Key Biographies

Stephen P. Peca, CPA, MRICS 

Managing Director and Founding Member 

Mr. Peca formed and is managing director and managing member of Concourse Realty Group, LLC.   Mr. Peca also has an active and integral role at New York University, including teaching a number of Graduate Degree and Non-Degree investment and real estate courses, coordinates the real estate graduate degree professional internship program, chairs the Entrepreneurship Prize in Real Estate Development judging committee and was the Founding Faculty member of the Entrepreneurs & Investors student group. 

Before forming Concourse Realty Group, Mr. Peca was with Fleet Securities, Inc. establishing a real estate loan syndication and trading business and infrastructure for the bank and structuring over US$1.7 billion for primary and secondary distribution.

Mr. Peca spent the previous 11 years at The Fuji Bank, Limited where he was a corporate global relationship manager originating and managing a portfolio averaging over US$1 billion. Many client needs extended into overseas markets, and as such, Mr. Peca gained extensive experience arranging international and cross border real estate, project finance and corporate transactions.   

He originally joined the bank to help establish the real estate portfolio for the branch, and eventually originated and managed a national real estate portfolio.  Along with numerous other transactions, Mr. Peca also worked on the United Center (in Chicago) construction financing completing the negotiation and execution of the construction loan and syndicating the loan.  

Before joining the bank, Mr. Peca was Vice President of Accounting, Finance and Administration for The Tucker Companies, Inc., a regional real estate developer and property manager. Mr. Peca managed the financial and accounting activities for the company, and was responsible for personnel administration, coordinated the legal function and maintained bank and investor relations.    

Mr. Peca started his career at Urban Investment & Development Co., the real estate subsidiary of Aetna Life & Casualty, a national real estate developer, manager and investor. Starting in treasury and transitioning to the accounting/finance area and finally to development management, Mr. Peca was extensively involved in a number of high profile projects throughout the U.S.    

Mr. Peca has a Certificate in Advanced Management from the University of Chicago, worked on a MBA in Finance and has a BBA in Public Accounting, both, from Loyola University Chicago. Mr. Peca also spent one year at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law as part of his undergraduate program. He is a CPA and is a licensed real estate salesperson in Illinois and New Jersey.  Mr. Peca is also a Technical Real Estate Instructor, State of New York.    

Mr. Peca received an Award for Outstanding Service from New York University and is Chartered in Management Consultancy from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  He  is a member of the Financial Executive Networking Group (FENG), and established and leads the FENG NYC Real Estate Special Interest Group.   Mr. Peca is also a member of CoreNet Global.  Mr. Peca has been interviewed by and quoted in several newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, National Real Estate Investor and Urban Land. His first book, Real Estate Development and Investment: A Comprehensive Approach, was published in May 2009.

Contact:  speca@concourserealty.com 

Associates

Concourse Realty Group has strategic partnerships and current relationships with a number of industry specialists.  Many of our associates have substantial industry experience and knowledge, while our independent consultants hold senior positions within their respective firms enhancing their technical capabilities and knowledge so that we can offer superior service to our clients.

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