Marianne Lowenthal directs all acquisition and development activity for both mixed-use and retail projects. In her previous position as Executive Vice President for Bond Companies in Los Angeles, she specialized in mixed-use development. Prior to holding that position, she had equity investment and management positions as principal of her own business, Lowenthal & Company. There she completed the sale of 3.2 million square feet of office buildings in two high-rise mixed-use projects in Los Angeles, in addition to being project manager for the development of a 500,000 square foot mixed-use project in Burbank, CA.
Ms. Lowenthal also spent more than thirteen years at The Prudential Realty Group where she started in the development division and rose to become manager of the Western Region portfolio, totaling over 6 million square feet with a combined value in excess of $1.5 billion. She also oversaw a portfolio of commercial mortgage loans totaling over $2 billion.
Marianne Lowenthal received a B.A. in Political Science and holds an M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Real Estate, from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Andrew C. Nadler came to Combined Properties in 2002 and is responsible for overseeing leasing activities and implementing strategies for real estate business development in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He began his career at The Flatley Company in Boston, MA as Director of Leasing, where he held responsibility for the leasing and merchandising of approximately 5 million square feet of grocery-anchored community centers, regional malls, and power and lifestyle centers throughout New England and Florida. He then joined ]ones Lang LaSalle in Hartford, CT where he served as Vice President of Leasing and Management on behalf of Aetna Life Insurance Company and Lend Lease Real Estate Investments.
Andrew Nadler holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Denver. He also attended Boston University's graduate real estate studies program.
Richard Neville is the Senior Vice President of East Coast Development focusing on new retail projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. He brings more than 25 years of real estate and development experience to the company.
Before joining Combined, Rich was Senior Vice President with Site Development, Inc. and Interstate Commercial Real Estate in Cherry Hill, NJ. In these positions, he was responsible for retail/shopping center development projects inclusive of new CVS development projects and Commerce Bank's expansion and entry into the Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia markets. Prior to this, Rich was President of Metrocorp Properties, President/Owner of Aspen Group LLC, and held various executive positions with Extended Stay America, Ponderosa, Burger King and worked in Realty Credit at Marine Midland Bank.
Rich Neville earned a B.S. in Business from Niagara University, studied graduate-level Real Estate and Finance at the University of Buffalo and received an Advanced Degree in Finance from the American Institute of Banking.
Jeff Mindes combines his varied experience in construction project management with his education in engineering, real estate development principles and practices to effectively manage and execute the design, construction and post entitlement activities for Combined's mixed-use projects. Prior to joining the company, he was a Project Manager with CIM Group, Inc. in Hollywood, CA and also worked for Charles Pankow Builders in Hawaii and California. He was one of a team of engineers who constructed the Los Angeles MTA Headquarters and the Metropolitan Water District headquarters buildings at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles.
Jeff Mindes holds a B.S. degree in Structural Engineering from the University of California at San Diego and a Masters in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management with a minor in Real Estate Development from Stanford University. He is also a licensed general contractor.
Lew Caulk has more than 30 years of commercial and industrial construction experience. At Combined, he is responsible for the design, engineering and construction of development projects. Before joining the Company, he was Vice President of Construction and Development for Fountainhead Development, Inc. Prior to holding that position, he was Director of Construction at Lewis Retail Centers.
Caulk has been a licensed general building and engineering contractor since the early 1980's.
Katie Rothenberg joined Combined as the Director of East Coast Development. She was recently an Investment Associate at Madison Marquette (Washington, DC), supporting all aspects of retail and mixed-use acquisition and development including the management of the due diligence process and participating in project planning. Previous to that position, she was a Financial Analyst for DCT Industrial Trust (Denver, CO) and a Senior Casualty Underwriter for Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (Denver, CO).
Katie earned a BSBA in Finance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MBA in Real Estate from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
Nadia Gilmore is the Vice President of West Coast Leasing and is responsible for the Company’s leasing activities in the Southern California market which includes implementing strategies for real estate business development. She has nearly 20 years of experience in the area of commercial retail leasing and marketing.
Prior to joining Combined Properties, Nadia was the Director of Leasing at Shea Properties (Westlake, CA), and held executive leasing positions at First Washington Realty (Newhall, CA), Coreland Companies (Sherman Oaks, CA), Developers Diversified Realty (Los Angeles, CA), Burnham Pacific Properties (Los Angeles, CA), Albert B. Glickman & Associates (Beverly Hills, CA) and Windsor Leasing & Management (Encino, CA). Her experience in retail leasing includes shopping centers of all sizes from community to power centers, lifestyle centers and mixed-use properties for a variety of portfolios. Her expertise was focused on the leasing and marketing of new projects to redeveloping and re-tenanting existing and repositioned centers, specializing in anchor and national tenant deals.
Nadia Gilmore received a degree in Business Administration from Moorpark College (Moorpark, CA) and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Women in Commercial Real Estate.
Kurt Meeske is the Vice President of East Coast Construction bringing more than thirty – (30) years of experience in the construction industry. He was formerly Vice President of Development & Construction for Baltimore-based Prime Retail. During his fourteen – (14) year tenure there, he was responsible for development, construction, expansions, tenant coordination, and capital projects. Prior to that, Meeske was a Project Manager for Simon Property Group and among his responsibilities was the coordination of all on-site activities for the construction of Pentagon City Fashion Center (Arlington, VA) which included: 860,000 sq. ft. of retail, Macy’s Nordstrom, parking structure, 17-story office tower, and 16-story Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Kurt Meeske holds a B.A. from Colorado State University.
Thomas Cleys came to Combined Properties in 2005 from Haverford Capital, Inc. where he was Vice President of Asset Management responsible for the underwriting and asset management of $500 million in new debt and equity investments in real estate. Prior to his tenure at Haverford, he was a Senior Asset Manager at Glendale Federal Bank, where he restructured and liquidated a $140 million portfolio of diverse troubled real estate loans. Previously, at Lowe Enterprises, his responsibilities included development feasibility and acquisition analysis for the Commercial Properties division and asset management of $500 million of institutional quality real estate.
An honors graduate of Loyola University of Chicago where he earned a B.S. in Mathematics, Cleys also holds a joint M.B.A. and Masters of Real Estate Degree with honors from the University of Southern California.
Scott Ginsburg focuses on the day-to-day execution of work for a portion of Combined's mixed-use and retail projects in Los Angeles and Orange County. He began his real estate career with Trammell Crow Company's Corporate Advisory Practice in Dallas, TX advising Fortune 500 Companies on strategic real estate initiatives including the acquisition and disposition of property, bankruptcy compliance, and portfolio realignment.
Ginsburg joined AIG Global Investment Group's (AIGGIG) Real Estate and Mortgage Lending Group (formerly SunAmerica Investments) in Los Angeles, CA in 2001. While there, he participated in the underwriting, negotiation and execution of over $750 million in commercial senior and subordinated mortgages, B-notes, mezzanine loans and preferred equity for all real estate property types. He also worked closely with several large REITs and privately-held companies to initiate credit facilities and large structured debt transactions for redevelopment and opportunistic investments.
Ginsburg received a B.A. with a concentration in Finance from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.
Jason Bohle is responsible for the day-to-day execution of work for a portion of the Company's mixed-use projects in West Hollywood and Los Angeles. He started his real estate career at J.P. Morgan & Company in New York where he worked on a variety of M&A transactions including a $1 billion merger of two office REITs, private equity raising for a number of Latin American real estate companies and the sale of an interest in a Brazilian shopping mall company.
In 2001, Bohle joined Prudential Real Estate Investors where he advised Latin American real estate companies on launching growth strategies. In this capacity, he worked with a large Mexican homebuilder to develop retail properties within its residential developments and helped a Brazilian homebuilder develop an affordable housing platform.
Mr. Bohle graduated with a B.A. from Northwestern University with honors in Economics and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Christopher Owen has been involved in real estate development, acquisition, and asset management for more than 10 years. At Combined, he is responsible for project management of development and construction projects as well as tenant coordination work. He began his real estate career working as a market analyst and feasibility consultant for multi-family developers, for sites around the nation.
Owen has extensive experience analyzing and understanding specific market drivers, including demographics, leasing strategies, and the entitlement processes within individual cities. He has worked on several public/private partnerships for development and renewal projects in urban areas, including Austin and College Park in TX, Long Beach and Downtown Los Angeles in CA. He studied for a B.A. from Fordham University and studied graduate-level Urban Planning at the University of Texas - Austin.

Our Experts, Their Expertise
Our company's team of experts has mastered both the art and science of developing a property, beginning with earning the trust of everyone involved. Our record of success is built on the long-standing relationships we develop with our partners, financial institutions, municipalities, community leaders, architects and contractors. |
- Marianne Lowenthal
Executive Vice President, National Development
- Andrew Nadler
Senior Vice President, East Coast Leasing
- Richard Neville
Senior Vice President, East Coast Development
- Jeff Mindes
Vice President, Mixed-Use Construction
- Lew Caulk
Vice President, West Coast Construction
- Kurt Meeske
Vice President, East Coast Construction
- Nadia Gilmore
Vice President, West Coast Leasing
- Thomas E. Cleys
Senior Director, West Coast Development
- Scott A. Ginsburg
Senior Director, West Coast Development
- Jason J. Bohle
Senior Director, West Coast Development
- Katie Rothenberg
Director, East Coast Development
- Christopher L. Owen
Senior Project Manager, West Coast
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