ESSEX IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE COOPER
WILLIAMS
HAS BEEN NAMED THE
2018 NAIOP TRAILBLAZER AWARD President, ESSEX
FINANCIAL
GROUP
WINNER
Cooper's Pace of Growth M A J O R C A R EE R M O VE S & N A IO P I N V O L VE M E NT
2010
2013
2015
2017
2018
Receives MBA in Real Estate Development and Finance from University of Colorado Boulder. Joins team at Essex Financial Group as a Senior Analyst/Production Officer.
Promoted to Vice President, Loan Production at Essex Financial Group
Named as Principal and Partner at Essex Financial Group
Mentor in NAIOP's 2017 Developing Leader's Mentor/Mentee Program
Cooper named President of Essex Financial Group, at age 36.
SINCE 2010, COOPER HAS HELPED SOURCE, UNDERWRITE, AND CLOSE OVER $2.4 BILLION IN FIRST MORTGAGE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEBT. ADDITIONALLY, UNDER COOPER’S LEADERSHIP AS A PRINCIPAL, ESSEX HAS GROWN ITS TOP-LINE REVENUE BY OVER 40% SINCE 2014.
NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
100 St. Paul COOPER HELPED RECAPITALIZE 100 ST. PAUL WITH NEW DEBT AND EQUITY AT ONE OF THE HIGHEST OFFICE VALUATIONS IN THE MARKET AT THE TIME.
Sloan's 1525 COOPER SOURCED A $10.25 MILLION NON-RECOURSE LOAN TO ACQUIRE AND LEASE-UP A SUBSTANTIALLY VACANT BUILDING. THE PROPERTY WAS ONLY ~25% LEASED AT ACQUISITION, AND THE LOAN FACILITY PROVIDED 100% OF THE GOOD NEWS LEASING CAPITAL TO STABILIZE THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING HAD TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IN PLACE THAT NEEDED TO STAY IN PLACE AT CLOSING.
Decatur Point COOPER ARRANGED $39 MILLION IN NONRECOURSE DEBT TO REFINANCE THE EXISTING CONSTRUCTION LOAN AND PREFERRED EQUITY AT CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION AND PRIOR TO STABILIZATION (ONLY 20 LEASES AT CLOSING; 10% OCCUPANCY).
"I’d like to thank Jeff Riggs (Chairman and Founder of Essex) for being the best mentor and leadership example that anyone could ask for. I’d also like to thank and acknowledge the Essex team for its hard work and dedication…I truly believe that Essex has the best team, capital minds, and platform in our respective business. And I’d like to thank all of our lender and borrower clients that we get to work with on a daily business, as my favorite part of the job is being a part of the local real estate community." - Cooper Williams
INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT
NAIOP
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER
Active Member
Member, University of Colorado
Committee Member, Rocky
Real Estate Council (2010-
Mountain Real Estate
Present)
Challenge (2017-Present)
Board Member, University of
Mentor, 2017 Mentor/Mentee
Colorado's International
Program
Advisory Board (2017-Present)
Hosted Mentor/Mentee Event
Co-Chair, 2017 and 2018 CU Real Estate Annual Forum