Company Background
Branch Design and Development, Inc. (BDD) is a Real Estate Planning, Design, Entitlement, Development and Construction Management firm which was formed to compliment the brokerage services provided by its sister company Columbus Capital. BDD specializes in the planning, design, entitlement, and development of projects that contain certain challenges or limitations to the standard methods of real estate development. Columbus Capital specializes in real estate investment, acquisition and brokerage. This combination of expertise within the two companies allows for a full compliment of services from project inception to brokerage. Since its inception in 2004 BDD has entitled over 500 Residential Lots, 429 rental units and over 300,000 Square Feet of Commercial Space.
Experience
The founders of Branch Design and Development, Inc. have many years of experience in Real Estate Brokerage, Planning, Development and Project Management for both the residential and commercial sectors.
Jeff Branch
Jeff graduated from Arizona State University with an Urban Planning degree and a minor in Real Estate Finance. In 1985, Jeff along with his father Michael founded Branch Reality Commercial Real Estate Advisors. Since 1985 Jeff has been involved in over $350,000,000 in sales and development projects throughout the southwest. During his tenure with Branch Realty he was responsible for several major commercial development projects in Santa Fe. They include The Plaza Santa Fe, Home Depot, Whole Foods and the Hotel Santa Fe. In 2002, he started Columbus Capital, LLC a full service commercial real estate company. Development and leasing projects include the Plaza Fiorina, Plaza Entrada, and Sabino Plaza at the DeVargas Mall. Two of the newest development projects are the San Isidro Village and Colores del Sol/Plazas del Sol in Santa Fe. The San Isidro Village project is unique in that it is an assemblage of 35 different properties. This mixed use project will include a Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, Regal Theatres, restaurants, and numerous other retail stores. The residential within the project ranges from live/work, single family detached, townhomes, apartments, and senior housing. The Colores del Sol/Plazas del Sol is a mixed use project with a neighborhood commercial center, live/work housing, and single family detached housing.
Greg Gonzales
Greg has a degree in Construction Management from the University of New Mexico. He has over fifteen years of experience in construction management and construction estimating. He has spent most of his career working on various size projects ranging from small retail stores to multiple story hotel projects throughout California, Arizona, and Nevada. Prior to moving back to New Mexico, Greg was a project manager in San Diego, California for a large construction company. Since joining BDD, Greg has over seen approximately Nineteen Million Dollars worth of construction.
Mark Ruhlman
Mark was a senior level Real Estate executive for many national development companies. With over 20 years in management, his primary focus was achieving real estate sales, and closings goals that ensured the maximum return to shareholders. He was involved with planning of both large and small scaled master planned communities which incorporate both commercial and residential. Mark’s experience with communication skills complemented by a deep understanding of the psychology of buying and the art of negotiation compliments the rest of the BDD team.
Gregg Way Gregg has a degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA. Gregg has over 20 years of experience in the private sector consulting business. He has been involved in a wide variety of planning and design projects ranging from large multi-use master planned communities to specific site plans and detailed site design. Most of his projects have been located throughout the southwest in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Greg has provided preliminary design and oversight for San Isidro Phase I and Phase II, Colores Plaza and Cielo Azul.
Laura Maluy
Laura was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. After graduating from high school she attended college in Santa Fe, and Las Cruces, New Mexico. She also lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for a short period of time. Laura's work background consists of personnel management, office management, and veterinary clinic management. She is currently working in Accounting, Property Management and Office Management.
Eric Lucero Eric was born and raised in New Mexico. He has a degree in International Business from the College of Santa Fe. He is currently the governmental liaison and he deals with all issues concerning governmental agencies and public utilities.
Alexandra Brackett Alexandra moved to Santa Fe in 2004 from Georgia. She has a Master’s degree in Art History from Kent State University in Ohio. She is currently the Executive Assistant to Jeff Branch.