THE BAINBRIDGE COMPANIES LLC
WELLINGTON, FLORIDA

WHO WE ARE Founded in 1993, The Bainbridge Companies is a fully integrated family of real estate companies engaged in the development, construction, management and acquisition of residential and commercial real estate, as well as a leading owner, developer and manager of luxury multifamily apartment communities in the eastern United States. We strive to provide the highest quality apartment homes within our urban and suburban communities, in every market we call home. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Bainbridge Companies, LLC, Managing Principal As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bainbridge Companies, Mr. Schechter has been in real estate development since 1976. A third generation multifamily and commercial property owner, manager and developer, Mr. Schechter’s family has been in the business since 1927. Mr. Schechter developed his first mixed-use office and retail project in 1976 and his first mid-rise apartment project in 1978. Since starting Bainbridge in 1993, Richard has been involved in the supervision, acquisition, development and management of $5 billion in multifamily rental housing, including over 29,000 multifamily units. President of Development, The Bainbridge Companies, LLC, Principal Since joining Bainbridge in 1998, Mr. Keady has been responsible for the development of over 12,000 multifamily units in over 40 communities across six states, as well as the redevelopment of 18,000 multifamily units in 57 communities. Ground-up developments have included high-rise, urban mid-rise, mixed-use, suburban garden apartment communities, and purpose-built student housing, with total development costs exceeding $2.5 billion dollars. Thomas is currently responsible for six regional development offices and all ongoing development and construction at Bainbridge, including the expansion of the development business into new markets nationwide. Prior to joining Bainbridge, Mr. Keady served as Development Manager for Ocwen Financial Corporation in West Palm Beach, FL, and as Development Manager with the IDI Group Companies in Washington D.C. He also has previous experience in large scale commercial general contracting as a Project Engineer for Gilbane Building Company, an ENR Top 100 General Contractor. Chief Investment Officer, The Bainbridge Companies, LLC, Principal Prior to joining The Bainbridge Companies, Mr. DeCain was a Managing Director for Wells Fargo/Eastdil Secured (and a predecessor firm, Wachovia Capital Markets) focused on real estate equity investment and advisory transactions. Prior to Wells Fargo/Wachovia/Eastdil, Mr. DeCain was President of DeCain & Company, Inc., a real estate investment firm, where he sponsored five real estate securities investment partnerships. Before DeCain & Company, Mr. DeCain was a Senior Partner at Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance where he co-lead the firm’s Real Estate Advisory business. Mr. DeCain began his real estate career with LaSalle Partners working in the firm’s Development Group. While at LaSalle, he worked on the re-development of Union Station in Washington DC and on the development of several large east coast office projects. Mr. DeCain received his MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and his BS from Lehigh University. Mr. DeCain passed the CPA at the outset of his career. Prior to The Bainbridge Companies, Mr. Gaherty was a partner and president of construction for Douglas Partners, LLC, a start-up organization with two former Trammell Crow Residential (TCR) partners. During Robert’s tenure with Douglas Partners, his responsibilities included the management and supervision of all Douglas Partners construction entities, which included the planning, development and construction of over 600 multifamily units in Central and West Florida. Prior to starting Douglas Partners, Mr. Gaherty was a Partner and President of Construction for Trammell Crow Residential in the state of Florida. During his tenure with TCR, which spanned over 19 years, Robert’s range of responsibilities included construction estimating through construction and project management for over 10,600 multi-family units with a total construction value in excess of $592 million. Additionally, Mr. Gaherty was responsible for the construction of 370,000 square feet of light commercial structures and 500+ extended-stay hotel rooms. Robert was a member of the Board of Directors which had operational responsibility for the overall TCR organization. Mr. Gaherty graduated with honors from the University of Phoenix with a degree in business administration. Robert is a certified general contractor in the states of Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and is an active member in the International Building Code, Florida Building Code, National Fire Protection Agency and the NMHC. Mr. Gaherty is also a certified green professional as designated by the NAHB. A forty-year veteran of the real estate industry, Mr. Keane has been involved in over $4.5 billion of real estate transactions including development, construction, asset management, acquisitions/dispositions, and financing of institutional real estate. Kevin is responsible for development and execution of all Bainbridge Companies business strategies, client relationships, and oversees all property and asset management activities for Bainbridge’s owned and third party managed real estate portfolio. Prior to joining Bainbridge, Mr. Keane was the Senior Market Leader, Executive Vice President of Lincoln Property Company’s Mid-West Region for 30 years. Lincoln Property Company is one of the largest apartment owners, developers and managers in the country, with more than 165,000 units in its management portfolio. In these roles, he oversaw all aspects of development, asset management, investor relations, governmental compliance and new business generation for the company. Mr. Lopez oversees Bainbridge’s IT infrastructure environment and formulates long-term strategic plans for acquiring and enabling efficient and cost-effective information processing and communication technologies. Tony also manages Bainbridge’s relationship with third party providers and is responsible for the day to day management of Bainbridge’s technical systems, IT support, purchasing, and on-boarding of new equipment for new property takeovers, as well Cloud IT systems applications. As a part of the Bainbridge Executive team, Tony oversees the Disaster Recovery Planning and Management for Bainbridge operations.