Andrew Blake
Principal

Andrew manages the development and investment activities of Presidio Interests, LLC. He oversees all aspects of the company’s investment and development activities including new acquisitions, management for development and redevelopment projects, and leasing and management of existing portfolio properties. He has served in brokerage and portfolio management roles for several commercial real estate firms in Texas and California including Trammell Crow Company and CarrAmerica Realty.

Andrew holds an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is actively involved in Urban Green, a non-profit engaged in creating and improving Fort Worth’s public green spaces, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Van Cliburn Foundation, Fort Worth South, the Associated Businesses of the Cultural District, and the Urban Land Institute.
ablake@presidiointerests.com

James R Harris
Principal

Jim is a founding partner of Presidio Interests, LLC. He has extensive experience in infill development and redevelopment projects, which including the redevelopment of the Foch Street Warehouses in Fort Worth’s Cultural District and numerous high quality, infill townhouse development projects in Fort Worth with his Village Homes partners. In addition to helping found Fort Worth’s most respected luxury home building company, Village Homes, Jim and his partners have developed over 40,000 residential lots in master planned residential communities across North and Central Texas since 1979. Jim holds an undergraduate degree from Austin College and an MBA from Texas Christian University. He serves or has served as a Builder Member of the Urban Land Foundation, a member of the Neighborhood Residential Council of the Urban Land Institute, member of the ULI North Texas District Council, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Fort Worth Housing Authority, organizer and member of the Board of Directors of First Texas BHC, Inc. and Southwest Bank, and Chairman of the Board of Trinity Terrace, a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Fort Worth, and on numerous community boards and committees concerning Fort Worth City zoning and development policies.

Dana Chase
Property Manager

Dana handles the property management duties of Presidio Interests’ portfolio buildings. She has served as property manager for a host of commercial properties including small office buildings and the redeveloped multiple-use Foch Street Warehouses project which includes retail, restaurant, showroom, manufacturing, and office tenants.
dchase@jrhpartners.com