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 History
The following is a chronology
of significant events in the history of the Birtcher
Family of Companies:
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1939 - 1969
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Birtcher emerged
as a leading Southern California regional construction
and real estate investment firm.
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1970 - 1980
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A joint venture
was consummated with Southern Pacific Railroad
with Birtcher serving as the exclusive in-house
real estate development company. Properties owned
and under development were located in 17 states
and included office, retail, industrial, R&D,
mixed-use and master-planned commercial communities.
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1981 - 1988
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Birtcher evolved
into a national real estate construction, development
and management service company. It also created
and marketed in excess of $200 million of public
limited partnerships for real estate investment
and formed a substantial pension advisory fund
with Smith Barney. This activity resulted in Birtcher
broadening the scope of its asset and property
management business to encompass more than 20
million square feet and instituting a new profit
center responsible for portfolio purchase and
disposition for its own account as well as for
third parties, directed by Robert Anderson.
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1989 - 1991
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Birtcher successfully
implemented asset and loan disposition programs
for approximately $1 billion of assets, which
included office, retail, industrial, hotel, apartment
and recreational oriented projects.
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1989
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Birtcher was named
NAIOP "Real Estate Developer of the Year."
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1990
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The Birtcher family
sold 50% of its development and construction entities
to Mitsui Bussan, one of the largest trading companies
in the world. The new company was called Birtcher
Real Estate Limited. The Birtcher family retained
sole control of a core group of real estate assets
as well as its various service businesses including
its acquisition and advisory services and asset
and property management.
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1992
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Birtcher formed
a company called Birtcher Group, to focus on providing
construction and development services in Mexico.
The Birtcher Group completed a number of major
projects for Mexican and multi-national clients
in Mexico City and Guadalajara..
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1993 - 1998
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While maintaining
an interest in Birtcher Real Estate Limited, under
the leadership of Robert Anderson, the Birtcher
family consolidated its various real estate activities
under the family umbrella, providing loan work-outs,
development services, asset and property management,
advisory services, and acquisition and disposition
programs. Specific accomplishments include:
- Birtcher served as the advisor
on the purchased approximately 2.2 million
square feet of individual assets and portfolios
valued in excess of $300 million. Much of
this real estate was purchased on behalf of
Asian clients, establishing Birtcher as a
strong provider of Southeast Asian capital
management services.
- Birtcher expanded to China
with the formation of the Birtcher Vantone
Industry Co., Ltd. real estate and development
Company which provided the development and
financing planning for a $1 billion mixed-use
project in downtown Beijing.
- The company became active
in the development and construction of office
and industrial projects in the Portland, Denver
and Orange County, California markets and
received "Pursuit of Excellence" award from
the Portland BOMA for AmberGlen Business Park.
- Birtcher accepted the Building
Owners and Mangers Association ("BOMA") award
for Xerox Centre in Santa Ana, California
and International Office Building of the Year
("TOBY") award for Palm Court in Irvine, California.
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1999 - 2002
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Birtcher continued
its real estate service orientation with the development
of nearly 300,000 square feet of office and "flex"
space near Portland; as well as over 300,000 square
feet of suburban office product in Lake Forest,
California, all on behalf of its institutional
real estate investment clients.
Birtcher also expanded its management and development
services presence in Arizona via the merger with
Marathon Management to form Birtcher Arizona,
LLC, comprised of a combined portfolio of 1.4
million square feet.
In addition to its service business, Birtcher
rapidly expanded its investment activity with
the acquisition of 2 million square feet of existing
office and industrial and retail property as well
as over 200 acres of industrial land in California,
Arizona and Oregon, in joint venture with various
institutional and private capital partners.
In 2000 Birtcher was awarded Orange County Business
Journal's and California State-Fullerton's Family
Business Council "Family Owned Business Award"
for its commitment to family and to community.
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2003
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Birtcher Property
Services became Birtcher Anderson Properties in
January 2003, recognizing Robert Anderson's leadership
in the company for the last 15 years.
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2004
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Birtcher Anderson
Realty, LLC was formed by Arthur Birtcher and
Robert Anderson to continue the investment activity
of Birtcher Anderson Properties.
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2005
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Birtcher Anderson
Realty, LLC and Birtcher Anderson Properties,
Inc. relocate their corporate headquarters to
historic San Juan Capistrano, California.
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2006
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Birtcher Anderson
Realty, LLC transacted over $200 million dollars
of acquisition, development and disposition transactions
of office, industrial and retail properties in
the California, Arizona and Nevada markets..
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2007
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Birtcher Anderson
Realty, LLC, acquired over 700,000 square feet
of office property valued at over $180 million
dollars and sold over 150,000 square feet at a
return to their investment partners of over 43%
in California, Arizona and Nevada.
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