|  About Our Company

Madison Park Financial Corporation, a California corporation, is a real estate developer, investor, operator and asset manager. MPF was formed in 1985 to create value through the development and management of real estate. The company seeks value-added development opportunities, as well as existing income producing assets. MPF is responsible for all development activity, in addition to leasing and on-going property management services for its projects.

All together, MPF and its related entities own and manage over $250 million in assets.

 
 

|  Join Us

As Madison Park Financial has grown over the years, much our success is due to the hard work and dedication of our talented staff. We are continually on the lookout for bright and motivated candidates who are interested in joining our dynamic team of real estate professionals. As a real estate developer, investor, operator and asset manager, MPF can offer opportunities to match the varied interests, experience and expertise of our candidates.

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about career opportunities at Madison Park Financial, please contact us either by phone at (510) 452-2944 or email any one of our staff.

 
 
|  Contact Us

For leasing information, reporting a specific issue at a property or any other inquiries about our properties, tenants and prospective tenants can contact our property management staff at:

 

For general inquiries, please contact us at:

Madison Park Financial Corporation
Lake Merritt Tower
155 Grand Avenue
Suite 1025
Oakland, California 94612

(510) 452-2944
(510) 452-2973 fax

 

 
 
 
 
|  Our Executive Team

Our real estate professionals have an active, entrepreneurial, hands-on management style. The result is a team able to quickly create, identify and capitalize upon emerging investment opportunities in today's market. An aggressive, pro-active focus characterizes MPF's approach to successfully completing real estate transactions and operating profitable real estate assets.

 

John Protopappas  -  President & CEO

Mr. Protopappas developed his first live/work project in 1985 and has developed and managed over sixty commercial and residential projects during the past twenty-eight years. During that time, Mr. Protopappas transformed many neglected properties by turning them into mixed-use live/work spaces. These projects, such as the historic Tribune Tower, Telegraph Lofts at the site of the former Sears Roebuck store in Oakland and the Bakery Lofts at the site of the former Remar Bakery in Emeryville, are representative of his innovative approach to revitalizing urban neighborhoods through mixed-use projects. The projects' continued popularity and profitability attest to the success of Mr. Protopappas' approach.

Mr. Protopappas is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with an A.B. in Economics. In 1985, after four years of investment brokerage experience, he formed Madison Park Financial Corporation of which he remains President and CEO.

Mr. Protopappas serves on the Board of Directors of Summit Bank. He also serves on the Urban Land Institute Executive Committee.

 

Simon Chen, CFA  -  Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Chen oversees all finance, accounting and investment functions at MPF. Mr. Chen focuses on structuring and executing new acquisitions, as well as managing the due diligence process on potential acquisition and development opportunities. Before joining MPF in 2004, Mr. Chen was a banking analyst at National City Corporation in Detroit where he specialized in investment real estate banking.

Mr. Chen holds a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business where he concentrated in Finance and Corporate Strategy. Mr. Chen is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the CFA Institute. Mr. Chen is also a real estate broker licensed in the State of California.

 

Frank Flores  -  Director of Development

Mr. Flores focuses on managing the development and construction of many of MPF's residential and commercial developments. In addition, Mr. Flores had previously served as Property Manager for two of the company's signature properties, Bakery Lofts and B2 Lofts. His experience over the past fifteen years includes directing, constructing, and managing hundreds of affordable and market-rate residential units along the West Coast from Seattle to Eureka to the Bay Area.

Mr. Flores' holds a Masters in Housing & Community Development from the School of Urban Design at the University of California, Berkeley and is a graduate of Humboldt State University with a BS in Business Administration.

 

Michael Moore, CPM   -  Director of Residential Property Management

As Director of Residential Property Management at MPF, Mr. Moore manages the Company's residential property portfolio consisting of 20 live/work loft and apartment buildings throughout the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. In addition, Mr. Moore had previously served as Resident Manager and Lease-up agent for one of MPF’s historic Downtown Oakland live/work loft developments, Packard Lofts.

Mr. Moore joined Madison Park Financial in 2006 as Property Administrator. He holds a B.A. Degree in English and received his Certified Property Manager (CPM®) certification from the Institute of Real Estate Management in Chicago in 2008.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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