Principal
As founder of The Padron Group, LLC, James Padron has over twenty five years of real estate project management experience. Mr. Padron has built a career representing tenants, developers and owners throughout the U.S., Central America & the Caribbean in both the public and private sector. His combined perspective and hands on experience in the entire development process from planning through leasing have made him uniquely qualified to advise clients and lead projects through the entire project life cycle.
Most recently, Mr. Padron led the Miami Herald Media Company HQ Relocation; including the design and construction of a 120,000 SF commercial printing facility and the renovation of an existing 160,000 SF office building. Prior to establishing The Padron GroupMr. Padron held senior level positions with leading regional and global real estate services firms as well as a national design/construction and development firm. Mr. Padron’s experience includes financial institutions, law firms, call centers, restaurants, retail centers, data centers, educational facilities, warehouse and distribution facilities, parking structures, multi-family and interior improvements. These projects have ranged in size from 1,500 to 600,000 SF and a total of over 4 MM SF with a combined leasehold improvement in excess of $770 million. These projects encompass corporate build-to-suits, design/build, master planning of corporate HQ, site selection, corporate HQ relocations and the renovation and redevelopment of existing properties.
Mr. Padron received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Real Estate & Finance from the University of Miami and received a Master of Business Administration from Florida International University. Mr. Padron is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Florida and holds the Facility Management Administrator Designation (FMA) from BOMA. Mr. Padron is also a Certified General Contractor in the State of Florida (CGC1509659).