Blaine has more than 30 years of experience in real estate and development across the southeast region. His background includes site development, construction management, leasing, project financing, and sales.
Blaine founded Landcore, and his primary focus is identifying and structuring projects within the Landcore portfolio. Blaine earned a BA degree in Architecture from Louisiana State University and subsequently completed a BS degree in Real Estate.
1979 - Mr. East began his real estate career in 1979 as a Project Architect. He coordinated and approved general contractors on all projects, supervising and managing approximately 40-50 units at any given time.
1981 - Mr. East moved to Dallas, Texas, where he developed and owned three million square feet of retail center, luxury hotels, and office buildings. He was involved in site selection, leasing, construction, management arranging interim and permanent financing, and the sale of the properties.
1987 - Mr. East owned a multi-faceted real estate firm in Palm City, Florida, that focused on commercial operations, performing on-going site acquisitions, contract negotiations, financial analysis, due-diligence investigations, and asset management for select clients. Mr. East has successfully structured major leases with a high percentage of cash on cost returns.
1997 - When Mr. East moved to North Carolina in 1997, he worked as the Vice President of Leasing, coordinating leasing operations for Konover Property Trust, a multi-million dollar real estate investment trust. He increased the real estate portfolio from three million square feet to 13.5 Million square feet of shopping centers. He also implemented and leased Mt. Pleasant Town Center, a 450,000 square foot open-air specialty center, which later became the flagship of the trust portfolio.
Mr. East has established a track record for successfully matching nationally recognized commercial sector clients to rewarding development niche locations. His success further includes structuring and implementing a 98- acre, 450,000 square foot power center in Apex, North Carolina. He also designed and facilitated a 160-acre mixed-use project in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and he established and maintained relationships with new and existing clients throughout the states.
2002 - Mr. East founded and organized the sales, leasing and management team of Landcore Commercial Real Estate where he currently pursues his long-term goals and business plans as the President of the company. He has played a role in the execution and development strategies that have expanded to three million square feet in four years as well as increased national tenant representation by 200%.
