Alex Brown Realty

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***Alex. Brown Realty, Inc. is a privately-owned real estate investment manager organized in 1972 and headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. ABR co-invests with clients and joint venture partners in properties located throughout the United States. For four decades, in virtually all types of real estate and under widely varying economic conditions, ABR has represented the interests of its clients, maximizing the value of their real estate investments.ABR is an SEC-registered investment advisor. **** HistoryOrganized by the Partners of Alex. Brown & Sons. ABR was established in 1972 to originate real estate investments for the partners and clients of Alex. Brown & Sons (formerly the oldest investment bank in the U.S. and now a part of Deutsche Bank).The Alex. Brown Real Estate Group. In 1980, Alex. Brown & Sons formed Alex. Brown Realty Advisors, Inc. (ABRA) to provide real estate investment advisory services to public pension funds. Both ABR and ABRA were operated under the holding company Alex. Brown Real Estate Group, Inc. until 1990, when Alex. Brown & Sons merged ABRA with a subsidiary of Kleinwort Benson to form Alex. Brown Kleinwort Benson Realty Advisors Corporation (ABKB). ABKB subsequently acquired the assets of FIA Associates, Inc. and became the largest real estate advisor to public pension funds in the U.S. ABKB was sold to LaSalle Partners, Inc. in 1994.ABR as a Privately Owned Company. In 1991, ABR's management team and several key Alex. Brown & Sons employees purchased a controlling interest in ABR. Employees of ABR currently own approximately one-third of the company; the balance of the stock is owned by individuals and family-office investors, many of whom regularly invest in ABR sponsored funds. ***OverviewABR Investment Programs. ABR was established in 1972 to originate real estate investments for the partners and clients of Alex. Brown & Sons. In subsequent years, ABR's investment offerings have ranged from private partnerships structured