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Tom Doyle
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Area of Expertise
Tom Doyle is a founder of and principal of WD Land specializing in residential and investment land sales to home builders and developers, as well as providing comprehensive advisory and brokerage services to financial institutions, public and private investors, and real estate investors. Tom is focused on the Riverside and Corona markets along the 15 and 91 Corridors and the infill markets in Central Orange County.
Professional Accomplishments
- Founded and grew WD Land into one of the leading residential land brokerage firms in California
- Managed more than $150 million in real estate development projects for First Interstate Bank
Notable Transactions
- Toscana in Riverside County — Off-market transaction for a 960-acre master-planned community including 1,443 proposed lots/units located south of the City of Corona.
- Corona 850 in Riverside County — Aggressively marketed and obtained a buyer for 718 acres adjacent to the city of Corona
- Redhill Village in Moreno Valley — Secured a qualified investor who was looking for a long term hold of the 213 lots
- Moreno Valley Ranch– Managed the disposition of lots in a golf course community
Business Background
Before establishing WD Land in 1996, Tom was a principal with Province Realty Group, where he developed programs to provide advisory and brokerage services for a diversity of clients, as well as creating and implementing marketing and advertising campaigns.
From 1988 to 1994, Tom was a vice president with First Interstate Bank during which time he managed the construction financing for more than $150 million in real estate development projects.
He was responsible for coordinating project dispositions with brokers and buyers, underwriting values, and also worked closely with outside counsel on such critical issues and loan documentation and legal structure.
Before that, he served as vice president of corporate lending and was responsible for developing, structuring, and managing credit relationships with middle-market companies and high net-worth individuals.
Community Involvement
Tom has been on the Board of Directors of HomeAid Orange County for over three years. He is vice president of the Housing Committee and is leading the efforts for a new shelter development to serve homeless families in Orange County.
He has also been involved and served on committees with the Orangewood Children’s Foundation, a non-profit foundation which provides long-term support for Orange County’s foster children that are victims of abuse and neglect.
Interests
Tom resides on South Orange County with his wife and two daughters. He is a dedicated marathon runner and enjoys spending time with his family.
Education
University of California Irvine (BA Economics)
UCI Certificate Program - Light Construction Development Management
Licenses
California Real Estate Broker
DRE Lic. No. 01166180
Affiliations
Board Member of HomeAid Orange County
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
UC Irvine Alumni Association
Phi Delta Theta Alumni Association
National Association of Home Builders (CBIA & BIASC)
Orangewood Children’s Foundation
Contact Information
DIR (949) 789-4555 ext. 11
MOB (949) 683-3382
Les Whittlesey
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Area of Expertise
Les has completed transactions from San Diego to Central California. From raw landowners to land developers, builders, and financial lending institutions, he spends the majority of his time representing Sellers due to his strong marketing expertise of selling land for residential development.
Professional Accomplishments
Founded and grew WD Land into one of the leading residential land brokerage firms in California
Closed over $1.7 billion and 27,000 lots
Sold over $600 million in sales in the Chino / Eastvale / Ontario market
Notable Transactions
- Chapman Heights in Yucaipa - Fully-approved master-planned community consisting of 1,400 lots
- Providence Ranch - Sold 1,200 lots in the master plan community
- Pacific MHP in Huntington Beach - Represented the seller in the sale of a $46 million mobile home park
Business Background
Les founded WD Land together with Tom Doyle in 1996. He has been in the residential land business for almost 30 years.
Before establishing WD Land, Les was Executive Vice President of the Hoffman Company where he was the company's top producer during his tenure at the firm from 1989 to 1995. He also marketed bank-owned "REO" properties on behalf of major financial institutions, developed sophisticated land analysis models and programs, as well as established training programs for sales agents.
Les began his career in real estate with Grubb & Ellis in 1986, where he formed the Residential Land Division for the Ontario office. While there, he was the top producer in 1989 and was in the top twenty in the Pacific Southwest.
Community Involvement
Due to his love of aviation and wanting to pass that passion on to others, in conjunction with The Experimental Aircraft Association, he hosts Young Eagles events where rides are given to kids form 8 to 18 at no charge to introduce them to aviation.
Interests
Les’s life long passion is for aviation, having soloed at the age of 17. He has flown over 80 types of aircraft, is a commercially rated pilot and former Flight Instructor. He is an avid collector of vintage aircraft and flies vintage aircraft that he has restored.
Education
California State University Long Beach (BA in Communications with a Minor in Marketing)
Licenses
California Real Estate Broker
DRE Lic. No. 00941004
Affiliations
Building Industry Association
Home Builders Council
Contact Information
DIR (949) 789-4555 ext. 14
MOB (949) 285-1155
Sal Provenza
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Area of Expertise
Sal Provenza is an experienced residential land expert focused on the acquisition and disposition of land suitable for residential development throughout California. His clients include landowners, private and public home builders, land developers, land investors, and apartment developers.
Professional Accomplishments
- Bought, sold & financed land valued at $500+ million throughout Northern & Southern California
- Secured discretionary approvals for over 1,200 units in multiple jurisdictions
- Developed land and built homes and attached housing throughout Southern California
- Closed $250+ million in financing including “off-balance-sheet” joint ventures and land banking
Notable Transactions
- Villa Borba in Chino Hills — Fully-approved mixed-use master-planned community on 336 acres consisting of 351 lots, 280 apartments, five acres of commercial, and a park
- Riverbend in Jurupa Valley — Former dairy on 215 acres adjacent to Goose Creek Golf Course planned for 468 residential lots in four planning areas with a five-acre park
- The Groves in Fullerton — Former automotive dealership redeveloped into an urban infill community of 52 townhomes
- Walden in Garden Grove — Former church property redeveloped into a gated community consisting of 18 single-family detached lots and a tot lot
- Pacific Vista in San Clemente - Ten fully-approved lots with ocean views sold on behalf of the builder in cooperation with the construction lender
Business Background
Provenza has 15 years of real estate acquisition, disposition, development, and finance experience.
Before WD Land, Provenza was with Colliers International’s Residential Land Advisory Group. In 2009, he co-founded CWP Advisors, a boutique real estate advisory firm providing receivership, management, and brokerage services to lenders, servicers, owners, developers, and investors.
From 2000 to 2009, Provenza was part of the senior management team of Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), America’s Luxury Homebuilder and a national residential land development company. During his tenure, Provenza was responsible for land acquisition, due diligence, approval processing, project management, design, development, and financing.
Also, Provenza was involved in the pursuit of several corporate mergers and acquisitions valued at over $4 billion.
Before his development career, he worked for two architecture and town planning firms focused on retail, hospitality, office, and mixed-use programs.
Community Involvement
Provenza is Chairman of the Building Block Foundation Fund, a charity dedicated to at-risk youth in Orange County supported by the commercial real estate industry. As a California State University Fullerton professor, he teaches real estate courses at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics. He is a frequent speaker at the industry conferences and lectures at local universities.
Interests
Provenza resides in Irvine, California with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys golf, tennis, skiing, diving, traveling, reading, cooking, and spending time with his family.
Education
University of Southern California (MBA)
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (BA in Architecture)
Licenses
California Real Estate Broker
DRE Lic. No. 01790133
California General Contractor
CSLB Lic. No. 924663
Affiliations
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
National Association of Home Builders (CBIA & BIASC)
California Association of Realtors (Orange County Chapter)
Chapman University Real Estate, Law and Environmental Studies (Board of Advisors)
Building Block Foundation Fund (Board of Governors)
Contact Information
DIR (949) 789-4555 ext. 19
MOB (949) 294-6376
Curt Crandall
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Area of Expertise
Curt Crandall is an experienced residential land expert focused on the acquisition and disposition of land suitable for residential and multifamily development. His clients include landowners, private and public home builders, land developers, land investors, and apartment developers.
Professional Accomplishments
- Bought land valued at over $300 million throughout Southern California for for-sale housing and apartments
- Secured discretionary approvals for over 2,000 units in multiple jurisdictions from Victorville to Beaumont
- Led the expansion into the Palm Springs market for Standard Pacific Homes
- Supervised construction at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Managed a special projects team for the international installation of L3 Communications' fiber-optic network
Notable Transactions
- Villa Borba in Chino Hills — Fully-approved mixed-use master-planned community on 336 acres consisting of 351 lots, 280 apartments, five acres of commercial, and a park
- Riverbend in Jurupa Valley — Former dairy on 215 acres adjacent to Goose Creek Golf Course planned for 468 residential lots in four planning areas with a five-acre park
- Anaheim 160 – Former Anaheim RV Park is now planned for 160 townhomes
- Irvine 272 – Fully approved 272 unit wrap apartment project in Irvine off Main Street
Business Background
Crandall has extensive real estate acquisition, disposition, investment, development, financial modeling, approval processing, land development, and management experience. Crandall co-founded CWP Advisors, a boutique real estate advisory firm providing receivership, management, and brokerage services to lenders, servicers, owners, developers, and investors.
Over his career, he has managed acquisitions throughout Southern California for best-in-class builders and developers. He was Director of Acquisitions at Western National Group, a large private apartment owner / operator and he led acquisition efforts for Standard Pacific Homes (NYSE: SPF), a national home builder and land development company.
Mr. Crandall began his career at Fluor (NYSE: FLR) where he managed a special projects team throughout the United States and Asia.
Interests
Curt resides in Laguna Beach and enjoys golf, tennis, sailing, snorkeling, surfing, and spending time with his family.
Education
University of Southern California (MBA)
University of Arizona (BS Engineering)
Licenses
California Real Estate Salesperson
DRE Lic. No. 01832917
Affiliations
Urban Land Institute
California Receivers Forum
Contact Information
MOB (949) 275-6441
Dave Harbour
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Area of Expertise
David joined WD Land in 2002 and specializes in land sales in southwestern Riverside County along the I-15 and I-215 corridors encompassing Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, French Valley, Winchester, Perris, Hemet, and San Jacinto.
He provides comprehensive advisory and brokerage services to landowners, lenders, investors, home builders, and development companies operating in this major growth area of the Inland Empire.
Professional Accomplishments
- WD Land Top Producer, most recently in 2013
- Closed over $250 million in land sales
- Facilitated & closed 10 transactions totaling over $60 million in 2004
- Developed lasting relationships based on excellence in service that has led to repeat marketing assignments
Notable Transactions
- Peppertree in Hemet — Broken active adult community consisting of 83 nearly completed homes, 360 substantially improved lots, and a 14,000 sf clubhouse and pool complex
- Menifee Heights in Menifee — Land approved for 359 lots sold and closed using a creative deal structure
- Bel Vista/Maravilla in Temecula — 210 semi-finished townhome lots in prime infill location near Rancho California Road and Ynez Road
- Hidden Hills in Menifee — Raw land planned for 530 lots entitled and subsequently built by KB Home
Business Background
David has over 15 years of real estate brokerage, development, and finance experience. Before joining WD Land, David was an associate for O’Donnell Atkins, another land brokerage firm based in Orange County, where he focused on facilitating relationships and negotiating transactions with equity and debt sources on behalf of clients to fund / finance residential development.
From 2000 to 2001, David was a senior software account manager for EZGov, Inc, where he spearheaded a marketplace for E-Government software services for state, county, and local governments throughout CA, AZ and NM.
Prior to 2000, David served as a financial analyst for the Koll Company, a major California commercial and industrial developer, where he conducted asset valuations, return analyses, and cash flow projections.
He was also an investment banking analyst with BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, where he focused on the firm’s real estate and technology groups and provided financial advisory services for such activities as IPOs, other equity /debt offerings, and M&A.
Community Involvement
David spends much of his free time as a youth coach/mentor of local baseball, basketball, and soccer teams. He manages his older son, Andrew’s Irvine Colts travel baseball team, and his younger son, Brian’s NJB team.
David and his family are also active in their local church.
Interests
David resides in Irvine, CA, with his wife and two sons. He enjoys fitness training, golf, BBQ, coaching, Stanford sports, and spending time with his family and friends.
Education
Stanford University
(BS Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management)
Stanford NCAA Division 1 Men’s Varsity Basketball Team
Academic All American
Four Year Letterman
Two Year Starter
Three Year NCAA Tournament
Licenses
California Real Estate Broker
DRE Lic. No. 01344587
Affiliations
National Association of Home Builders (CBIA and BIASC)
Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE)
Contact Information
DIR (949) 789-4555 ext. 16
MOB (949) 419-4229
Stacey Osso
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Area of Expertise
Stacey Osso is an experienced residential land expert and has focused her efforts on the marketing and sales of residential land. Her primary areas of focus have been in the Inland Empire, especially in the sub-markets of Lake Elsinore, Wildomar, and Moreno Valley, as well as Bakersfield and other areas of the Central Valley.
Clients include home builders, developers, and investors.
Professional Accomplishments
- Advised lenders on bank-owned land assets held as a result of foreclosing on non-performing A, D and C loans
- Successfully completed transactions with Pacific Bank & Trust, California Bank & Trust and First Bank of Missouri
- Closed multiple land sites with First Bank of Missouri
- Successful track record of closing finished lot infill transactions
Notable Transactions
- North Peak in Lake Elsinore - Sale of the single-family master-planned community
- Oak Creek Canyon in Wildomar - Sale of 160 acres to a developer who processed entitlements for 275 lots
- Sleeping Indian in Oceanside - 64+ acres of land owned by a lender
- Red Hill Village in Moreno Valley - Sale of 213 lots owned by Pacific Bank & Trust
- 1619 South Euclid in Anaheim - Lender-owned infill land parcel
- Bloomington in Rialto - 35 finished lots
- Montelena in San Bernardino - 24 finished lots
- Betsworth in Valley Center - 80 acres of land owned by First Bank of Missouri
Business Background
Stacey joined the WD Land team in 2004 and has over ten years of real estate experience. Before venturing into land brokerage full time, she managed investment properties owned by American Pacific Holdings.
In addition to her residential land expertise, she has experience in identifying and resolving complex entitlement issues, particularly in the areas of self-storage, RV resorts, industrial, and airport hanger projects. Prior to starting a career in real estate, Stacey worked several years in sales and as a certified personal trainer.
Interests
Osso resides in Laguna Beach, California. She enjoys off-road riding, yoga, baseball, camping, traveling, shopping, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Education
University of California Santa Barbara (BA in Psychology)
UCI Certificate Program - Light Construction Development Management
Licenses
California Real Estate Salesperson
DRE Lic. No. 01832917
Affiliations
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
National Association of Home Builders (CBIA and BIASC)
Contact Information
DIR (949) 789-4555 ext. 17
MOB (949) 500-1665