed by a large Canadian pension fund, Mr. Hursh has been responsible for investing approximately $400 million into office and industrial properties. In this capacity he was responsible for property identification, underwriting, and acquisition as well as asset management oversight.
Mr. Hursh has worked at several prestigious firms including Trammell Crow Company and Fults Oncor. While at these companies Mr. Hursh represented numerous institutional owners including pension fund advisors, REITS, Wall Street investment funds, banks, and national private equity firms in the disposition of their assets. While Mr. Hursh has experience in the acquisition and disposition of a variety of commercial real estate property types his primary focus has been on the office sector. At Trammell Crow he facilitated the sale of a large office building portfolio totaling 1.8 million square feet on behalf of Bank One Corporation as well as a large retail portfolio owned by GE Capital Corporation.
Among his major early career accomplishments was the formation and management of a real estate division for a Southwest Plan savings bank. In this position Mr. Hursh’s group was responsible for the disposition of $800 million of real estate assets, including office, warehouse, land, multi-family and hotels/motels.
Mr. Hursh has longstanding relationships with the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors (NTCAR), CCIM, National Association of Realtors, and the Urban Land Institute. His varied experience and leadership roles in these organizations have garnered him extensive contacts and resources throughout the real estate industry.
EDUCATION
Mr. Hursh holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a concentration in real estate from Southern Methodist University. He received the CCIM designation in 1992 and is a licensed Texas Real Estate Broker.