TJ Hawks joined the VanTrust acquisitions and dispositions team in April of 2022. He has more than 19 years of experience in commercial real estate, including 13 years at Valbridge Property Advisors and five years at Cushman & Wakefield, where he was the Region Lead for a ten-state, five-office region. 

As Vice President of Acquisitions, TJ’s role focuses on the identification, evaluation and underwriting of investment and development opportunities for the VanTrust portfolio. TJ’s responsibilities include financial modeling, valuation analysis, acquisition due diligence, deal structuring and transaction execution, from pursuit through closing. 

VanTrust pursues core-plus and value-add acquisition opportunities – representing all major commercial real estate sectors – in excellent locations. Typical transactions include repositioning challenged assets, maximizing value on the initial purchase of stabilized assets and opportunistic redevelopment.