"I think success in real estate investment is achieved by being able to execute on a vision while making the community a better place to live in because you did."
Tony’s first job came when he was a teenager doing home additions and remodeling. He joined the United States Marine Corps as a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Specialist. He rose through the ranks quickly while participating in foreign theatres of operations during the Kosovo War. Upon transitioning out of the military, Tony went to college and graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.
Immediately after graduation, he decided to move into construction management for Tampa Bay’s largest healthcare organization. During his tenure there, he became educated in large construction projects from an owner’s perspective. As a young professional, he was responsible for several projects, the most notable being a 255,000 SF, seven-story addition to the front of the hospital with a $55 million-dollar budget.
To further advance his career, he returned to school, where he earned an MBA and graduated near the top of his class. Shortly after that, Tony was given an opportunity by a friend’s stepfather, a senior partner at a successful real estate development company, Barclay Group. While his early years at Barclay were spent originating grocery-anchored shopping center deals and build-to-suits for national credit tenants, his later years included single-family lot developments, multifamily projects, and opportunistic land ventures. Tony has been involved in real estate deals with total sell-out values exceeding $450 million. He also holds Florida licenses as a General Contractor, Real Estate Broker, and Engineer Intern.
With a continued desire to grow, Tony started Eastern Meridian Property Group, which he owns and operates today.
In his time away from the computer and phone, he enjoys hanging out with his family and friends. You can find him a few times a year at a BBQ in the neighborhood or enjoying the outdoors in Colorado. His four daughters are all involved in a sport or art that keeps the family busy. When his wife of a very long time is not driving the kids back and forth to their events, she spends most of her time volunteering at the kid’s school and the family’s church.
s Vice President of Acquisitions, Dwain is responsible for sourcing and managing new real estate development deals from inception to completion. He brings a unique set of skills and experience to the Eastern Meridian Property Group team and has a track record of exceeding standards and expectations in multiple disciplines.
Prior to achieving his dream of becoming a real estate development professional, Dwain made a couple of pit stops along the way. Upon graduating from Texas State University with a BBA in Finance, he joined the US Army, becoming a decorated helicopter pilot flying the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. After his second combat deployment and having served for 11 years, he transitioned out of the military and began a career in medical sales. In his 6 years as a medical sales professional, Dwain achieved many awards and reached the level of Executive Sales Manager.
The birth of his son was the final push that led to Dwain making his dream a reality. During the last years of his medical sales career, he obtained his real estate sales associate license and a graduate certificate in Commercial Real Estate from Cornell University. He began working in commercial real estate for Marcus & Millichap, one of the country’s largest real estate investment firms, eventually leading him to his current position at Eastern Meridian Property Group.
Dwain loves having fun in the sun and going on adventures with his family in his free time.
Eric earned his degree from the University of Florida’s M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction in 2000. Shortly thereafter, he began his construction career with a large general contractor in San Diego where he worked on several high-profile projects including a launch facility for the Atlas V Rocket program for Lockheed Martin, a new terminal at San Francisco’s Int’l Airport, and a mid-rise residential building in downtown San Diego. After returning to the Tampa area in 2003, Eric began working with one of the largest retail fee developers in the United States where he completed 18 very successful years. By the end of this tenure there, Eric had full development and construction oversight responsibility for all the company’s developments including single and multi-tenant retail, daycare facilities, grocery-anchored shopping centers, single family and multi-family developments, gas/c-stores, car washes, automotive uses, self-storage facilities, financial institutions, and quick service restaurants. All told Eric has been involved in hundreds of developments stretching across the nation and exceeding $1B in total value.
Eric joined the Eastern Meridian team with a shared vision and desire to grow the company and is extremely driven to aid in the overall growth and vision of the organization.
Outside of the office, Eric enjoys spending time with his family and friends, which mostly means shuttling kids to the soccer fields! When enjoying down time, Eric also likes to be on the water either boating or surfing. Eric’s wife has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, and aside from driving to and from school and soccer fields, she spends much of her time improving the lives of the longstanding clients she has retained in a personal training capacity over the years.
John has over 20 years of real estate experience. After graduating with a degree in legal studies from the University of Central Florida and being elected to the Golden Knights Roundtable; achieving honors for being a Division I Athlete, he held land acquisition positions with several of the country’s largest national homebuilders throughout the 2000’s where he was successful in securing thousands of lots for development creating projects of all sizes with sell out values exceeding $300 million. In 2016 after achieving an Executive Vice President role with a regional home builder, John decided to leave the corporate world to start his own company developing and investing in residential real estate in the Central Florida region. After completing many successful deals including a few with EMPG, John later became one of EMPG’s first investors. He is now playing an active role in growing the company.
During their time off John and his wife Erica enjoy traveling throughout the country and playing with their beloved fur child, Rascal.
Jared obtained his degree in Economics from the University of Florida in 2011. Shortly after graduating he started his career working in the title insurance industry specializing in distressed bank owned assets sold at auction. Wanting to further his experience in real estate, Jared moved into his next role as a Development Associate for RMC Property Group, a highly respected, full-service shopping center owner, manager, and developer operating successfully in Tampa for over 50 years. While at RMC, Jared was focused on QSR, gas/c-store developments, and shopping center acquisitions. He played a key role in the company’s development of over $100MM in finished retail assets. Jared’s expertise in site selection along with his development background provided the foundation for his next opportunity leading the acquisition platform for a new carwash concept, ModWash. In just 2 years, he helped grow the company from 20 units to nearly 100, making it the 13th largest car wash chain in the United States.
Outside of the office Jared enjoys traveling and is an avid fan of the Gators.
"I think success in real estate investment is achieved by being able to execute on a vision while making the community a better place to live in because you did."
Tony’s first job came when he was a teenager doing home additions and remodeling. He joined the United States Marine Corps as a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Specialist. He rose through the ranks quickly while participating in foreign theatres of operations during the Kosovo War. Upon transitioning out of the military, Tony went to college and graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.
Immediately after graduation, he decided to move into construction management for Tampa Bay’s largest healthcare organization. During his tenure there, he became educated in large construction projects from an owner’s perspective. As a young professional, he was responsible for several projects, the most notable being a 255,000 SF, seven-story addition to the front of the hospital with a $55 million-dollar budget.
To further advance his career, he returned to school, where he earned an MBA and graduated near the top of his class. Shortly after that, Tony was given an opportunity by a friend’s stepfather, a senior partner at a successful real estate development company, Barclay Group. While his early years at Barclay were spent originating grocery-anchored shopping center deals and build-to-suits for national credit tenants, his later years included single-family lot developments, multifamily projects, and opportunistic land ventures. Tony has been involved in real estate deals with total sell-out values exceeding $450 million. He also holds Florida licenses as a General Contractor, Real Estate Broker, and Engineer Intern.
With a continued desire to grow, Tony started Eastern Meridian Property Group, which he owns and operates today.
In his time away from the computer and phone, he enjoys hanging out with his family and friends. You can find him a few times a year at a BBQ in the neighborhood or enjoying the outdoors in Colorado. His four daughters are all involved in a sport or art that keeps the family busy. When his wife of a very long time is not driving the kids back and forth to their events, she spends most of her time volunteering at the kid’s school and the family’s church.
s Vice President of Acquisitions, Dwain is responsible for sourcing and managing new real estate development deals from inception to completion. He brings a unique set of skills and experience to the Eastern Meridian Property Group team and has a track record of exceeding standards and expectations in multiple disciplines.
Prior to achieving his dream of becoming a real estate development professional, Dwain made a couple of pit stops along the way. Upon graduating from Texas State University with a BBA in Finance, he joined the US Army, becoming a decorated helicopter pilot flying the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. After his second combat deployment and having served for 11 years, he transitioned out of the military and began a career in medical sales. In his 6 years as a medical sales professional, Dwain achieved many awards and reached the level of Executive Sales Manager.
The birth of his son was the final push that led to Dwain making his dream a reality. During the last years of his medical sales career, he obtained his real estate sales associate license and a graduate certificate in Commercial Real Estate from Cornell University. He began working in commercial real estate for Marcus & Millichap, one of the country’s largest real estate investment firms, eventually leading him to his current position at Eastern Meridian Property Group.
Dwain loves having fun in the sun and going on adventures with his family in his free time.
Eric earned his degree from the University of Florida’s M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction in 2000. Shortly thereafter, he began his construction career with a large general contractor in San Diego where he worked on several high-profile projects including a launch facility for the Atlas V Rocket program for Lockheed Martin, a new terminal at San Francisco’s Int’l Airport, and a mid-rise residential building in downtown San Diego. After returning to the Tampa area in 2003, Eric began working with one of the largest retail fee developers in the United States where he completed 18 very successful years. By the end of this tenure there, Eric had full development and construction oversight responsibility for all the company’s developments including single and multi-tenant retail, daycare facilities, grocery-anchored shopping centers, single family and multi-family developments, gas/c-stores, car washes, automotive uses, self-storage facilities, financial institutions, and quick service restaurants. All told Eric has been involved in hundreds of developments stretching across the nation and exceeding $1B in total value.
Eric joined the Eastern Meridian team with a shared vision and desire to grow the company and is extremely driven to aid in the overall growth and vision of the organization.
Outside of the office, Eric enjoys spending time with his family and friends, which mostly means shuttling kids to the soccer fields! When enjoying down time, Eric also likes to be on the water either boating or surfing. Eric’s wife has a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, and aside from driving to and from school and soccer fields, she spends much of her time improving the lives of the longstanding clients she has retained in a personal training capacity over the years.
John has over 20 years of real estate experience. After graduating with a degree in legal studies from the University of Central Florida and being elected to the Golden Knights Roundtable; achieving honors for being a Division I Athlete, he held land acquisition positions with several of the country’s largest national homebuilders throughout the 2000’s where he was successful in securing thousands of lots for development creating projects of all sizes with sell out values exceeding $300 million. In 2016 after achieving an Executive Vice President role with a regional home builder, John decided to leave the corporate world to start his own company developing and investing in residential real estate in the Central Florida region. After completing many successful deals including a few with EMPG, John later became one of EMPG’s first investors. He is now playing an active role in growing the company.
During their time off John and his wife Erica enjoy traveling throughout the country and playing with their beloved fur child, Rascal.
Jared obtained his degree in Economics from the University of Florida in 2011. Shortly after graduating he started his career working in the title insurance industry specializing in distressed bank owned assets sold at auction. Wanting to further his experience in real estate, Jared moved into his next role as a Development Associate for RMC Property Group, a highly respected, full-service shopping center owner, manager, and developer operating successfully in Tampa for over 50 years. While at RMC, Jared was focused on QSR, gas/c-store developments, and shopping center acquisitions. He played a key role in the company’s development of over $100MM in finished retail assets. Jared’s expertise in site selection along with his development background provided the foundation for his next opportunity leading the acquisition platform for a new carwash concept, ModWash. In just 2 years, he helped grow the company from 20 units to nearly 100, making it the 13th largest car wash chain in the United States.
Outside of the office Jared enjoys traveling and is an avid fan of the Gators.