ABOUT
THE CHAIRMAN
 As
Chairman of Laurich Properties, Inc., Hank Gordon leads the
largest Las Vegas based shopping center development company
serving Southern Nevada, with more than 4 million square feet
under development. Since founding the company in 1993, Mr. Gordon
has been instrumental in developing more than two dozen retail
projects in Southern Nevada, including Stephanie Street Center
at Stephanie and Warm Springs, BEST on the BOULEVARD at Maryland
and Katie and BEST in the WEST Power Center at Rainbow and Lake
Mead.
Mr. Gordon has been responsible for bringing many retailers
to the Southern Nevada market for the first time through long-term
relationships he has developed with real estate executives
of national retailers. These first-time retailers include
Barnes
& Noble, Best Buy, Copeland's Sports, Costco, Cost Plus,
David's Bridal, Home Depot, Houlihan's, Jared Jewelers, Jo-Ann
etc., Joe's Crab Shack, Landry's, Longs Drug, Old Navy, Organized
Living, Q The Sports Club, Sears NTB, Sweet Tomatoes, Bed
Bath & Beyond, Ulta3, and
Sport Chalet.
Mr. Gordon has more than forty-eight years of experience in
the commercial and residential real estate business and in
that
time has been
associated with the development of more than 100 projects in
Nevada, California, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Alaska.
While on summer break from his studies at the University of
Southern California, Mr. Gordon got his start in the real estate
business at Firestone Homes in the San Fernando Valley (California).
At Firestone he fell in love with the real estate business and
gained valuable experience in the development of single-family
dwellings, title insurance and financing of projects.
After graduating from USC, Mr. Gordon operated his own construction
and development company. He built apartment buildings in West
Los Angeles until 1962, then began developing commercial properties
with small developments such as 7-11s, shopping centers, Goodyear
stores, service stations, and fast-food outlets.
In 1969, Mr. Gordon shifted his focus to the Pacific Northwest
to develop Kmart Stores and Love's Restaurants as President
of The Sunset Fund; and at the same time he developed commercial
properties as the Managing Partner with Levitt Investment Properties,
a division of ITT Levitt & Sons. From 1974 to 1988, Mr.
Gordon developed shopping centers and office buildings in the
Pacific Northwest and Alaska as President of The Rainier Fund
Inc., a company he formed with Robert M. Parks.
Mr. Gordon is frequently called upon to relate his experiences
in commercial development as a guest lecturer to such groups
as the International Council of Shopping Centers, Certified
Commercial Investment Members (Las Vegas Chapter), Real Trends
'97 (Las Vegas Business and Real Estate Conference), Washington
Mortgage Banker's Association (Continuing Education of the Bar
Series), Washington Association of Real Estate Appraisers and
the Building Owners Management Association (B.O.M.A.).
Beyond his real estate development work, Mr. Gordon
is active in many organizations such as the International Council
of
Shopping
Centers, UNLV President's Inner Circle, Las Vegas Chamber of
Commerce, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Southern Highlands
Golf Club, and Morningside Country Club (Rancho Mirage, California).
He was Vice
Chairman on the Board of Directors of the Lied Institute of
Real Estate Studies at UNLV, and from 1998 to 2002 served
on the City of Las Vegas Planning Commission. |
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