Maury Bronstein

Maury Bronstein

Partner, 1912 Ventures

Houston, TX 77006

Phone (713) 522-1912 x2

Mobile (832) 656-3000

Commercial Real Estate Professional
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Sports & Entertainment, Specialty, Multifamily, Health Care
Markets
Houston
Languages
English
Bio
Maury Bronstein is a co-founder and partner at 1912 Ventures. He has more than 25 years of experience providing brokerage and consulting services to clients including business owners, public companies, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, family offices, lenders, and governments. Over the past decade, Mr. Bronstein has executed over $712 million in real estate assignments for clients, encompassing the vast majority of property types and industry sectors: retail, industrial (manufacturing and distribution), office, multifamily, land, hospitality, restaurants, medical, childcare, and special purpose assets. These wide-ranging assignments include the following: Managing acquisitions and dispositions via a traditional brokerage approach and auctions. Representing tenants seeking properties to lease, including build-to-suits. Providing assistance to lenders and borrowers with distressed real estate assets and loan workouts. Establishing the financial value of geographically-dispersed assets in fast-changing markets for potential acquirers and lenders. Overseeing various aspects of operations as a principal of a commercial real estate fund. Leading a turnaround of an international commercial real estate firm’s brokerage division. Serving as a trusted, strategic advisor on a high-profile legal case of first impression that was tried at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning eminent domain. His clients primarily work in the following market segments and have decision-making authority on their real estate. Business Owners-Management Teams: Middle market companies, private equity firms and portfolio companies, funds, physicians, franchisees Investors: Family offices, high net worth individuals, partnerships Lenders: Commercial banks, special servicers, debt funds Bankruptcy: Trustees, receivers, restructuring officers In addition to real estate, Mr. Bronstein has advised on over $35 billion in corporate assignments, including large-scale mergers and acquisitions. His significant and varied operating and transactional experience empowers him to identify value, creatively solve problems, make highly implementable recommendations, and successfully manage assignments to meet the particular financial and operational goals of each client. He has been recognized as a Heavy Hitter by the Houston Business Journal. Prior to establishing 1912 Ventures, Mr. Bronstein honed his commercial real estate skills and investment management acumen at renowned firms such as Situs and Arthur D. Little. In addition to deep experience in the Texas market, he has worked with clients all over the United States and internationally. A third-generation Houstonian, Maury leverages a rich history of local relationships and market knowledge to proactively identify opportunities that best fit his clients’ needs.
Education
Rice University - Master of Business Administration Texas A&M University- Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analysis
Affiliations
  • International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
Awards
Winner, Rice MBA Alumni Award, Industry Excellence Award for Real Estate (August 2020 – view related Alumni presentation video here), recognizing alumni for outstanding achievements in their professional fields and exemplary leadership.
Winner, recipient of the Mike A. Wright Award for leadership and service, the highest honor given at Rice University’s MBA program.
Winner, Rice MBA Alumni Service Award (2006).
Winner, recipient of the Robert Lowry Patten Award, recognizing graduate students for their service and achievement on behalf of graduate students.