Real Estate Forum: Forum 100
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Arko Investments
Finance | Honorable Mention
Company:   Arko Investments    
Address: 155 N. Harbor Dr., Ste 1202    
City: Chicago    
State: IL    
Zip:   60601    
Phone: 312-540-1580    
Fax: 312-540-1584    
Email: bob@arkoinvestments.com    
Website: www.arkoinvestments.com    
Key Executive      
1. Name: Allan Koretz    
    Title: President    
2. Name: Bob Koretz      
    Title: Sr. VP    
3. Name: Ken DeWitt      
    Title: VP    
4. Name:    
    Title:    
*Number of Offices: 2    
*Number of Employees: 8    
*Gross Revenues Fiscal Year 2006: 4.0 million    
*Projected Revenues Fiscal Year 2007: 6.0 million    
Selected Areas of Specialization: Condo Lending and Equity, Mez Lending, Preferred Equity, Bridge Financing, Creative Structuring of complex transactions    
Company Overview: Arko Investments is a boutique, real estate financing company specializing in raising funds for businesses and individuals in need of financing a specific project or venture. We look for real estate transactions of all sizes. We arrange the mezzanine and/or equity component of a transaction, and also secure the senior debt if requested. We act as financial consultants to the principal(s) once the financing is in placed in order to provide value added service as well as monitor the progress of each project. We have licensed real estate brokers and mortgage brokers working in our organization which allows Arko to specialize as intermediaries and/or facilitators to complete your real estate financing transaction. Historically, Arko has specialized in residential and land financing transactions and has recently increased our capabilities in the retail, office, and hospitality fields, both domestically, and internationally.    
*Total Number of Financing Transactions
Arranged or Committed in 2006:		 12    
*Total Value of Financing Transactions
Arranged or Committed in 2006:		 250. million    
Percentage by Financing Type:      
Public Debt: %    
Private Debt: 80 %    
Public Equity: %    
Private Equity: 20 %    
Hybrid: %    
Value by Financing Type:      
Public Debt: .    
Private Debt: 200. million    
Public Equity: .    
Private Equity: 50. million    
Hybrid: .    
Percentage by Property Type:      
Office: 15 %    
Industrial: 10 %    
Retail: 15 %    
Apartments: %    
Hotels: %    
Other: 60 %    
(Please specify) Residentail    
Percentage by Geographic Area      
Northeast: %    
Southeast: %    
Midwest: %    
Southwest: %    
West: %    
International: %    
Percentage by Rate Types:      
Fixed: 20 %    
Floating: 50 %    
Interest-Only: 30 %    
Percentage by Loan Types:      
CMBS: %    
Construction: %    
Mezzanine: %    
Permanent: %    
Bridge: %