John S. Wall, Jr
Partner, 1912 Ventures
Houston, TX 77006
1912 Ventures - Founding Partner
Phone (713) 522-1912 x1
1912 Ventures - Founding Partner
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Landlord Rep (Full Service), Tenant Rep, Tenant Rep (Full Service)
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Sports & Entertainment, Specialty, Multifamily, Health Care
Markets
Austin, Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, San Antonio
Languages
English
Bio
John S. Wall, Jr. is a co-founder and Partner of 1912 Ventures.
Prior to establishing 1912 Ventures, John co-founded BHW Real Estate Partners and was the top-producing real estate broker at Situs. He served a diverse customer base, closing several complex sale, lease, and advisory transactions across land, retail, office, multifamily, industrial, hospitality, and self-storage properties. John's efforts, most notably as a problem solver and executor, earned him acknowledgement as a Houston Business Journal "Heavy Hitter", recognizing Houston's leading commercial real estate brokers.
John's experience is quite varied. Notable clients from different industry sectors that rely on him for advice, guidance, and transaction execution include:
•Commercial Banks: Whitney Bank, Texas Capital Bank, East West Bank, First Victoria Bank, Green Bank, Sterling Bank, Lone Star Bank
•Wall Street Institutions: Kennedy Funding, Versa Capital Management, LECG, Lexington Realty Trust
•Servicers and other Financial Institutions: National Loan Investors, Column Financial, Silar Capital
•Manufacturers: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
•Retailers: Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Randalls, Safeway, Persona Wood Fired Pizzeria
•Distributors: Brewers Supply Group (BSG) Craft Brewing, Swagelok
•Multifamily Developers: StreetLights Residential
•Multiple private investment groups, investors, and funds
After leaving Situs, John co-founded BHW Real Estate Partners, a real estate investment firm that targeted opportunistic acquisitions with the ability to generate significant capital appreciation through effective re-positioning, management, and leasing. John oversaw the firm's brokerage activities, which included the re-positioning and disposition of the firm's owned assets and third-party client projects. He was also accountable for deal sourcing, due diligence and underwriting of potential acquisitions.
John is actively involved in several professional organizations. He served as Chairman of the Urban Land Institute's Young Leaders Committee of the Houston chapter (ULI). He is also a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Texas Association of Realtors (TAR). John is also a candidate of the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) pursuing the CCIM designation.
John earned his B.A. from Rice University, where he was a letter winner on the football team. He is a native of Dallas, where he attended high school at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He holds a Texas real estate broker's license.
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