1. Adrain L. Taylor 533 Peachtree Battle Ave. Atlanta, GA 30305 – TYL300sd@gmail.com 678-777-3509
www.linkedin.com/in/adraintaylor
Real Estate Development and Finance
SUMMARY: Commercial Real Estate Development and Finance Professional interested in joining small real
estate development team. 20+ years experience in development, finance, contracts, leasing/management and
workouts. Recently broke ground on new 50,000 SF office building and helped save owner $500,000 via value
engineering.
Experience, Key Competencies and Achievements
Commercial Real Estate Development
Masterplan Community Development
Commercial Mortgage Lending
AIA Contract Administration
Asset/Property Management
Bond Financing
Contract and Workout Negotiation
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
Securitization Process
Equities.
• Developed 550,000 SF office bldg, 1,000,000 SF R&D, and 1,000,000 SF warehouse product.
• Platted and engineered three 10,000-acre masterplan communities and sold platted subdivisions to
builders – sales of $120,000,000, which provided a profit of $84,000,000 to owner.
• Negotiated and secured approval of $3,000,000,000 of bond financing through Community Facility
District (CFD) bonds.
• Restructured a $250,000,000 bankrupted mortgage loan portfolio which was then securitized on Wall
Street saving the United States government over $100,000,000 in losses.
• Originated, negotiated, and closed over $530,000,000 in loans on office, retail, industrial, hospitality, and
multi-family properties.
• Resolved over $750,000,000 commercial mortgage loans via workouts and problem loan resolutions.
• Managed $2,500,000,000 commercial real estate loan portfolio with 576 loans.
Leader in the field. Instrumental in developing the national CMBS program for a leading Wall Street investment
house. Took the newly developing CMBS program from zero to $1,500,000,000 in annual pooled securitizations
while leading the underwriting process nationwide for all loans and all types of properties.
WORK EXPERIENCE
GH Anderson & Company - Development Officer. 2015. Commercial Real Estate Development. Contract to
assist in development of 50,000 SF office building (Atlanta), 300,000 SF retail shopping center (Gainesville), and
new Chipotle (Atlanta). Reviewed, negotiated, and tracked architecture and construction AIA contracts and draw
requests. Prepared and refined development budget, operating budget, and ROI projections. Worked to secure
city and county authorizations for Land Disturbance Permit. Performed forensic audit of historical architectural
billings. Handled office building management contract and insurance problems. Negotiation of tenant leases and
review of tenant credit
• Value engineering of building skin, HVAC, and overall design – worked to reduce cost of building by
approximately $500,000 on $14,000,000+ construction bid.
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2. FDIC - Senior Workout and Asset Professional. 2008-2015. For the US Government, banking and real estate
industry. Renova, ICS, MMC, FDIC
• Successful in resolving over $500,000,000 of commercial mortgage loans via workouts and problem loan
resolutions.
• Prevented additional loss by closing and winding up operations and loan portfolios of failed banks for
FDIC
• Constructed FDIC cases for workouts, forgiveness of debt, write-off of leasehold improvements, and
foreclosures
• Serviced multi-million dollar defaulted loan portfolios and prepared loans for structured sale
Vanguard Properties - Senior Vice President. 2001-2008. Land/Subdivision Development. Charged with
identification, purchase, planning and development of land for masterplan communities in AZ. Portfolio
included 30,000 acres (three masterplan communities) in and around metro Phoenix with 120,000 residential
units being engineered for sale. Performed contract negotiation, closed, annexed, and re-zoned successfully all
acreage purchased in AZ. Successfully negotiated for all properties Communities Facilities District bond
financing which allowed the developer to recoup development costs through general obligation and special
assessment bonds. Handled total land development including water, sewer, dry utilities, Corps of Engineers and
all governmental approvals. Chaired and directed teams for landscape, architecture, theming, and engineering for
creation of individual subdivisions. Delivered platted and engineered residential lots and negotiated sales of
subdivisions to builder companies. Total portfolio approximately $2,100,000,000.
• Day-to-day responsibility for planning and land development of 30,000 acres (three masterplan
communities).
• Directly managed and chaired teams for landscape, architecture, theming, and engineering for the
creation of individual subdivisions, platting and engineering of residential lots.
• Developed and finalized plans for 12MGD waste treatment facility
• Negotiated and closed $120,000,000 sales of subdivisions to builder companies.
• Negotiated $3,000,000,000 of CFD bonding for masterplan communities.
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc./GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation. Senior Vice President. 1995-
2001. Commercial Mortgage Backed Securitization (CMBS)
• Sourced, originated, underwrote, closed, and packaged commercial mortgages destined for securitization
through CMBS including multi-family, office, industrial, retail, hospitality, and special use real estate.
• Employed multiple loan structures including fixed rate, floating rate, interim, mezzanine, construction,
and bridge loans.
• Reviewed on a national basis all underwriting for eastern, mid-America, and western regions and
prepared portfolios for rating agency analysis for all securitized offerings.
Prior Experience:
Prudential Insurance Company of America - Prudential Realty Group:
Prudential Development Company
Development
Vice President-General Manager Development
Managed southeastern development office. Identified and assembled land for potential developments, worked
with neighborhoods for re-zoning of land, and negotiated purchase contracts. Solicited, hired, and supervised
architects, engineers, and contractors and constructed buildings for the company portfolio. Selected and
supervised leasing/management companies and leased all properties. Transferred fully completed and leased
development properties to Prudential Leasing and Management Company. Completed 500 thousand SF of office
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3. buildings, 1 million SF of R&D space, 1 million SF of bulk warehousing and office/showroom space, and
redevelopment of 500 thousand SF retail.
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company
Workouts
Vice President - Real Estate Special Assets
Developed procedural doctrine and administered program for problem loan portfolio in Southeastern region.
Performed review and servicing for defaulted real estate loans and analysis and identification of loans expected
to default within short term. Coordinated foreclosure procedures and negotiated workouts with bankrupt
borrowers. Managed $2.5 billion portfolio with 576 loans; default portfolio of approximately $300 million.
Supervised staff of five.
Prudential Mortgage Capital Company
Finance
Vice President - Real Estate Finance
Originated, negotiated, and closed over $530 million in permanent loans on office, apartment, retail,
industrial, and hotel product. Minimum loan size $10 million. Territory included GA, NC, SC, TN, AL, and FL.
Responsible for marketing in six states and training of new professionals for Prudential. Interviewed and
recommended new hirees graduating from MBA programs in the Southeast.
Prudential Leasing and Management Co.
Sales and Acquisition, Management
Real Estate Manager
Purchased and sold existing properties and leased/managed company-owned properties. Directed and
approved operating and capital budgets and annual management plans. Product included hotels, multi-use
complexes, apartments, office, retail, and industrial facilities.
EDUCATION:
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Full
scholarship, two years.
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics and Business Administration, Rhodes College, Memphis,
Tennessee. Full scholarship, four years.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
1998 to present – Habitat for Humanity – Skilled Supervisor for 500+ houses to date.
Adrain L. Taylor 533 Peachtree Battle Ave. Atlanta, GA 30305 – TYL300sd@gmail.com 678-777-3509
www.linkedin.com/in/adraintaylor
678-777-3509
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