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“The TRE Group’s aggressive asset management approach has added tremendous value to our hospitality portfolio. They achieve results as a result of their vast experience, tenacity and creativity — the TRE Group makes it happen!”
— Alex Gilbert, Managing Director, JER Partners

Hospitality industry leader, Tom Engel, is founder and President of the Boston-based T.R. ENGEL Group, LLC, (TRE), a lodging real estate advisory and investment services company.

The Group’s resources include known and respected talent in hospitality development, operations, sales and marketing, and real estate finance. These combined skills enable us to provide specialized advisory, asset management, and investment research services in a time-sensitive and confidential manner.

Our unique ability to provide these client services comes from our group’s experience...Experience built from the ground up. Each TRE senior executive has worked in the field and has been an officer of major lodging companies. They are trusted by their contemporaries and respected in their disciplines: broad lodging, business, and financial backgrounds including:

Creator/co-creator of three successful lodging brands— Embassy Suites, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts and Hawthorn Suites.

Brand management at Proctor and Gamble, Unilever, Inc. and Revlon, Inc.

Creator, manager of multi-billion dollar lodging and leisure portfolio for Equitable Real Estate Investment Management Inc.

Operations, development, marketing experience at ITT Sheraton Corporation, Starwood, Marriott International, Hilton Corporation, Trusthouse Forte Hotels, and CDL Hotels.

Hotel operations and operations finance management experience with Omni Hotels, Guest Quarters Suite Hotels, Doubletree Hotels Corporation, Promus Hotel Corporation, Hilton Hotels Corporation and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

International hotel finance operations, and development experience with major chain operators including Hilton International, Intercontinental Hotel Group, CDL Hotels and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, ITT Sheraton; experience with independent hotel companies (President, Castle & Cooke Resorts, LLC—two five star Hawaiian resorts, private homes' real estate sales and development).

General Manager 950-room Boston Park Plaza Hotel; Managing Director, Boston Harbor Hotel and supervision of seven Harrison Conference Centers and University Hotels.

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General Advisory »
New Business Development

Operational, Financial Reviews

Asset Repositioning

Quality Control Audits

Brand, Management Company Selection

Asset Management »
Manage the property management company

Supervise development, approval implementation of annual business & capital plans

Monitor plan performance vs. budget

Preparing comprehensive monthly performance reports

Investment Research »
Acquisition, Disposition Due Diligence

Mortgage Investment Underwriting

Equity Investment Underwriting

Equity Fund Raising

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