Based in Los Angeles, California, Regent Properties was established in 1989 by Managing Partners Jeff Dinkin and Doug Brown, along with Allen Kohl, one of the founders of the Kohl's Department Store chain. Since then, Regent has acquired, developed and financed over $1 billion in real estate transactions nationally, encompassing more than 2 million square feet of retail, commercial, residential and mixed-use projects and 8,000 acres of master planned communities.

Regent has been successful at identifying and implementing a broad spectrum of entrepreneurial real estate transactions. With each investment and development, the firm is committed to fostering honest and straightforward partnerships; maintaining long-term tenant, brokerage, seller and governmental relationships; introducing innovative development strategies; and demonstrating operational excellence in design, leasing, financing, construction and management.

Expanding upon its development activities in urban infill locations and master planned communities, Regent initiated a residential home building operation in 2007.

Since 2004, Regent Properties has joint ventured with Stark Investments as its primary real estate and development partner. Stark is a global alternative investment firm that manages capital through a family of private investment funds. Stark's financing capital markets and hedging expertise dovetails uniquely with Regent's real estate development, investment and analytical experience. Highfields Capital Management LP, an investment firm, has joined Regent and Stark in a joint venture to invest in Regent's real estate opportunities. As of January 1, 2008, Highfields and Stark each managed in excess of $10 billion.