John Tippins

John Tippins is the Broker of Northcap Commercial and owner of Tippins Holdings, LLC. At Northcap Commercial, he oversees the commercial real estate brokerage and acquisitions departments. Mr. Tippins’ market concentrations are South Las Vegas Boulevard, Downtown Las Vegas and multifamily investments. As a broker, he has closed more than $1 billion in real estate transactions throughout his career and his sales were accredited for helping to revitalize Downtown Las Vegas. As a principal, Mr. Tippins has been involved in the acquisitions of more than $400 million since 2005, including assembling nearly 60 acres in Downtown Las Vegas, 700 acres in Steamboat, Colorado, 2,500 apartment units, several bar/taverns, 3 casinos, a nightclub, and retail properties. In 2008, John closed $140 million in real estate transactions and headed Las Vegas’ first “Apartment Market Tour” that was attended by major apartment owners and lenders.

Mr. Tippins is a graduate of the 2007 Leadership Las Vegas program through the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. He graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a degree in Marketing. Most recently Mr. Tippins was awarded Top 40 Under 40 and was a speaker at the 2009 Nevada Multi Housing conference in Las Vegas.

Martin S. Burger

Martin S. Burger is the Chief Executive Officer for Northcap and is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Real Estate Ventures, which he founded in 2006 after a 20-year career in real estate, which included positions at Goldman Sachs’ Whitehall Funds, The Blackstone Group, and 15 years at The Related Companies. Through Artisan and its subsidiary, Valley Residential Properties, Mr. Burger currently controls a portfolio of six multifamily properties consisting of almost 2,000 apartment units.

Prior to founding Artisan, Mr. Burger was the President of Related Las Vegas and Executive Vice President of The Related Companies, L.P. Mr. Burger was also a Principal and Executive Vice President for Related Urban Development (mixed use division), Related Lodging Group (hotel division) and Related Experiences (sponsorship division). As President of Related Las Vegas, Mr. Burger led all of Related’s efforts in the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, and led the development of the World Market Center in downtown Las Vegas, a 5 million square foot furniture mart complex. These activities included the acquisition and ultimate disposition of land for projects such as Icon, Las Ramblas and SouthTech, as well as the master planning of the Union Park site in downtown with the City of Las Vegas. Mr. Burger opened the Related Las Vegas office in 2004, after opening Related’s office in Washington, D.C. in 2003.

As Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Related Urban Development, Mr. Burger was responsible for the structuring and financing for all of its projects involving more than $5 billion in public and private debt and joint venture equity transactions. Mr. Burger was responsible for completing the equity joint venture and all of the debt financing for its CityPlace project in West Palm Beach, Florida, as well as the bond financing for all of the public improvements in the project. In New York, Mr. Burger was responsible for leading the team that structured and closed $1.8 billion of debt and equity for the 2.8 million square foot Time Warner Center project on Columbus Circle. This mixed use project contains seven components including Time Warner’s world headquarters, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel (its US flagship) and Jazz @ Lincoln Center.

Mr. Burger rejoined The Related Companies in 1997 to form Related Urban Development with Stephen Ross and Kenneth Himmel. He was also instrumental in forming the Related Lodging Group in 1998 and Related Experiences in 2000. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Burger was a Vice President at The Blackstone Group working on acquisitions for its two real estate opportunity funds. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Burger worked for Goldman Sachs' Whitehall Real Estate funds also on the acquisition side. Prior to this time, Mr. Burger spent five years at The Related Companies where he was a Vice President of Development and Acquisitions. Mr. Burger received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Brittany Morse

Brittany Morse is the Director of Leasing for Northcap Commerical where she oversees all of the rental programs for Northcap’ properties. Brittany is one of the largest managers of luxury rental properties on the Las Vegas Strip. She is also the Vice President of Northcap Commercial, the brokerage arm of Northcap, specializing in multi-family transactions. Brittany’s in-depth knowledge of the rental market, which she has gained through her years of experience as a multi-family specialist, has been invaluable to clients. At Northcap, Brittany has closed more than $180 million in apartment transactions.

Prior to joining Northcap Commerical and Northcap, Brittany worked as an apartment specialist for Mark L. Fine and Associates. Born and raised in Las Vegas, Brittany holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Matthew Brimhall

Matthew Brimhall is Northcap Commerical’s Vice President of Marketing. Matt brings nearly 20 years of marketing and sales experience to Northcap. Prior to joining the company, he served as executive vice president for the Martz agency where he was responsible for the growth and development of the company's clients and business interests in Nevada and throughout the western region.

Matt has held many positions within the real estate industry, including Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Kennedy Commercial, a leading commercial, residential, and hotel developer in Las Vegas, and Vice President of Marketing at Del American, a premiere real estate developer of high-rise condominiums.
He has also run a Las Vegas PR firm, Ballard Communications, and managed the worldwide public and investor relations at another Las Vegas entity, PurchasePro, a business-to-business software company. Matt holds a Master's Degree in Professional Communication and Business Administration from Westminster College and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Utah in Communications and English.