mark.melhuish@summerstreetre.com
(203) 293-4844
Mark Melhuish is a real estate investment executive with more than 25 years of experience leading asset and portfolio management and investment execution across the U.S. Mr. Melhuish leads asset management initiatives at Summer Street Advisors, advising private debt and equity investment clients on complex real estate assets and portfolios across all major property types and risk profiles.
Mr. Melhuish’s career includes executive leadership roles at premier investment firms such as ING Real Estate (Australia), Morgan Stanley, and Lehman Brothers, where he was responsible for asset and portfolio performance, transaction strategy, and joint venture management. He has executed over $8 billion in real estate transactions across most major US markets, including acquisitions, dispositions, equity and debt financings, loan originations.
With deep expertise in both equity and credit investments, Mr. Melhuish has led the
repositioning of distressed assets, resolved complex loan and REO scenarios, and managed development, leasing, and capital improvement programs to drive returns. His hands-on
analytical capabilities include advanced Excel and Argus modeling, strong software application skills, underwriting, and risk management for direct investments, joint ventures and platform-
level initiatives.
Mr. Melhuish holds an MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and a BS from the University of New Hampshire. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New York and Connecticut.