John Ehle

By Daryl Prendergast | January 15, 2020

Mr. Ehle is currently President of Hunt Military Communities (“HMC”), where he is
responsible for overall company strategy and financial performance, and for supervising
the development, construction, management, and partner relationships associated with the
company’s military family housing privatization portfolio, encompassing approximately
32,000 units owned and under management, and totaling 51,000 units when including
units owned as a limited partner. Prior to joining HMC, Mr. Ehle served in the same
position with Forest City Military Communities (“FCMC”) and its portfolio of
approximately 15,000 units owned and under management. Prior to his role as President
of FCMC, Mr. Ehle held the position of Senior Vice President with portfolio-wide
supervisory responsibility from 2010 to 2014, regional-level portfolio responsibility from
2007 to 2010, and Project Executive responsible for the Navy Midwest project from 2005
to 2008.

 
Mr. Ehle has over 26 years of experience in the real estate industry, with a background in
both acquisition of existing real estate assets and ground-up real estate development.
Prior to joining FCMC, Mr. Ehle was pursuing commercial real estate acquisition
opportunities in the greater Chicago market in partnership with high net worth individuals
under his own company, Northern Lakes Real Estate Investments, LLC. Before his
launch of Northern Lakes, Mr. Ehle was a Vice President – Development for ORIX Real
Estate Equities, Inc., in Chicago, focused on office and industrial projects in the Midwest,
Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States. While at ORIX, Mr. Ehle
managed the development of over 1.4 million square feet of office space; approximately
660,000 square feet of industrial space; and over 80,000 square feet of specialized retail
space. Mr. Ehle started his real estate career at Birtcher Property Services in Laguna
Niguel, CA, where he became an Acquisitions Manager, sourcing investment
opportunities, and leading due diligence inspections and closings in the acquisition of
existing real estate assets. During his time at Birtcher, Mr. Ehle was involved in the
acquisition of over 875,000 square feet of office product, 280 apartment units, and helped
advise on the development of approximately 150,000 square feet of industrial space.

 
Mr. Ehle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.