As the Chief Underwriter, Mr. Luciano is responsible for managing all aspects of the Fund's loan processing and underwriting. Mr. Luciano oversees all originations, underwritings, and closings for CCH's bridge, mezzanine, and joint venture investments. In addition, he also presides over the CCHs loan committee meetings and is a member of the Risk Management Committee.

Since March 2006, Mr. Luciano has been the Chief Underwriter and Executive Vice President of a high yield real estate private lending fund, Prime Equity Group, LP. In the past year with Prime Equity  and one of its affiliated companies Mr. Luciano has underwritten and closed in excess of $100,000,000 in commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Luciano presides over all loan committees and serves on Prime Equity Groups Risk Management Committee. Mr. Luciano began his career in 1980 with Mark Shron & Company, a Long Island based accounting firm primarily serving the real estate industry. In 1987, Mr. Luciano joined Dorman & Wilson, Inc.; a White Plains based mortgage-banking company as their Manager of Portfolio Administration, which was later acquired by Legg Mason Real Estate Services. Mr. Luciano's managed and oversaw the operations of a $5.2 Billion mortgage portfolio, while supervising a staff of 10 loan administrators. He was also responsible for all aspects of asset management including underwriting, loan workouts, collateral reviews, escrow fund releases, cash management, accounting reports for third party private lenders, and borrowers, and insurance compliance.

Mr. Luciano earned a BA from State University of New York at Brockport School of Business.

John R. Cali began his real estate career in 1977 and was the building partner for multiple housing developments.  As the opportunities in the real estate market shifted to the commercial sector, John took on development of office buildings for Cali Associates. Between 1980 and 1990 he had direct, hands on responsibility for all aspects of project management for three buildings totaling 550,000 SF including, governmental approvals, financing, construction without the use of general contractors, fine tuning mechanical systems, tenant fit up, leasing coordination, property management, and operations. He guided construction and was director of development for additional projects throughout the 80’s.

In 1987, John took on responsibility for restructuring the Cali Associates office systems and management of office personnel. As the company grew, he also developed and organized the leasing and property management departments to cope with the increasing size of the portfolio. John also was a member of the Executive and Long Range Planning Committees for Cali Associates from 1981 to 1994.
Cali Associates became the Real Estate Investment Trust, Cali Realty Corporation, after its successful IPO in August 1994. John served as Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Acquisitions for the public company until 1997. During that time, under John's direction, the company portfolio increased in size from 2.2 million to 10 million SF through acquisitions. In 1997, Cali Realty Corp. merged with the Mack Companies and became Mack-Cali Realty Corp. with a portfolio of over 20 million square feet of commercial office space. After the merger, John took on duties as Executive Vice President-Head of Development until June 2000, at which time he left to pursue private development opportunities.

John currently is a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of Mack-Cali Realty Corp. He also is a member of the University of Pennsylvania Board of Penn Medicine and serves on its Education and Patient Care Committee.

John holds a Bachelor's degree from Hobart College and a M.Ed. degree in counseling, organizational development, and personnel from the University of Missouri.

Brant Cali has served in several positions during his 20 years with Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, and its predecessor companies, Cali Realty Corporation and Cali Associates.

Mack-Cali and its predecessors were the pre-eminent builders and developers on the Eastern Seaboard, with special emphasis on the New Jersey waterfront, just across the Hudson River from New York City.

The Cali family is considered a leader in New Jersey real estate. For over a half century, they have led the industry, anticipating trends and opportunities, and capitalizing on these opportunities to provide first-class residences and Class A office properties throughout the state.
Mr. Cali served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Director and Assistant Secretary from 1994 to 2000. In December 1997 the Company merged with the Mack Company, which has since been renamed the Mack-Cali Realty Corporation.

Mr. Cali holds a Ph.D. in plant pathology from North Carolina State University, and has been active on committees analyzing New Jersey environment issues. In addition he has served in positions on the boards of many professional organizations, including Director of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, as well as Chairman of the Owners/Developers Council. Brant was appointed to the Governor's Storm Water Council in the early nineties and is currently an active Member of the Regional Plan Association, and Director of the Union County Alliance and the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce.

Brant is a long-standing member and supporter of many academic societies related to his academic achievement. These societies include the American Phytopathological Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, and the New York Academy of Sciences.

As Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Logel is responsible for overseeing all aspects of CCH’s financial operations. This includes financial reporting, tax planning, budgeting, and the appropriate utilization of CCH’S capital. He is also in charge of Investor Relations for CCH, and is presently on Prime Equity Group, LP Risk Management committee.

Mr. Logel began his career working for the New York Power Authority (NYPA), a multibillion-dollar organization, as an entry level Accountant and was fast tracked into Operations Division overseeing the financial operations of several operating facilities. At NYPA he also spearheaded the purchasing for the Niagara Power Project. As the CFO for IPI Skyscraper Corp., one of the nation's largest mortgage brokers, Mr. Logel was instrumental in the merger of IPI Financial Services, Inc. and Skyscraper Mortgage Corp.


Mr. Logel obtained his BS in Accounting from SUNY College at Fredonia and attended the MBA program at Niagara University.