SIGNAL ROCK ADVISORS

Real Estate Advisory Services & Investment Management

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Welcome to Signal Rock Advisors

Signal Rock Advisors, LLC (SRA) provides advisory services for real estate investment properties, portfolios, funds and companies. SRA is a multi-faceted company that brings a broad range of experience, creativity and expertise to providing value creation solutions to all aspects of institutional real estate investment.

Engagements for US and international investors have included:

  • Acquisitions
  • Dispositions
  • Portfolio & Asset Management
  • Investment Strategies
  • Underwriting & Due Diligence
  • Asset Re-Positioning
  • Distressed Assets
  • Cross-Border Investments
  • Value Added Investments
  • Risk Management
  • Project Management & Development
  • Debt & Equity Financing
  • Financial Analysis
  • Modeling and Valuations
  • Financial & Joint Venture Structuring
  • Property, Portfolio & Entity Oversight

Management Services

  • Asset & portfolio management
  • Property & market positioning
  • Value creation & optimization strategies
  • Leasing & Property Management Oversight
  • Financial analysis, cash flow projections & valuations
  • Financial & cash management, accounting & reporting
  • Asset positioning, re-positioning & adaptive re-use
  • Value-added and opportunistic investment strategies
  • Distressed properties & environments
  • Development projects, land assemblages

Advisory Services

  • Investment & value creation strategies
  • Market & investment analysis
  • Financial & venture structuring
  • Property & portfolio valuations
  • Entity & JV oversight
  • Distressed situations & environments
  • Defaulted loans, workouts, short sales & foreclosures

Advisory Services’

  • Investment & value creation strategies
  • Market & investment analysis
  • Financial & venture structuring
  • Property & portfolio valuations
  • Entity & JV oversight
  • Distressed situations & environments
  • Defaulted loans, workouts, short sales & foreclosures

Transaction Services

  • Acquisitions
    • Deal Sourcing
    • Investment & market analysis
    • Underwriting, valuation & due diligence
  • Dispositions:
    • Pre-sale positioning
    • Operations & sale price optimization
    • Broker selection, marketing & process management
  • Investment & offering memorandums
  • Debt & equity financing & re-financing
  • Loan purchases & sales
  • Transaction management, legal and closing oversight

Our Track Record

SRA brings a balanced, experience-based perspective to investment oversight, value creation and property transactions

$8+

Billion

Total Managed Assets to Date

180+

Properties

$120+

Million

Average Investment Value

Office Properties

Multifamily Housing

Single Family

Hospitality

Retail Properties

Market Experience

SRA is located in the New York City metro area with expertise managing real estate investments throughout the Unites States

The Expertise

behind Signal Rock

Mark Melhuish

Founder & Managing Partner

Mr. Melhuish is a real estate veteran, having provided investment advisory services for US and international investment firms, real estate funds, private equity platforms and high net worth investors for more than 25 years. Mr. Melhuish has an extensive track record of success with direct and joint venture property and portfolio investments and entity oversight, including value-added strategies and distressed assets and environments.


Mr. Melhuish’s work has included real estate investment strategy, asset and portfolio management, acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity financing, loan originations, and subordinated debt investments. Mr. Melhuish has strong financial analysis, Excel and Argus modeling skills and has dealt with real estate investments in all major asset classes, risk profiles and investment structures across the US as well as cross-border investments.

Mr. Melhuish was recently Managing Director for Carlton Strategic Ventures focusing on real estate acquisitions and asset management. He has held executive positions that have included US Portfolio Manager for ING Real Estate Australia and Real Estate Chief Investment Officer for a Middle Eastern investment firm. Mr. Melhuish’s prior experience includes roles as Senior Asset Manager with the Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers real estate opportunity funds (MSREF and LBREP) and a Development Officer for a national office development company.

Mr. Melhuish holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Darden School at the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New York and Connecticut.

Mark Melhuish

Founder & Managing Partner

Mr. Melhuish is a real estate veteran, having provided investment advisory services for US and international investment firms, real estate funds, private equity platforms and high net worth investors for more than 25 years. Mr. Melhuish has an extensive track record of success with direct and joint venture property and portfolio investments and entity oversight, including value-added strategies and distressed assets and environments.


Mr. Melhuish’s work has included real estate investment strategy, asset and portfolio management, acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity financing, loan originations, and subordinated debt investments. Mr. Melhuish has strong financial analysis, Excel and Argus modeling skills and has dealt with real estate investments in all major asset classes, risk profiles and investment structures across the US as well as cross-border investments.

Mr. Melhuish was recently Managing Director for Carlton Strategic Ventures focusing on real estate acquisitions and asset management. He has held executive positions that have included US Portfolio Manager for ING Real Estate Australia and Real Estate Chief Investment Officer for a Middle Eastern investment firm. Mr. Melhuish’s prior experience includes roles as Senior Asset Manager with the Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers real estate opportunity funds (MSREF and LBREP) and a Development Officer for a national office development company.

Mr. Melhuish holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Darden School at the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New Hampshire. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New York and Connecticut.

Testimonials

Jon L

Jon L

New York, NY

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mark as asset manager for a retail center my firm owned. Mark was more than an asset manager, he really ran the entire center day to day with little to no oversight/guidance, including strategy. Mark always did a terrific job, but really showed his value managing through the distressed COVID environment. Most importantly, Mark strives to achieve the highest ethical standards, is trust worthy, organized, diligent and is really good at what he does. I hope to work with him again soon.
Tony M.

Tony M.

Sydney, Australia

Mark was my US representative to take care of all that was needed across a portfolio of multi-family and student housing assets that my fund owned in the US. Mark was the safe pair of hands that I absolutely needed to have to run my portfolio well. He is a consummate professional, responsive, and proactive in anticipating things that need to get done. Mark proved to be critical to my team as we eventually exited the portfolio in a distressed environment, helping to tie up all loose ends as required. I would wholeheartedly recommend Mark, and I would use him again in the future.
Chris R.

Chris R.

Fairfield, CT

I have worked with Mark on a number of projects over the past 10 years including a prop tech start-up, land and development acquisitions and complex modelling, property roll-up and entitlements for a $250 million mixed-use development project. In each instance, Mark’s experience and analytical abilities proved to be critical to success. His ability to project and model values, acquisition, development and marketing costs is second to none. I look forward to continuing to work with Mark for years to come.
Michael F.

Michael F.

New York. NY

In the 25 years that I’ve known Mark, and as an Asset Manager at Morgan Stanley where his skillset and contributions were immediate and impactful, he has been the consummate asset & portfolio manager. He has managed every real estate asset class in the US and continues to excel at everything he does. A true professional.

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Get in touch

For further information about engaging Signal Rock for consulting or advisory services please contact

Mark Melhuish

(203) 858-6173

[email protected]