Cullinan Properties Names Patrick Cairns Executive Vice President of Leasing

Oak Brook, Illinois-based Cullinan Properties hired Patrick Cairns as Executive Vice President, Leasing, the company said. Cairns will oversee all leasing matters across the company's portfolio, including new developments, redevelopment projects, and existing retail, office, and medical office properties, according to EIN Presswire.

Cairns to Lead Leasing Strategy at Cullinan

Cairns will lead the company's leasing strategy and execution, working with Construction, Asset Management, Finance, Development, and other teams to drive portfolio performance and support the company's continued growth, the company said. He brings more than 25 years of experience in retail and commercial real estate, spanning leasing, development, asset management, and market strategy.

Most recently, Cairns served as Vice President at Starwood Retail Partners/Starwood Capital Group, where he was the nationwide point of contact for the firm's commercial real estate assets and third-party broker network. In that role, he directed leasing and asset management across retail, medical office, and industrial assets, including more than 4 million square feet of U.S. retail, 35 medical office buildings totaling 2.0 million square feet, and 14 industrial complexes totaling 20 million square feet.

Prior to Starwood, Cairns served as Senior Director, Box Leasing and Development at Brookfield Properties Retail, where he led a regional development team responsible for retail box leasing and development at 40 shopping centers across eight states and executed 580,000 square feet of new leases and renewals. Earlier, he spent more than 14 years with Kohl's Corporation, rising to Director and Head of Real Estate, Property Development, where he oversaw all real estate matters for more than 1,100 department stores and developed more than 300 new store locations totaling 21 million square feet.

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Cullinan Properties is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate developer and owner-operator founded in 1988, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show the company has owned and developed over $1 billion in projects, with a portfolio of 46 properties across multiple states including Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Texas.

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