Millennium Magazine_18th Ed_ Laurie Urbancik

33 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE and comprehensive understanding of the field left an impression on him at an early age. After completing a BBA at Boston University in 1989, Mr. Sturner entered construction management with the STO Building Group (Structure Tone), where he rose from a project supervisor to manager and later became a project executive over the course of his seven-year tenure. In 1995, Mr. Sturner assumed a leadership role at Murray Hill Properties, spearheading the creation of MHP Real Estate Services LLC and their new project management and property management divisions. Additionally, he led the formation of its brokerage services. He quickly became the chief operating officer and eventually the president and chief executive officer of MHP Real Estate Services in 2018, where he has overseen numerous expansions and highimpact acquisitions. These include a complex disposition of an asset involving a Chinese real estate conglomerate (HNA) within a five-month process under duress of a government takeover. He considers this transaction to be one of the greatest professional achievements of his longstanding career, as he turned what would have been a loss into a capital gain. Since selling MHP Real Estate Services to Banyan Street Capital, a Miami-based owneroperator, in 2018, Mr. Sturner has focused on further expanding his company’s portfolio of holdings with the goal of making Banyan Street Capital one of New York City’s most successful real estate players. In light of his fulfilling career, he credits his success to the influence of his father and his professional mentors, Norman Sturner and Michael Green, who helped him develop his company ethos and grow into a leader in his sector. F or more than 35 years, David Sturner has been one of the top names in real estate investment as the executive leadership behind Murray Hill Properties/MHP Real Estate Services and Banyan Street Capital. His career path was shaped by his father, an investor and the founder of Murray Hill Properties, whose passion for real estate DAVID STURNER SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR Banyan Street Capital New York, NY

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