Principled entrepreneurs you can trust.
At Harbor, we value the professional experiences of each of our team members and the roles they take on. The result is a well-balanced organization of reliable commercial operators that relentlessly produce successful investment outcomes.
JOON CHOI_Principal
Mr. Choi oversees development and co-leads asset management at the firm. Prior to founding Harbor, Mr. Choi was a Vice President of Investment Management at BlackRock where he was responsible for developments in the Western U.S. and the leasing and asset management of commercial assets primarily located in Southern California. Mr. Choi has developed or renovated over 5M square feet of properties throughout all major Western US markets and executed more than 3M square feet of commercial leases. In Southern California, Mr. Choi implemented opportunistic and value-add strategies across office, industrial, retail, and multifamily assets valued at over $1B. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Choi worked in the finance group at Intel.
Mr. Choi holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics, Real Estate and Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an alumni of the NAIOP Young Professional Group and is a ULI Office and Commercial Initiative council member. He is on the Founding Team of a charter high school for at-risk students in Orange County.
JUSTIN LOIACONO_Principal
Mr. Loiacono co-leads property acquisition, financing, and disposition. Prior to founding Harbor, Mr. Loiacono was a Vice President of Investment Management at BlackRock where he was responsible for identifying and closing acquisitions, negotiating joint venture structures, overseeing dispositions and asset management. Mr. Loiacono has acquired $625M in assets in 7 US markets and coordinated $285M in dispositions in 4 western markets. He's acquired office, industrial, retail and multifamily assets ranging from core, value-add, and land development. Mr. Loiacono asset managed a $930M portfolio of 20 office, multifamily, industrial and retail assets throughout the West Coast. Prior to BlackRock, Mr. Loiacono held an acquisitions role at The Bascom Group.
Mr. Loiacono holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate and Finance from the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the NAIOP Young Professional Group and WREAA Southern California chapter. He has volunteered and offered career advice at a local Orange County charter high school.
PAUL MISZKOWICZ_Principal
Mr. Miszkowicz co-leads property acquisition, financing, and disposition. Prior to founding Harbor, Mr. Miszkowicz held acquisition roles with AEW, Bixby Land Company and The Bascom Group. His responsibilities included property identification, market assessment, contract negotiation, asset management and disposition of real estate assets. Mr. Miszkowicz acquisition background includes office, industrial, retail and multifamily development and redevelopment totaling over $885M in acquisition volume across 14 US markets, and $810M in disposition volume across 7 US markets. He played an active role in the asset management of a $440M portfolio of commercial assets.
Mr. Miszkowicz holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with concentrations in Finance, Entrepreneurship and International Business from Loyola Marymount University. He is a member of the NAIOP Young Professional Group and is a licensed real estate broker in the state of California. He has appeared as a guest speaker at Loyola Marymount University.
RICH MCEVOY_Principal
Mr. McEvoy co-leads the assets management and operations team for the company. Prior to joining Harbor Associates Rich was Vice President – Portfolio Director for EQ Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly-owned by Blackstone’s real estate funds. During his time at EQ Mr. McEvoy oversaw the firm’s portfolio operations in South Los Angeles and Orange County including all asset management, leasing, construction, and marketing for more than twenty-four office projects equaling over 6.5 million square feet. Prior to joining EQ Office Mr. McEvoy was a senior leasing executive for Douglas Emmett Inc. in West Los Angeles and a Senior Vice President and Partner with Lee & Associates in Irvine, California.
Over his 23+ year career in commercial real estate Mr. McEvoy has led property repositions and maximized investment returns through the strategic deployment of over $175 million worth of capital improvements. Along the way Rich has completed numerous property sales in excess of $1B in value and more than 1000 commercial lease transactions exceeding 5.5 Million square feet leased.
Mr. McEvoy holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California (USC). He is also a recipient of the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and has been a regular member of NAIOP and LACRA.
CLAYTON MCFADDEN_Director
Mr. McFadden is a Director in the asset management team for the company. Prior to joining Harbor Associates, Mr. McFadden held asset management and leasing roles for EQ Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly-owned by Blackstone’s real estate funds, and Irvine Company’s Office Properties division, a long-term owner of high-quality real estate throughout Costal California.
Mr. McFadden has managed leasing, operations, and capital investment for both privately held and institutionally owned Class A office properties across major US markets.
Mr. McFadden holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He has been a regular member of NAIOP’s SoCal Chapter and is a board member of the South Coast Metro Alliance.
ROBERT MEYER_Director
Mr. Meyer is the firms Director of Finance and manages the corporate and portfolio financial matters for the company. Robert’s experience at Harbor has been diverse and includes all aspects of financial analysis including investor reporting, tax planning, cash management, budget and valuation preparation as well as operational support.
Prior to working for Harbor, Mr. Meyer was a Program Manager with Xerox/Conduent where he was responsible for managing IT related projects and programs. Mr. Meyer has over a decade of professional experience in process improvement, governance, and data analytics while working with all areas of the business: Finance, marketing, underwriting, executive leadership, and sales. Prior to Xerox/Conduent, Mr. Meyer worked at Allstate Insurance Company as a Manager of Software Development. Mr. Meyer previously interned with Harbor Associates in 2015 working with both the acquisition and asset management sides prior to later joining the firm full-time as an analysist in 2017.
Mr. Meyer holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Denver. He has completed Level I of the CFA Program.
NICOLAI WANER_Associate
Mr. Waner is an Associate within the acquisitions team for the company. Prior to joining Harbor Associates, Mr. Waner was an investment sales Analyst for JLL Capital Markets where he underwrote multi-tenant retail, office and industrial assets throughout the western region of the United States. Over his real estate career, Mr. Waner has underwritten over $3 billion in commercial real estate investments and has been involved in closing over $300 million in commercial real estate transactions.
Prior to the start of his commercial real estate career, Mr. Waner held several roles at Andersen, an international, leading, public accounting firm, where he focused on tax consulting and estate planning for high-net-worth individuals.
Mr. Waner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston College and is a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of California.
