+ Dan Blatteis, Co-Chairman

Mr. Blatteis began his career as an assistant to the Senior Partner at Phillip Lyon, Gordon & Company, a regional shopping center development firm in Southern California. Subsequently, he became a leasing associates within the firm whose major developments include The Beverly Center in Los Angeles, a 900,000 square foot urban retail center with unique architectural design and tenant mix.

From January 1984 to November 1985, Mr. Blatteis was Senior Real Estate Officer for Citicorp Real Estate Investment Management, Inc. Responsibilities included asset management of the 400,000 square foot western region retail portfolio and approximately 700,000 square feet of office and R&D space valued in excess of $700,000,000.

Mr. Blatteis joined Blatteis & Schnur in 1985 and in 1996 was named Co-Chairman of the firm. Transactions negotiated include the sale of nearly a full city block in Beverly Hills for the 120,000 square foot West Coast flagship of Barneys New York, and leases throughout the U.S. on behalf of such luxury retailers as Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, Prada, Miu Miu, Salvatore Ferragamo and LVMH/DFS Galleria.

Over the past 15 years, Mr. Blatteis has spearheaded the growth of Blatteis & Schnur as an investor and developer of High Street properties nationally in such diverse markets as Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Malibu, Union Square in San Francisco, N. Michigan Avenue and Lincoln Park in Chicago, Newbury and Boylston Streets in Boston, Walnut Street in City Center Philadelphia, King Street in Charleston, South Carolina, and Maui, Hawaii.

In January 2017, in conjunction with Capital Partner, Morgan Stanley, Blatteis & Schnur acquired the Macy’s Men’s Store at 120 Stockton Street (at O’Farrell Street) in San Francisco for $250M. As Operating Partner, the project attained Planning Commission approval unanimously 6-0 last April and the 250,000 square foot, seven-level building will be fully renovated and released following Macy’s vacating this October. An international lease marketing campaign is underway.

Mr. Blatteis graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a B.A degree in Political Science in 1981. Active memberships include the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Mr. Blatteis is married with two daughters, Jacqlyn (21), and Sabrina (20), and one son, Hudson (17).

+ Robert Schnur, Co-Chairman

Robert Schnur has been creatively involved in the real estate industry for over 35 years. Mr. Schnur began his career in New York where he served as a Vice-President of Walter & Samuels, Inc., a long established formidable real estate firm based in Manhattan. He was also a member of the Real Estate Board of New York’s Retail Committee.

Since 1991, Mr. Schnur has guided the international retail path of The Cheesecake Factory, Grand Lux Cafe, Rock Sugar, and Social Monk having served as their exclusive real estate representative. Mr. Schnur has negotiated over 200 leases on their behalf in the nation’s leading retail markets as well as worldwide. The Cheesecake Factory has won numerous awards and is the nation’s top grossing chain on a per unit basis at approximately $11m.

In addition to continuing to guide the worldwide retail growth of The Cheesecake Factory, Grand Lux Café, Rock Sugar and Social Monk, Mr. Schnur is actively involved in Blatteis & Schnur’s principal investment activities and was the developer and visionary for At Mateo in the Los Angeles Arts District.

At Mateo is a 180,000 square foot ground up development encompassing two blocks in the Arts District of Los Angeles. The project was successfully leased to Spotify, who leased over 110,000 square feet, USC Graduate Art School, as well as the Michelin Star Restaurant from Chicago, Girl and The Goat.

+ Marc Guth, Principal and Head of Development

Marc Guth began his real estate career in brokerage and leasing with The Rouse Company where he was responsible for over 4,000,000 square feet of enclosed centers. He played a significant role in the leasing efforts for new and remodeled projects and ground up developments, including River Walk in New Orleans, one of the nation’s preeminent festival projects.

Subsequently, Mr. Guth spent six years at Westfield America, the world’s largest shopping center REIT in the country. He was responsible for the management of the company’s western region portfolio and was instrumental in expanding Westfield’s U.S. portfolio.

Mr. Guth joined Blatteis & Schnur in 2000 and has been involved in the national growth of The Cheesecake Factory, Grand Lux Cafe and Rock Sugar, identifying 100%, Main/Main locations in the country’s most affluent and desirable retail and entertainment districts. Mr. Guth continues to guide the expansion of The Cheesecake Factory, Grand Lux Cafe and Rock Sugar as well as the growth of Blatteis & Schnur’s principal investment activities which have included the following projects:

The acquisition and redevelopment of 800 Market Street, an eight story office building in the heart of downtown San Francisco, consisting of two levels of retail and six levels of Class A office

The acquisition of 131-133 Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles

The acquisition and redevelopment of 13038 San Vicente Boulevard (Helmut Lang & Theory), Los Angeles

The acquisition of four acres in the Art’s District of downtown Los Angeles

Currently overseeing the design and construction of 140,000 square feet of retail and a 400 car parking structure

Mr. Guth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

+ Scott Gordon, Chief Investment Officer - Acquisitions & Development

Scott Gordon is CIO of Blatteis & Schnur and is responsible for acquisitions, financing and development of new company assets.

As an Owner and President of Gordon Group Properties, LLC, Scott Gordon has been a developer of highly unique & creative retail, restaurant, and residential properties across the United States for over 30 years. In 1992, Mr. Gordon worked as a representative for the former Blatteis Realty, Inc., where he specialized in restaurant leasing representation including California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory, and Planet Hollywood.

During most of his career prior to returning to Blatteis & Schnur, Mr. Gordon was President and Director of Development of Gordon Group Holdings, an international developer specializing in entertainment-oriented retail development based in Greenwich, Ct. GGH, founded by Sheldon M. Gordon, was recognized as one of the leading specialty retail and entertainment development firms in the country, most known for the iconic Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mr. Gordon had significant development and leasing duties at all three phases of The Forum Shops at Caesars along with partner Simon Property Group.

During Mr. Gordon’s tenure at GGH, his portfolio of projects included the leadership and day-to-day responsibility of the redevelopment of The Pier Shops at Caesars Atlantic City, which opened in 2006. The project contained retail and restaurant uses comprising over 300,000 square feet at a cost of more than $225 million. Mr. Gordon’s duties included the role of President, in-charge of day-to-day management of GGH’s entire portfolio of companies and staff.

Other development work for GGH included The Fashion Outlet of Las Vegas at Primm, Nevada, Bridgemarket in New York City, San Francisco Centre, The Beverly Center in Los Angeles, and Kahala Mall in Honolulu. In addition to retail experience, Mr. Gordon has also been responsible for the development and disposition of a 160-acre residential subdivision tract in Malibu, CA. working over a 12-year period with numerous State and Federal entitlement agencies.

GGH was also the exclusive retail leasing, management, and development firm at Mohegan Sun Casino, retail consulting for Vornado Realty Trust, the largest commercial real estate portfolio in New York City, and Mr. Gordon formerly owned and operated 8 Starbucks Coffee licensed cafes at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, Trump Taj Mahal, The Pier Shops at Caesars, Borgata Casino & Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, NJ, Boston South Station, Boston, MA, Foxwoods Casino, CT and Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Mr. Gordon resides in Los Angeles.

+ Carie J. Boyce, Executive Vice President

Carie J. Boyce has over 30 years’ experience in a wide variety of leadership positions in the retail and development sectors of the commercial real estate industry. A licensed broker since 1988, Ms. Boyce has held the head of real positions for several retailers including Wherehouse Entertainment, Bristol Farms and Gelson’s Markets, and Sr. VP of leasing positions with Hahn Devcorp and RP Realty Partners. She is currently Executive Vice President of Blatteis & Schnur, a real estate specialty firm focused on enhancing the value of operating retail properties, along with providing various related services, including project envisioning and leasing for both development and existing projects, tenant representation, along with re-positioning and tenant retention strategies. As a broker and consultant, Ms. Boyce has served the site selection and lease negotiation needs for numerous retailers as well as providing consulting and leasing services for a broad spectrum of property owners. She has negotiated over 1,500 lease transactions with a value of over $3 billion.

Ms. Boyce is an active member of ICSC and served for many years on the Southern California Program Committee, and acted as co-chair for the 2008 Western Division Conference. In 2010, she became certified by ICSC in Debt Workout, Transactions and Repositioning of Distressed Assets.

Recent and ongoing projects include Paseo Carlsbad in Carlsbad, The Pike at Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, The Headquarters in San Diego, Carmel Plaza in Carmel and Del Mar Plaza in Del Mar, CA. Current tenant representation assignments include consulting assignments for Trader Joe’s, Byer California’s Outlet Mall expansion and the California rollout of Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores, and Sam Fox Restaurant Concepts in San Diego County.

+ Ashley Brown, Senior Vice President

Ashley has over 14 years of experience specializing in upscale retail leasing and project development consulting. She began her real estate career with Samuels & Company, completing over 80,000 square feet of restaurant lease transactions while consulting with AEG on their LA Live development in Downtown Los Angeles.

Since joining Blatteis & Schnur in 2006, Ashley has leased several high-profile, flagship retail properties including 1415 Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica to Apple, 13038 San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood, Los Angeles to Theory and Helmut Lang and 800 Market Street in San Francisco to Diesel Jeans. She has consulted on and acted as a senior broker in the leasing of several shopping center developments in California and Nevada including The Headquarters in San Diego, California, Carmel Plaza in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, The Source in Buena Park, California, and Tivoli Village at Queensridge in Summerlin, Nevada. In addition, Ashley has represented high-end retail, entertainment, and restaurant clients such as Crunch Fitness, iPic Entertainment, Kabuki Japanese Cuisine, Karen Millen, Limited Brands, and Pandor Artisan Boulangerie & Cafe in their expansion both nationally and locally.

Ashley recently secured a 26,000 square foot flagship location for Victoria’s Secret on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. She currently leases High Street retail properties on Robertson Boulevard and Walnut Street as well as leads the national expansion of Asics and Lolë retail stores.

Ashley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

+ Jennifer M. Fitzpatrick, Managing Broker

A Twenty-One Year Veteran of the Real Estate world, Jennifer joined Blatteis & Schnur, Inc in 2001, Her move into Commercial Real Estate, following her years at Leo Burnett, Chicago IL. Creative and strategic, she helped lead the Motorola account, and was among the first group of marketing and media experts to launch Starcom, Burnett’s new Media arm, catering to the fast pace of the “Dot.com” world.

A Northwestern University Graduate, Jennifer arrived to Chicago, at age 21, to help root her Family’s European Food Import & Distribution Business, growing her skills in logistics, marketing, procurement and sales in the F&B Industry. This experience and interest prompted Jennifer to enter Third Party Logistics, where she Brokered space on trucks at American Backhaulers Inc, the first Chicago logistic company to broker the back hauls to the shipping hubs.

Jennifer found her way to Blatteis & Schnur, Inc Chicago in 2001. Her entree into the business allowed mentorship both with Blatteis & Schnur in-house, and by Leading female industry experts in the Chicago Commercial Retail & Restaurant arena. She focused on the High Streets and Luxury Tenants. Quickly working her way up to run the office as Chicago Partner / Managing Broker, Fitzpatrick possesses a strong portfolio of both Landlord and Tenant Representation clients. Working with Developers in Chicago, and across the United States, Jennifer has played an integral part on the redevelopment of the famous Montgomery Ward Campus, One Million SF of Restaurants and Office space (Japonais & Groupon), The Landmarked Medinah Temple (Bloomingdale’s Home Store) and the transformation of the North Avenue corridor into the epicenter of Lincoln Park & Old Town’s retail (North Avenue Collection, J.Crew, Express, Victoria’s Secret, Jamba Juice, Urban Oasis, Circuit City).

As the Exclusive Broker for Macerich on the Nordstom anchored, 6 Block development “The Shops of Northbridge”, Jennifer brought Oscar Farinetti’s Italian Marketplace – Eataly, to join Joe’s Stone Crab Seafood & Steak, Eddie V's, Lao Sez Chaun, Kiehl’s, Hugo Boss, Room & Board and more.

Holding a strong interest in Investment and Redevelopment, Jennifer led Blatteis & Schnur into Chicago Acquisitions. 545 North Michigan Avenue, 1301 West Madison and 1000 & 1006 West Armitage Avenue, to name a few. Ms. Fitzpatrick has achieved high increases on investments with her creative merchandising and strategy, including Leasing property to Universal Studios to film “The Break-Up” during the downtime between Timberland and the new Nokia Flagship.

Jennifer continues to Manage the Chicago Portfolio which includes Retail, Restaurants and Residential, and seek new opportunities for investment and redevelopment for Blatteis & Schnur. Her skills are vast from Site & Investment Identification, Contract Negotiations, Leasing, Property Management and Client service & retention. Her most recent transactions include Hogsalt’s (famous Chef Brendan Sordikoff) latest restaurant offering, Armitage Ale House, at 1000 W. Armitage Avenue, in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Her European background has afforded Jennifer a flair for reinventing space and a love of travelling and Leasing throughout the Continent - Chicago IL, Miami FL, Bellevue WA, Charleston NC, Boston MA and Las Vegas NV. Tenant Representation includes Asics, California Pizza Kitchen, David Barton Gym, Equinox Health Clubs, MODE Body Boutique, Kindercare, Japonais, and Stir Crazy Grill.
When Jennifer has her “Real Estate Heels” off, you can find her in Winnetka sailing on the lake with her son, daughter and labradoodle, or passionately volunteering to help feed the homeless, school and her Parish.

+ Sally Vogel, Senior Vice President

Sally is a retail industry leasing veteran and consulting professional with over 23 years’ experience and an extensive background representing over 9MM square feet of renowned properties on behalf of the largest public and private retail development and operating companies, institutional funds and REITS in the country. Since joining Blatteis & Schnur in 2012, Sally has been charged to expand the company’s High Street Retail focus to include portfolio leasing of the prominent Abbot Kinney Boulevard assets and also Brentwood Place in West Los Angeles, California where a focus to procure notable as well as institutional quality tenants resulted in new to market leases with Blue Bottle Coffee, Delta Apparel Group and Fast Retailing Group’s rag & bone, Theory and Helmut Lang. Additionally, Sally’s capacities range from exclusive assignments representing Macy’s for their San Francisco Union Square Flagship to Terramar Properties The Headquarter’s, a 150,000sf historic redevelopment in San Diego, featuring such acclaimed Tenants as Mozza, Season’s 52, Kitson and Puesto. Sally continues her scope of duties as a leasing consultant to third party clients with a concentration on urban mixed use, premier development and operating retail projects as well as select restaurant and retail tenant representation.

Sally brings a comprehensive knowledge of the retail process from merchandising, project design, proforma analysis, lease negotiations as well as construction programming with hands on experience leasing both existing and development projects across multiple retail product types. Sally’s prior positions include the National Senior Director for the Mills Corporation (Now Simon Property Group – Premium Outlets) where she personally procured the portfolio wide roll out of the first flagship outlet locations for Forever 21 as well as leasing for the super-regional West Coast assets including The Block at Orange and Ontario Mills. Formerly, Sally served as Sr. Vice President of Leasing for an urban Hispanic market 500,000 square foot Power Center development for Red Mountain Retail Group, Vice President of The J.H Synder Company, leasing Bella Terra and The River and Sr. Director for Pan Pacific Retail Properties where she leased a 3MM square foot Southern California grocery anchored portfolio. As a Senior Leasing Director for TrizecHahn Properties, Sally’s assignments included both Los Cerritos and Santa Anita Malls and development assets including the internationally recognized Hollywood and Highland center.

Sally has conducted successful retail negotiations with Target, AMC Theaters, Gelson’s Market, Sephora, P.F Chang’s, BCBG Max Azria, Tommy Bahama and Guess among many others.

Sally is an Alumni Merit Award recipient and graduate of University of Southern California with a degree with honors in Economics and Communications and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).