Hart Lazenby Commercial

Todd Hart
CCIM, MBA, Partner

Mr. Hart brings eighteen years of business experience to Hart Lazenby Commercial. He spent almost eight years in property management, leasing, and brokerage in the Little Rock area before forming Hart Lazenby Commercial in 2003. Mr. Hart was also part of First Tennessee Bank's mortgage banking division in Memphis, Tennessee for five years. A CCIM and graduate of the School of Mortgage Banking, he completed his MBA at the University of Memphis in 1991 and BBA at Harding University in Searcy, AR in 1990. Mr. Hart was recently selected by Arkansas Business Journal as a "Forty under Forty" designee recognizing the top 40 business people in the state under the age of forty and has been published in Commercial Investment Real Estate, a national trade journal for CCIMs.

Mr. Hart currently serves as Board Chairman for Central Arkansas Transit Authority, he is past president of Central Arkansas Christian Schools’ Development Council, and is a board member on Leadership Little Rock’s Alumni Board. Hart has served on the Maumelle Planning Commission and is a current member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Blake Lazenby
Partner

Mr. Lazenby has over twelve years of experience in commercial real estate to offer his clients. After graduating with a business degree from the University of Arkansas in 1997, he began a career in commercial real estate as a leasing agent and broker of commercial property. After enjoying several years of success in this field, Blake was named Vice President of Leasing and Brokerage for one of the largest commercial real estate firms in Arkansas. He has been involved with several volunteer organizations such as the United Way and the North Little Rock Boys and Girls Club. Mr. Lazenby is also a graduate of Leadership Little Rock; a program designed for business leaders to become more involved with issues facing the community. In August of 2003, Mr. Lazenby and Mr. Hart joined to form their new company. In 2005 Blake was selected by Arkansas Business Magazine as a “Forty under Forty” designee.

Dave Carter
Senior Property Manager

Mr. Carter is the Senior Property Manager for Hart Lazenby Commercial serving as manager of both the Bank of America Plaza and Two Union Plaza in downtown Little Rock. Operations expenses dropped 11% after taking over the management of the Bank of America Plaza. Mr. Carter previously held the dual role position as Director of Maintenance and Property Manager for 1.5 million square feet at one of Arkansas’ largest real estate firms. He has served in the real estate and construction industries for 14 years.

Mr. Carter is a Past-President and former board member of BOMA Greater Little Rock., as well as Past- President of the Southwest Region of BOMA International covering 5 states and over 3,000 members. He also is a member of the BOMA International Finance Committee that serves as the oversight group for all financial dealings of the 1,7000 member organization including budgeting and expenses, and a charter member of the BOMA International Sustainability and Market Initiatives Task Force.

Locally, he is a Little Rock Sustainability Commission's Built Environment sub-committee member. Mr. Carter is a certified BOMI Instructor having taught multiple real estate courses for the Institute. Also, he is an outdoorsman, a husband to a lovely wife, and father of two wonderful girls.

Katie H. Cook
Marketing and Property Management

Ms. Cook is the Marketing Manager for the Hart Lazenby Commercial team and assists in the property management department. She joined the firm in May 0f 2007 and is responsible for creating all marketing material and distributing to agents, investors, and potential buyers, updating the Hart Lazenby website (www.hartlazenby.com) which links to Loopnet and reaches millions of potential real estate users worldwide. She also communicates with other firms in the area to make sure the Hart Lazenby leasing team has the most up to date information on properties for sale or lease in the market place. Katie assists in various development projects for the firm.

Originally from Georgia, Katie, and her three year old daughter, now live in North Little Rock, AR. She spends her time enjoying motherhood and nature and also has plans of getting her real estate license in the near future.

Lauren Bellomy
Accountant / Accounting Dept

Ms. Bellomy joined Hart Lazenby Commercial in August 2008 and she is responsible for all of the accounting functions at Hart Lazenby. In the spring of 2008, Ms. Bellomy graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. While earning her degree, Ms. Bellomy gained three years of accounting experience at a local insurance agency. Ms. Bellomy is a Little Rock native who enjoys reading, cooking, painting, and scuba diving.

Mat Miller
Leasing and Brokerage Dept

Mr. Miller is currently employed as a leasing and brokerage agent for Hart Lazenby Commercial. He joined Hart Lazenby in 2007 after spending 7 years in the banking business, where his primary focus was on mortgage banking. After graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2000, Mr. Miller began a career in banking at Metropolitan National Bank, where he worked on both the retail banking side, as well as in the mortgage lending division. Mr. Miller also has worked for Centennial Bank, where he was a mortgage loan officer, and for Delta Trust and Bank, where he was the Vice President of Production for the mortgage division. Mr. Miller has been involved with several volunteer organizations such as the Nature Conservatory, the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and he has also served as a volunteer coach in youth football. Mr. Miller is a native of Little Rock , graduating from Catholic High School in 1996. Mat is married to Candice Terry Miller, and the couple has one child, Alexander Terry Miller.

Steve Davenport
Maintenance Dept

Mr. Davenport is employed by Hart Lazenby Commercial as the Cheif Maintenance Engineer at the Bank of America Plaza and Two Union National Plaza buildings in downtown Little Rock . Steve has 20 years of industrial maintenance experience including five years as a Machinist Mate in the U.S. Navy and six years as a maintenance engineer. In addition to his naval education, he has taken Basic Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC), and Basic Electricity courses at Pulaski Technical College . Mr. Davenport obtained his High Pressure Boilers License in 1997. He is a 1988 graduate of Newport High School in Newport , Arkansas . Mr. Davenport is an avid fisher and hunter.

Joe Hicks
Maintenance Dept

Mr. Hicks is employed by Hart Lazenby Commercial as the Maintenance Engineer at the Bank of America Plaza and Two Union National Plaza Buildings in downtown Little Rock. Mr. Hicks has 6 years of commercial maintenance experience, 10 years of carpentry and was lead installer for 6 years of office furniture installation. Mr. Hicks is a 1984 class graduate of Metropolitan Vo-Tech Mechanic School and graduated from Bryant High School in Bryant, AR.

Mr. Hicks is an Accomplished scuba diver and Dive Master with SSI who has one lovely ten year old daughter, Taylor Nicole.




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