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Brett Norton - Hines

Reported by Hines
Jun 24, 2025· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • Brett Norton is Senior Managing Director at Hines, leading development and acquisitions in Southern California, covering Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, and Las Vegas.
  • • Norton leads Hines' Los Angeles mixed-use placemaking efforts and third-party partnerships for the West Coast.
  • • Norton has completed over 30 acquisitions and developments valued at more than $8 billion since joining Hines in 2005.
  • • In 2012, Norton established Hines' Las Vegas office.
Summary
Brett Norton serves as Senior Managing Director at Hines, where he spearheads development and acquisitions in Southern California. His remit covers Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire, and Las Vegas. According to Hines' profile of Norton, he has been instrumental in advancing the firm's Los Angeles mixed-use placemaking efforts, leading business plans intended to generate outsized risk-adjusted returns for investors seeking high-quality, distinctive developments.

Norton has been with Hines since 2005 and has taken a leadership role in new business development, complex development projects, acquisitions, financing, asset management, dispositions, and strategic leadership of project teams. He also leads third-party partnerships for the West Coast. Per the profile, he has completed more than 30 acquisitions and developments valued at over $8 billion.

Norton has played a pivotal role in diversifying Hines' product portfolio. His contributions include the firm's initial West Coast multifamily acquisition, multifamily development, senior housing development, and industrial development. In 2012, he established Hines' Las Vegas office.

Norton holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California.

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