Commercial Real Estate Advisory Firm Establishes Presence for Clients Investing in Commercial Real Estate, Loan Portfolios and Banks

Westport, CT (February 11, 2010) – Summer Street Advisors, LLC (“SSA”), has opened its headquarters in Westport, CT.  The firm specializes in providing objective, data driven advisory and consulting services for investors in the commercial real estate, loan and banking markets.

“The combined interdisciplinary experience of our partners gives our clients an advantage in navigating a competitive and volatile marketplace”, said Jack Mullen, Managing Director, SSA. “We have the ability to provide comprehensive commercial real estate and loan market advice and valuation services.  SSA has a proven, rigorous approach based in fundamental risk management principles. Our partners have particular expertise in loan and real estate investment valuation and analysis, transaction due diligence, REIT and bank advisory, loan underwriting and asset management.”

Mainly alumni of GE Capital Real Estate’s Global Valuation Team, the partners have in excess of 100 years combined commercial real estate and banking experience, having advised on over $90 billion in transactions.  Since inception in late 2009, SSA has advised on over $5 billion in real estate and loan portfolio investments.

SSA’s services and team are scalable based on the client’s needs – from Desktop Review for limited data availability and time constraints to Full Due Diligence. Services are available across the capital structure for a diverse spectrum of asset classes including:

• Office
• Hospitality
• Retail
• Mobile Home Parks
• Industrial
• Self Storage
• Multi-Family
• Vacation Ownership
• Condominium
• Golf Courses

“Our partners personally execute the engagements, ensuring the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of our product,” stated Mullen.  “On behalf of the client, we leverage our experience to uncover the risks and opportunities attendant to investments in real estate and loan assets.  We thrive on a broad mandate, and will properly analyze the value proposition to successfully complete a transaction or enhance the value of managed assets.”

About Summer Street Advisors, LLC

Summer Street Advisors LLC (SSA) is a commercial real estate and financial services advisory firm.  SSA offers a rigorous, data driven approach in providing commercial real estate and loan investment valuation and analysis, transaction due diligence, bank and REIT advisory, asset/portfolio management and loan underwriting.

Contact

Jack Mullen, Managing Director, 203.293.4844.