K E Y    P R I N C I P A L S

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Eugene F. Page
​Principal, Head of Advisory & Brokerage

Eugene Page is a Principal and oversees acquisitions, brokerage, and advisory services for Centre Urban Real Estate. With over 40 years of real estate experience, Mr. Page holds broad expertise in strategy consulting, marketing, workouts, repositioning, and brokerage. Most notably, he was a member of the team that represented the creditor during the Rockefeller Center bankruptcy ​in the 1990s. He held the SIOR designation and has lectured to real estate audiences all over the world. ​

Professional Experience

Mr. Page was most recently founder and President of Optimal Real Estate, Inc., which ultimately merged to become Centre Urban Real Estate Partners. Mr. Page was previously a senior managing director at the Charles Dunn Company, opening the Company’s North Orange County office. Additionally, Mr. Page developed and co-led the worldwide Organizational Strategy practice for Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) where he assisted clients such as Boeing, Disney, Capital One, Bank of America, and Whirlpool design and implement internal real estate functions that support corporate strategy. Prior to JLL, Mr. Page’s leadership experience includes directing Price Waterhouse’s Corporate Real Estate Consulting Services, as well as a Principal at Knight Frank Faulkner, where he helped launch Mitsui Fudosan in the United States by advising on, repositioning, and leasing its first major asset in the United States – the AT&T Center in Downtown Los Angeles. Earlier in his career, he was with Cushman & Wakefield.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
USC Alumni Real Estate Network, Board of Directors
USC Career Advantage Program, Mentor
Encore Trojans, Advisory Council
USC Marshall Alumni Association of OC, Board of Directors

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
University of Southern California, Master of Business Administration
Villanova University, Bachelor of Science
State of California Real Estate Broker

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Martin M. Q. Nguyen, MRED
​Principal

​Martin Nguyen is a Principal at Centre Urban Real Estate, overseeing all aspects related to project finance, underwriting, and investment. Working in both Los Angeles and New York City, Mr. Nguyen has accumulated over $3.0 billion worth of finance and underwriting experience through his career. While pursuing graduate studies at USC, he was recognized with Honors for Outstanding Performance in both Finance and Design for his Comprehensive Exam and is one of the youngest-ever graduates of the distinguished MRED program. 

Professional Experience

Mr. Nguyen previously worked for RealtyMogul.com, a leading online CRE capital marketplace for equity and debt, in their Los Angeles and New York City offices. He reported directly to the Chief Investment Officer, who was the former Chief Credit Officer and Head of Underwriting for JPMorgan Chase’s CMBS division. He has underwritten and analyzed national CRE assets ranging from traditional multifamily and commercial properties to specialized products such as hospitality, student housing, and self-storage. Mr. Nguyen has covered various structured finance products, including joint venture equity, preferred equity, mezzanine debt, and variations of senior debt. Prior, Mr. Nguyen was at Bishop Street Commercial in Honolulu, Hawai’i, which was acquired by CBRE.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
USC Alumni Real Estate Network, Chair '20 - '22
USC Asia Pacific Alumni Association, Board of Directors; Scholarship Chair '22 - '24
Center for Tomorrow's Leaders, Board of Directors; Alumni Advisory Board Chair '21 - '22
Urban Land Institute - Associate Member
Congressional Youth Leadership Council, Past Senior Member

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
University of Southern California, Dollinger Master of Real Estate Development (M.R.E.D.)
University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Finance, International Business
State of California Real Estate Broker
State of Hawai’i Real Estate Salesperson

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Geoffrey S. Payne
​Principal

Geoffrey Payne is a Principal at Centre Urban Real Estate, overseeing all aspects related to finance, development, construction management, and asset management. As a lawyer, accountant, and real estate manager, he has been acquiring, developing and managing projects for over 40 years. ​Mr. Payne has handled the purchase, sale and financing of more than 40,000 apartment units and has handled billions of dollars of real estate transactions. Mr. Payne has taught and been a speaker at real estate symposiums including for IREM, BOMA, and the State Bar of California. 

Professional Experience

Mr. Payne was a founder of Tahiti Partners Properties Corporation in the 1990s which developed commercial, multifamily, and residential projects throughout the western US. There, Mr. Payne oversaw the development of projects that include a 300,000 sf office complex and over 100 high-end homes in Palm Springs. Mr. Payne fully took over operations following the 2008 global financial crisis and oversaw the implementation and execution of a significant multifamily value-add strategy in the midwestern US.

Earlier, Mr. Payne was an attorney at Cox, Castle & Nicholson where he represented banks, lenders, developers, family offices and trusts and other real estate and corporate interests, his emphasis being in finance and taxation. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Payne worked at Hughes Aircraft as a controller for US government defense programs.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation, Board of Governors
Mihaylo College of Business and Economics, Dean's Advisory Board
Cedar House, Board of Directors and Past President

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Loyola Law School , Juris Doctor
California State University, Fullerton, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance
State Bar of California
State of California Real Estate Broker
State of Oklahoma Real Estate Broker

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