-95- Trust as a major investor in the 535 North Michigan Ave. project. Frey, Transcr. at 666, 673. In return for Kanter’s bringing investors and capital to the Lakewood and 535 North Michigan Ave. projects, Frey paid Kanter 10 to 20 percent of the development and management fees Frey earned on those projects. Frey, Transcr. at 665-668; Wold, Transcr. at 2865. Frey remitted these payments to Kanter-related entities as directed by Kanter. Frey, Transcr. at 674; Wold, Transcr. at 2861. At the same time, Zeus and Zion received normal profits interests as limited partner investors in these projects. Frey, Transcr. at 666. Prudential was not involved in either the Lakewood or the 535 North Michigan Avenue conversion projects. Frey, Transcr. at 663-677. The first condominium conversion project that Frey undertook involving Prudential was in connection with a 1,000 unit townhouse apartment complex called Village of Kings Creek at Miami, Florida. In late 1979 or early 1980, Frey approached a Prudential real estate department executive working in Prudential’s Miami, Florida, regional office about purchasing the Village of Kings Creek apartment complex. The apartment complex was owned by a pension fund managed by Prudential. Frey offered to purchase the apartment complex for a cash price of about $20Page: Previous 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 Next
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