Joseph Yiu
Lender, Leste Group
New York, NY 10036
Managing Partner
Phone (212) 284-7676
Managing Partner
Property Types
Industrial, Retail, Specialty, Health Care
Markets
Northern New Jersey
Bio
Yiu is a Managing Director at Leste Credit where he oversees net lease debt and equity investments. Yiu was a Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of ElmTree Mr Yiu that also served on ElmTree’s Investment Committee. As Managing Partner, Mr Yiu oversaw multiple facets of the business including marketing, strategy, acquisitions, dispositions, research, and fund raising. As Chief Investment Officer, Mr Yiu provided key expertise related to sourcing and underwriting ElmTree’s acquisitions. Additionally, Mr Yiu managed the marketing of ElmTree’s national build to suit financing program to national and regional developers, tenant representatives, and large corporations. Over Mr Yiu’s 18 years of real estate experience, he has acquired, advised, and financed over 4 0 billion of single tenant property transactions Previously, Mr Yiu was the Chief Investment Officer of Equity Capital Management (“ a real estate private equity fund investing in net lease properties As Co Founder and Managing Director of The Norseman Group, a mezzanine lender in the single tenant marketplace, Mr Yiu financed and advised on over 1 5 billion of net lease properties Mr Yiu is currently a member of the Penn Club of NY, Zell Lurie Real Estate Center, Zell Lurie Real Estate Mentor Program, International Council of Shopping Centers ( NAIOP’s E Commerce Forum, and Advisory Council for Marcus Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisor’s Division Mr Yiu published “The Irony in Investing in Tenant Improvements in Leased Space” in the Journal of Corporate Real Estate in 2002 and “Single Tenant Net Lease Guidelines” in Briefings in Real Estate Finance in 2004 In 2013 Mr Yiu was featured in Real Estate Forum as one of the top 45 under 40 in the industry Mr Yiu holds a BS in Real Estate and Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
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