Partners for Progress

The mission of the JBM® Advisory Council is to encourage communication and the candid sharing of strategic insight, relationships, research, analysis, technology, business acumen and other expertise that may enhance success, profitability and growth of all Advisory Council delegates.  The Council is by invitation only and shall include members who acquire, develop, finance, insure, consult and manage large apartment communities throughout the Southeast United States.

The JBM® Advisory Council Members Include:

TRG Management Company
Amanda Smith
Vice President of Operations

Award winning property management arm of the Related Group, TRG Management Company, offers best-in-class services for owners and investors nationwide. For over 40 years, TRG Management has provided exceptional hands-on multifamily housing solutions from development consulting to property operations. With over 120 properties in 75 submarkets, TRG Management is the expert in high-rise, mid-rise, garden-style and mixed-use communities. Contact us to learn more about our third-party management solutions.

American Landmark
Joe Lubeck
CEO, American Landmark

Joe is the CEO and Founder of American Landmark. An expert in value-added and distressed real estate repositioning, and multifamily acquisitions, operations and dispositions, Joe has overseen four successful multifamily portfolio builds totaling 100,000 units, with a value in excess of $7 billion, over the last 15 years. He was the original founder of Landmark Apartment Trust, which sold its portfolio in 2015 for $1.9 billion.

Joe and his partners returned to the private sector in 2015 to begin a new portfolio build under the Electra America brand. As CEO of Electra America, Joe oversees all aspects of the company’s operations, from finance to property management. An honors graduate of Cornell University, Joe holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Delaware Law School. He is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations, including AIPAC, Hillel, and The Cornell University Tower Club.

Framework Group
Phillip Smith
President

Phillip leads all of Framework’s development, construction, and consulting endeavors. Phillip’s areas of expertise include land acquisition, design coordination, regulatory approvals, financing, construction and disposition of multi-family properties. Under his leadership, Framework has developed a large and diverse portfolio of urban mid- and high-rise projects in Florida, as well as successful general contracting and development consulting business units. Phillip earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Auburn University, and Master in Architecture from Harvard University.

Multifamily…it’s all we do.®

Downtown St. Petersburg Office
150 Second Avenue North,
Suite 1111
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Tel: (813) 812-5000

Downtown Orlando Office
121 South Orange Avenue
North Tower, Suite 1500
Orlando, Florida 32801
Tel: (407) 456-8000

Downtown Naples Office
780 Fifth Avenue South,
Suite 200
Naples, FL 34102

Tel: (239) 430-0400

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