Sarasota, FL, July 25, 2024 – SteeleHarbour Capital Partners (“SteeleHarbour”) is pleased to announce that John Lapins has joined the firm as Executive Managing Director to lead all development and construction activity. Mr. Lapins brings more than 30 years of design and development experience as an architect and developer. Prior to joining SteeleHarbour, Mr. Lapins led private hospitality development teams at Rockbridge Capital, Auro Hotels and Geolo Capital.
Prior to that he spent 10 years at Starwood Hotels & Resorts where he ultimately led their North American Divisional Architecture & Construction team on over 300 new build, conversion and renovation projects annually. Mr. Lapins began his development career at the New York City office of Hines working on large scale commercial developments for almost 10 years after pursuing an MBA from the Columbia Business School. Mr. Lapins is a registered architect and spent 5 years practicing Architecture after earning B.S. and M. Arch degrees from the University of Michigan.
“I am excited to join Chris McGrew and a very talented SteeleHarbour team as we look to expand the platform”, said Mr. Lapins. “My professional relationship with Chris dates back 25 years when we worked together at Hines in New York City. Chris and I grew up in the business together and have maintained a close relationship as our respective careers have evolved. SteeleHarbour is capitalizing on many opportunities and I am eager to join such an experienced and innovative team.”
“We are pleased to add John to our senior team at this stage of SteeleHarbour’s expansion,” commented Christopher McGrew, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of SteeleHarbour. “John brings an impressive development and construction track record to SteeleHarbour, and a deep network within the real estate investment community. John and I have established a high degree of mutual trust through our longstanding relationship, and his strong alignment with the firm’s values makes him an excellent cultural fit and a trusted leader of our growing development and construction activities.”
About SteeleHarbour Capital Partners
SteeleHarbour Capital Partners is a real estate investment firm focused on middle‑market general partner equity, preferred equity and debt investments with a primary focus on multifamily and mixed-use properties in high growth markets in the Southeast and Mid‑Atlantic United States. SteeleHarbour’s strategy is centered around identifying and investing in secular and cyclical trends, acting on proprietary insights, and leveraging deep industry relationships and institutional experience to execute on investment opportunities. The SteeleHarbour senior team has collectively completed over $10 billion of real estate investment, financing and capital market transactions over the last 25+ years. For additional information, please visit www.steeleharbour.com.