About Hunter & Associates

	HUNTER & ASSOCIATES

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Banks Hunter, President Banks Hunter, a Raleigh native and UNC-CH graduate, entered the Real Estate business in 1979 working for long-time real estate mogul Zack Bacon at Bacon and Company. Bacon and Company is now more widely known as Prudential Realty. In the early 1980’s Banks obtained his CCIM – Certified Commercial Investment Member designation.

Early in his career, one of his major projects involved the management and sales of the converted Cameron Village Condominiums. Banks sold over 150 condominiums on behalf of developer York Construction Company. Soon thereafter, Banks began an eight-year stint working for Dave Brady of Lincoln Developers (now BPG Properties).

While at Lincoln, Banks learned and practiced the basic principles of commercial real estate. During his tenure there, Banks concentrated on both the leasing and the subsequent sale of investment properties.

In 1989, Banks moved out on his own, creating Hunter & Associates. Since then he has spent the last 20 years building the company into a full service commercial real estate firm specializing in the management, leasing and sales of commercial properties. Focusing on retail properties, Hunter & Associates now handles the leasing and/or management of well over 70 properties on behalf of its many clients. The inventory for the firm currently encompasses over 5 and one half million square feet. Hunter & Associates represents their clients on a 3rd party basis only. The firm works for smaller landlord entities, major retail developers as well as institutional clients such as Sun life, Emmes, AEW, and Principal. Whereas grocery anchored shopping centers are the staples of its business, Hunter & Associates also handles power centers, and smaller service-oriented centers as well. The firm’s inventory spans the Triangle area to coastal North Carolina.

While a large part off the leasing business at Hunter & Associates pertains to existing centers, the firm has been heavily involved in “ground up” leasing at properties such as: Gateway Commons in Wake Forest, Alexander Village at Brier Creek, Hope Valley Commons in Durham, Olive Chapel Village in Apex, Sexton Commons in Fuquay-Varina, McGee’s Crossings in Johnston County, Lynncroft in Greenville, NC, and Middle Creek Commons in Clayton. The firm has also been successful in major renovations and the re-tenating projects such as the highly recognized and awarded Falls Village shopping Center in North Raleigh, The Professional Building in Downtown Raleigh, and Townridge on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh.

Banks has grown his property management division into an industry leader in this area. Managing over 1 million square feet of retail and office space last year, the firm continues to please its many clients with professional treatment and effective practices each year.

Over the years, Banks has been involved in the sale of numerous shopping centers and investment opportunities. This has become an integral part of the business at Hunter & Associates as the firm continues to service the sales and acquisition needs of its investor clients. As retail has been leading the investment sales market recently, Hunter & Associates remains in the forefront of this field.

Banks is a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member), an active member of ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) and TCAR (Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors) where he has served on the board.

Leigh Benoliel, Leasing Executive Leigh has provided tenant and landlord representation to retail clients since 2006 when she moved from California. Her client relationships include WineStyles, Buffalo Wings & Rings, Planet Beach, Snap Fitness, K-Mart, Dollar Tree, Stride Rite Shoes, Draft Houses, and Little Caesars. Over the past year, Leigh has completed over $7 million in gross transactions.

Prior to 2005, Leigh enjoyed a successful career in the entertainment industry as a Producer/Editor responsible for the development and execution of multi-million dollar marketing campaigns for NBC, Fox, FX and numerous national advertisers.

Leigh is a graduate from Temple University and an active member of ICSC

Christina Coffey, Leasing Executive Christina joined Hunter & Associates in April 2002. Her real estate experience includes leasing and marketing. Christina has completed over $21 million in sales and leasing transactions totaling approximately 275,000 SF. She has lived in the Triangle area since 1995 and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Christina is an active member in the International Council of Shopping Center (ICSC), Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (TCREW), the Junior League of Raleigh and serves as Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Capital City Clauses.

MaryAnn Peterson, Leasing Executive Mary Ann joined Hunter & Associates in January 2003 and brings over 10 years of commercial leasing experience. Previously, MaryAnn was with Konover Property Trust where she was responsible for the leasing of 16 shopping centers, totaling in excess of 2 million square feet. In 2007, MaryAnn leased over 125,000square feet of retail space in the Raleigh market. CoStar Group has awarded its “Power Broker” award to MaryAnn for the past 2 years and received a Space Award for the largest retail transaction for 2006. MaryAnn is the area’s exclusive agent for Planet Fitness and is active with the ICSC organization.

David Stowe, Leasing Executive David joined Hunter & Associates in 2005 and has nearly 11 years of commercial real estate experience in the Triangle market and has completed over 350 transactions during the course of his career. David’s primary responsibilities at Hunter & Associates include the leasing and sales of various retail and office properties throughout the Triangle market.

In 2004 David was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Triangle Commercial Association of Realtors® (TCAR), which consists of over 500 area commercial brokers and he served in this capacity from 2005 through 2007. David is also an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). David has been recognized as a member of TCAR’s “Million Dollar Retail Leasing Club” for the past three years (2006, 2007, 2008) and has also been named a “CoStar Power Broker” by CoStar Group, Inc. for the past two years. In 2002, David received the Triangle Business Journal’s “Triangle Excellence in Sales Award”. In 2007, David earned 1st place at the annual “Space Awards” for the largest retail lease in the Triangle during the 2006 calendar year and won again in 2009 for the 2nd largest retail lease in the Triangle Market during 2008.

David is an Eagle Scout and participates in many community activities such as fund raising for the Raleigh Boys & Girls Clubs. David holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Prior to his career in commercial real estate, he was employed by the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. Outside of the office, he enjoys hunting and fishing. David currently resides in Raleigh with his wife, Louise, and their two young daughters.

Ty Thomas, Leasing Executive Ty joined Hunter & Associates in 2007. He has over ten years experience in all facets of the commercial real estate industry and has been involved in over 350 transactions. At Hunter & Associates, Ty has been instrumental in growing new business, as well as, servicing existing accounts. Prior to joining Hunter & Associates, Ty was a leader of Project Leasing for Retail Services in the Raleigh office of CB Richard Ellis (formerly Trammell Crowe Company). At CB Richard Ellis, he was the main point of contact for leasing at the highly publicized Seaboard Station in downtown Raleigh. An infill site, Ty was successful in the marketing and leasing to all the tenants at Seaboard Station that include securing the only grocery store and hardware store for downtown Raleigh. Moving forward, Ty will expand his Project Leasing duties as well as continue to work on pointed Tenant Representation assignments.

Ty is a native of the Triangle area and is a NC State graduate. He is an active member of ICSC and ULI. Ty lives in Raleigh with his wife Amy, and their son, Macon.

Nick Brown, Leasing/Tenant Representative Nick Brown moved to Raleigh from Jacksonville, FL and joined the Hunter team in June 2005. In Jacksonville, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance and Real Estate.

As of 2008, Nick has leased 517,000 s.f. of retail space at a total aggregate value of $42 million. He has won as Space Award for the largest retail deal in the Triangle twice; placing 4th in 2007 and 3rd in 2008. Nick has also been awarded Costar’s Power Broker Award in 2008. Nick was selected to deliver the State of the Retail Market address for the CCIM banquet in March 2009!

Mary Langdon, Director of Property Management Mary has over seventeen years of experience in property management. She joined Hunter & Associates in October 1994. Prior to joining Hunter & Associates, she was a Property Manager for Lichtin Properties. She also worked at North Hills, Inc. as Marketing Director on a portfolio of properties. She has also worked as marketing director for two major malls.

During her tenure at Hunter & Associates, Mary has grown the management portfolio from 350,000 SF to over 1 million. Mary and her management team report directly to our property owners. Mary has been a vital component to the growth of Hunter & Associates over the past 14 years. Her pro-active approach to managing properties is an asset to our clients.

Mary attended Jacksonville State in Alabama. She holds a NC Real Estate license and is currently working on her RPA. Mary has attended ICSC University of Shopping Centers, Marketing and Management I & II.

David Stephens, Property Manager David Stephens, CSM has been a property manager for 37 years. He has specialized in management of enclosed malls and retail centers with clients including Greenway Financial, GE Capital, Northwestern Mutual Life, Strouse Greenberg, Faison Company, Tramell Crow, Lat Purser & Associates, Starmount Company, and several individual owners. He has also managed office buildings and flex/industrial property while associated with Grubb & Ellis/Harrison & Bates and GVA Advantis. David is also a North Carolina Real Estate Broker and member of the International Council of Shopping Centers with the designation of Certified Shopping Center Manager.

Ann Palko, Office Administrator Ann joined Hunter and Associates in 2006. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte with a major in Political Science.

Kim Ortenzio, Accounting Administrator Kimberly joined Hunter and Associates in May 2005. She has an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Administration from Corning Community College and graduated Magna Cum Laude at Shepherd College in West Virginia with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business (Management).

A native of upstate New York, Kimberly worked in the property management field for 15 years in San Antonio, Texas, starting as a Property Administrator in commercial real estate management and leasing. She has assisted in the management and leasing of several Class A, high-rise office buildings, garden buildings, retail centers, apartment communities and homeowner associations. Her experience also encompasses areas of human resources, training, payroll, benefits, and bookkeeping.

Kim moved to the Raleigh area in 2004 where she resides with her husband, Glenn and her daughter.

Cathy McCabe, Property Accountant Cathy joined Hunter and Associates in June 2009. She has an Associate Degree in Business Administration from St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, FL. She is completing her Bachelor Degree in Accounting from DeVry University.

Cathy is a native of Queens, New York and also lived in the Clearwater, FL area. She worked in the Accounting Department at Eckerd Corporation for 16 years until the company was sold and the Corporate Office was relocated to Rhode Island. She moved to the Raleigh area in 2005. Cathy has worked in various positions in Property and Lease Accounting as well as various General Ledger positions.