February 2, 2024 @ 3:30 p.m. MT | Distinguished Alumnus
About the Lecture:
Exploring a path from LAEP to developing and financing commercial property, informed by the need to collaborate with the participants that can take a project from design to a successful reality.
Speaker Bio:
Kurt Altvater is the Senior Vice President of the National Loan and Portfolio Sale Advisors of CBRE Capital Markets. He has over forty years of experience in commercial real estate and participated in the placement of more than $23 billion in loan and property sales at CBRE. Kurt has been a leading sales professional and received CRBE’s National Teamwork Award multiple times.
After graduating from Utah State, Kurt spent two years as an architectural designer and planner in San Francisco. The turning point in his career happened while working for John Portman, the author of “Architect as Developer.” There Kurt learned the importance of balancing aesthetic as well as economic goals. He served as a project manager with property developers before moving into real estate finance with major banks and then to investment banking at CBRE.
Kurt serves on the LAEP Advancement Board. He supports students by offering his design, development, and finance expertise during the Utah Real Estate Challenge since 2015 and promotes the qualifications of LAEP students to the Wasatch front real estate investment community.
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