Tim Lies
Senior Consulting Principal
Senior Consulting Principal
An industry leader in the development of destination-based lifestyle real estate, Tim Lies has amassed over 25 years of diverse experience in all phases of development, design and investment. Prior to joining VS, Tim was Director Development at EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR), one of the most successful specialty real estate investment trusts in America, with some $4.8 Billion in gross assets under management. A highlight of his tenure at EPR was to helm the re-positioning, development, and financing of a 1,700 acre, $1.2 Billion destination resort in Upstate New York. The project included a $750 Million resort casino, $150 Million indoor waterpark hotel and $100 Million in public infrastructure financed by tax-exempt bonds. Also while at EPR, Tim helmed investments in multi-plex cinemas China to take advantage of the burgeoning mainland market there, resulting in investments by EPR in four cinemas in Shanghai and surrounding areas in a joint venture with Shanghai Film Group. In addition, Tim initiated and negotiated a $36 million mortgage transaction on behalf of EPR that facilitated the acquisition of the John Hancock Observation Deck in Chicago.
Along with EPR and other investors, Tim served as an equity owner and President of Domus Communities, a stand-alone student housing development company sponsored by EPR. As President, Tim directed the launch of a faith-based student housing initiative with Catholic Dioceses of America to develop market rate student housing near public universities nationwide, including North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, and Arizona State University.
Prior to EPR, Tim spent 16 years as a Principal with the award-winning architectural design firm Gould Evans Affiliates. There, Tim headed up the firm’s financial management and human resource groups while the company grew from 30 associates in two local offices to 240 associates in ten offices nationwide. Early in his career, Tim spent two years with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City and other local Kansas planning agencies.
Mr. Lies holds an MBA, Bachelor of Architecture, and B.S. degrees from the University of Kansas, where he was a lecturer in the Graduate School of Architecture. Tim sits on the Board of Directors of Capital City Bank, a regional community bank in northeast Kansas. Since 2003, Tim and his wife, Mary, have operated Mercato, an import-export company they formed together dealing in Italian antiques and artifacts.
tlies@venue-strategies.com
Along with EPR and other investors, Tim served as an equity owner and President of Domus Communities, a stand-alone student housing development company sponsored by EPR. As President, Tim directed the launch of a faith-based student housing initiative with Catholic Dioceses of America to develop market rate student housing near public universities nationwide, including North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, and Arizona State University.
Prior to EPR, Tim spent 16 years as a Principal with the award-winning architectural design firm Gould Evans Affiliates. There, Tim headed up the firm’s financial management and human resource groups while the company grew from 30 associates in two local offices to 240 associates in ten offices nationwide. Early in his career, Tim spent two years with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City and other local Kansas planning agencies.
Mr. Lies holds an MBA, Bachelor of Architecture, and B.S. degrees from the University of Kansas, where he was a lecturer in the Graduate School of Architecture. Tim sits on the Board of Directors of Capital City Bank, a regional community bank in northeast Kansas. Since 2003, Tim and his wife, Mary, have operated Mercato, an import-export company they formed together dealing in Italian antiques and artifacts.
tlies@venue-strategies.com
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