CHICAGO , April 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HRP Chief Executive Officer
Roberto Perez has been named one of
Crain's Chicago Business 2024 Notable Leaders in
Sustainability. The award recognizes individuals serving in senior
leadership positions who make measurable environmental impacts in
their industry and community while also demonstrating leadership in
professional organizations and civic service initiatives.
This recognition comes amid a period of substantial growth for
HRP, a leader in sustainable redevelopment. The company has seen
its portfolio of sustainable redevelopment projects grow to nearly
$4 billion in assets under
management, which includes over 5 million square feet of industrial
and life science properties in major U.S. cities and a 20 million
square-foot development pipeline.
As founder and CEO, Roberto has pioneered The HRP Way, a unique
approach to impact investing that prioritizes community,
environmental, and economic sustainability with a focus on leaving
an enduring positive impact. Amidst its growth, HRP continues to
prioritize this mission of holistic redevelopment for the
future.
"I am honored to be named one of Crain's 2024 Notable Leaders in
Sustainability," Perez said. "At HRP, the work we do is inherently
centered around sustainability. I am lucky to lead a best-in-class
team that knows our business is reimagining obsolete sites to
create meaningful, positive economic impact while also making the
communities we work in cleaner, greener and healthier."
HRP's expertise in transforming former industrial assets can be
seen locally at Exchange 55, Chicago's largest LEED-certified industrial
building. Built on the remediated and transformed 70-acre site of
the former Crawford coal-fired
power plant, the facility now employs over 2,000 people.
In Philadelphia, HRP is
transforming a 1,300-acre site expected to be the most significant
oil refinery cleanup in U.S. history. A large explosion caused the
former Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery to declare bankruptcy
in 2019, which was the catalyst for HRP's engagement. While other
bidders planned to recommence oil refining, HRP introduced a
differentiated vision designed to unlock the site's full potential
by creating a sustainable logistics and life sciences hub in
South Philadelphia, now known as
The Bellwether District. In just three years, HRP has safely abated
and dismantled over 100 buildings, 300 tanks, and 950 miles of
pipeline on a site that was previously responsible for 16% of
Philadelphia's carbon
emissions.
Other HRP projects with significant sustainability components
include redeveloping the former Boston Edison Power Plant in
South Boston and the former
Potomac River Generating Station in Alexandria, Virginia into vibrant, mixed-use
properties, as well as industrial developments in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Florida.
As CEO of HRP, Roberto is intimately involved in all aspects of
the business , which includes managing acquisition, development,
and leasing initiatives while overseeing site transformations to
ensure HRP's impact extends beyond property boundaries and into
surrounding communities. As a local example, HRP makes ongoing
investments in the Chicago
community, including partnerships with HACIA, Lawndale Triangle
Garden, Cradles to Crayons, Instituto del Progreso Latino, Beyond the Ball, the Cook
County Health Foundation, and more. Workforce development is
especially close to Roberto's heart, with HRP providing over
$100,000 in scholarships to
Chicago students since 2019.
About Hilco Redevelopment Partners (HRP): HRP is a
vertically-integrated real estate investment and redevelopment
company that re-imagines, remediates, and redevelops obsolete
industrial sites by taking a holistic approach to development that
prioritizes economic, community and environmental sustainability.
HRP's redevelopment expertise ranges from modern logistics and
distribution facilities to innovation campuses and urban, mixed-use
projects. HRP strives to transform not only properties but also the
areas surrounding them through a comprehensive approach to
community engagement, environmental sustainability, and economic
development. HRP is part of the international financial services
holding company, Hilco Global (www.HilcoGlobal.com), which is
headquartered in Northbrook,
Illinois (USA).
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