Urban Realty Partners' principals possess over six decades of combined experience in all major aspects of real estate investment and development with strong ties to the Atlanta marketplace. The team has participated in the development of over $200 million in urban and in-fill real estate projects.

Mark B. Riley, Managing Partner
mriley@urbanrealtypartners.net

Mr. Riley is the founding partner and managing member of Urban Realty Partners. He began his career as a real estate attorney at King & Spalding and later joined Trammell Crow Residential where he was a partner and member of the development team responsible for developing the Overlook office complex in Atlanta. Mr. Riley's real estate career continued at Cousins Properties from 1990 to 1998, where he was Vice President, Development & Acquisitions and had extensive experience in the company's various product lines.

Mr. Riley received B.A. and J.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University. He is a member of the Atlanta District Council of the Urban Land Institute, the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, and the Congress for the New Urbanism.

An active member of the Atlanta community, Mr. Riley is an At Large member of the Atlanta Board of Education, Director of the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation, a charitable foundation with a focus on improving education options in Atlanta, and is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta and the Regional Leadership Institute.  He is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club and he holds, or in the past held, board memberships on Central Atlanta Progress, The Trust for Public Land and The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. He is an active alumnus of Vanderbilt University.

 

 

Peter Tartikoff, Financial Advisor

Peter Tartikoff is a financial advisor to the company on issues related to accounting, finance and capitalization.  Mr. Tartikoff was Senior Vice President and CFO of Cousins Properties from 1986 through 1998.  From 1999 through 2004, he was CFO of the American Cancer Society. In addition to his work for Urban Realty Partners, Mr. Tartikoff currently is a personal financial advisor for architect and real estate developer John Portman, and has also served as a financial advisor to Flagler Development Company.

 Mr. Tartikoff is a CPA, and received the Year 2000 Outstanding Member in Industry Award from the Georgia Society of CPA’s.  He received his BS in Chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his MBA With Distinction from Harvard Business School.

 

Robert Hughes, Development Associate
rhughes@urbanrealtypartners.net

Mr. Hughes is responsible for assisting in all phases of the organization’s project analysis and execution.  These responsibilities include underwriting, feasibility analyses and site selection as well as contract negotiation, handling of governmental approval issues, coordinating consultants and monitoring pro formas.  

 Mr. Hughes brings experience in various aspects of development, mortgage brokerage, and asset management.  In his most recent role as Associate-Asset Management for Trimont Real Estate Advisors, Mr. Hughes assisted with the repositioning and disposition of Lehman Brothers’ $1 billion real estate owned portfolio, which included a diverse mix of property types and business strategies.   Mr. Hughes’ portfolio consisted primarily of condominium, multifamily, office and retail investments. Previously, he was Analyst with Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, LLP.  

Mr. Hughes received a Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.  

 

Simon J. Tuohy, Financial Officer and Development Associate
stuohy@urbanrealtypartners.net

As Financial Officer, Mr. Tuohy is responsible for the facilitation of all company financial matters.  His primary role will be handling financial reporting and tax work for the organization, in addition to assisting in the financing and funding of current and future projects.

 Mr. Tuohy has 5 years of experience in the financial services tax department of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, where he provided tax consulting and compliance work for the some of the major firms in the arenas of real estate, hedge funds and private equity.  His time and experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers began in the capital markets group in New York City where he spent his first two and a half years with the company. He finished his work at PWC two and a half years later when he relocated to Atlanta to join their real estate group. 

Mr. Tuohy received his B.S. in Accounting at Villanova University.  He is also a registered Certified Public Accountant.