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New Haven, Connecticut – The Green Parking Council (GPC) is honored to announce that Green Courte Partners, LLC, has joined as the council’s latest platinum partner. Green Courte currently owns, manages and develops near-airport and CBD parking assets throughout the United States. One of Green Courte’s portfolio companies, The Parking Spot, is a leading hospitality focused near-airport parking company and founding partner of GPC. Susan A. Rowe, Vice President, Sustainability at Green Courte Partners, will represent the company and will be joining the Board of Directors of GPC.

“The addition of both Green Courte and Susan Rowe to the GPC team affirms the leadership of commercial and parking real estate owners in the movement towards sustainable urban mobility,” explained Paul Wessel, Executive Director of the Green Parking Council. “We are excited by the energy these leaders working at the intersection of real estate and private equity bring to the launch of the GPC Green Garage Certification program and to parking industry’s transition to a more integrated and efficient model.

“Green Courte has long advocated for the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide through our work with the Urban Land Institute,” added Susan Rowe. “We’re especially happy to be able leverage our relationships in academia, business and the sustainability communities to evaluate and strengthen the Green Garage Certification program.

Green Courte joins Brookfield Properties, Oxford Properties Group, Hines, Simon Property Group and Macerich as GPC partners and leadership recognizing the importance of parking assets to real estate sustainability programs. GPC’s work is additionally supported by BMW, Nissan, leading private parking operators and smart parking technology firms. GPC is the leading voice for sustainability in the $30 billion parking industry.

About Green Courte Partners, LLC

Green Courte Partners, LLC is a Chicago-based private equity real estate investment firm targeting niche real estate sectors. Currently, the firm’s strategies include building fully-integrated companies investing in land-lease/manufactured housing communities and parking properties. The firm combines focused investment strategies with a disciplined approach to transaction execution and asset management.

Green Courte’s goal is to invest in high-quality assets that will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns over a long-term holding period. For additional information, please visit www.GreenCourtePartners.com.

About Green Parking Council

The Green Parking Council (GPC), an affiliate of the International Parking Institute, is a not-for-profit organization providing leadership and oversight for the green conversion of parking facilities to sustainable, environmentally responsible assets. GPC expands green parking practices and environmental services through its Certified Green Garage rating system. GPC encourages triple bottom-line parking practices and exceptional industry transformation through collaboration and the development of open-sourced, sustainable best practices. For more information, visit www.GreenParkingCouncil.org.

About the GPC Partnership Program

GPC is a not-for-profit organization funded and fueled by its partners and volunteer experts. GPC partners, volunteers and board leadership represent organizations which recognize how a global shift towards sustainability offers the parking industry a unique opportunity for unprecedented growth and innovation.

Lake Forest, Illinois (October 8, 2013) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Susi Rowe has joined the firm as a Vice President with responsibility for leading Green Courte’s sustainability initiatives.

Ms. Rowe will focus on sustainability as it relates to the firm’s portfolio of assets in both the land-lease/manufactured housing community and parking sectors. She will serve as Green Courte’s representative to the Green Parking Council and the Real Estate Roundtable’s Sustainability Policy Advisory Committee. Ms. Rowe is also a member of the Urban Land Institute, where she will focus on sustainability best practices. Ms. Rowe holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management from Purdue University as well as a Master of Management (MBA) from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Lake Forest, Illinois (August 22, 2013) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the acquisition of Lamplighter Manufactured Home Community, an age-restricted land-lease community, containing 260 home sites, located in Port Orange, Florida.

Green Courte has engaged American Land Lease, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its second fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners II, LLC, to manage the community. American Land Lease is the manager of Green Courte’s land-lease/manufactured housing community portfolio, which now includes over 19,300 developed home sites located across 54 communities in eleven states. American Land Lease will operate the community under their “55+” lifestyle brand, Solstice Communities. For additional information about Solstice Communities, please visit www.solsticecommunities.com.

Lake Forest, Illinois (August 5, 2013) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the promotion of Cheri M. Scully to Vice President.

Cheri has worked with Green Courte on a contract basis since 2008 and joined Green Courte in January 2011 as an Associate. As a Vice President, Cheri will continue her leadership role in Steamboat Springs, Colorado overseeing asset management, including condominium sales and marketing, retail sales and leasing, and property management.

Prior to joining Green Courte, Cheri was a Partner at Partners by Design, an architectural design firm in Chicago, Illinois focused on corporate and commercial architecture, interiors and image design.

Lake Forest, Illinois (July 31, 2013) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today the acquisition of two all-age land-lease communities located in southern coastal Maine. The communities contain 483 home sites and include Town & Country Village in Lisbon and Maplewood Manor/Merry Meeting in Brunswick.

Commenting on the acquisition, Green Courte’s Chairman, Randy Rowe stated, “We are pleased to enter the Maine market by adding two high-quality communities to our Clearview portfolio of all-age land-lease communities. Our efforts continue to be focused on adding high-quality land-lease communities to our portfolio and leveraging the strengths of our operating platform, American Land Lease.”

Green Courte has engaged American Land Lease, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its second fund, Green Courte Real Estate Partners II, LLC, to manage the communities. American Land Lease is the principal manager of Green Courte’s land-lease/manufactured housing community portfolio, which now includes over 19,000 developed home sites located across 53 communities in eleven states. American Land Lease will operate the community under its all-age brand, Clearview Communities. For additional information about Clearview Communities, please visit www.clearviewcommunities.com.

Lake Forest, Illinois (July 11, 2013) – Green Courte Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm focused on building industry-leading companies within niche real estate sectors, announced today that Ryan Bowie has joined the firm as Managing Director, with responsibility for leading Green Courte’s investor relations, fundraising and portfolio management activities.

Mr. Bowie joins Green Courte after spending thirteen years in senior roles within a number of public and private real estate companies including Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H), Strategic Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: BEE),  LaSalle Investment Management and Bowie Capital Advisors.

While at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Mr. Bowie served as Head of Structured Finance where he was focused on corporate development, capital markets and capital deployment for the global hotel owner and manager. At Strategic Hotels & Resorts, a public REIT, he served in various roles including Vice President, Capital Markets & Corporate Finance, Corporate Treasurer and head of Investor Relations. During his career, Mr. Bowie has completed over $7 billion in debt and equity transactions, including the initial public offering of Strategic Hotels & Resorts in 2004.

Commenting on Mr. Bowie’s appointment, Randy Rowe, Green Courte’s Chairman, said, “We are very excited to have Ryan join us as a Managing Director and look forward to his many contributions.”

About Green Courte Partners, LLC

Green Courte Partners, LLC is a Chicago-based private equity real estate investment firm targeting niche real estate sectors. Currently, our strategies include building fully-integrated companies investing in land-lease/manufactured housing communities and parking properties. The firm combines focused investment strategies with a disciplined approach to transaction execution and asset management. Green Courte’s goal is to invest in high quality assets that will generate attractive risk-adjusted returns over a long-term holding period. For additional information, please visit www.GreenCourtePartners.com.

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