HEC is owned and operated by Adrienne Collier and Harold E. Cooke.   
           Adrienne and Hal are attorneys and licensed real estate brokers with
           experience in real estate in New York.
           
    Hal has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry.  He spent
    17 years on Wall Street as an  investment banker at Credit Suisse First
    Boston and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette primarily in real estate
    finance.  Subsequently, he joined Crown NorthCorp, a publicly traded
    real estate advisory firm that managed highly leveraged real estate
    transactions for Wall Street clientele.  It was at Crown that Hal gained
    valuable operating experience.  As President and Chief Operating Officer
    he led and restructured the firm. From 2000-2002, Hal was a Senior
    Vice President in the real estate group of Harbert Management
    Corporation, a Birmingham, Alabama based merchant bank.  At Harbert,
    Hal gained significant experience in the real estate investment fund
    business.


    Hal is a graduate of Harvard Law School.  He has a B.A. in Anthropology
    from Binghamton University and a Masters of Philosophy in
    Anthropology from Yale University. After graduating from law school,
    Hal practiced law at the New York City law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton.

    Adrienne Collier is Hal's spouse and business partner. She has  dedicated
    most of her legal career to public service advocacy as a Litigation Staff
    Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services, Deputy General Counsel at
    the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs and Assistant
    Attorney General in the Office of the New York State Attorney General.  
    Adrienne is responsible  for the day-to-day operations of the property
    management company as well as development projects in progress.   
    Adrienne is a licensed attorney in New York, Connecticut and the District
    of Columbia.  She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut Law
    School and has a B.A. from Binghamton University.
        
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