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15 Executives

Acquisitions, finance, management, legal, planning and design, engineering, construction, advisory, marketing, sales, customer relations.

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1200 Employees

Management, administration, construction, hospitality, residential and commercial management, maintenance, and business operations.

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24 Years in Business

Pacifica was established by Robert Colucci and Dario De Luca in 1995 with a focus on the Western U.S. real estate market.

Corporate Officers

Robert Colucci

Founder and CEO

Robert started his career in real estate in 1987, supervising the construction of single-family homes in San Diego. In 1990 he became CFO of CBC Investments and co-founded PEI in 1995. Since 2008 he’s led Pacifica’s investments in REOs, restructured debt, and the hospitality and leisure sector. Robert is also involved in building Pequeño Eden, a self-sustainable orphanage in Baja California. He holds a degree in Business Administration from USD and lives in Rancho Santa Fe with wife and six children.

Dario De Luca

Founder, President, and COO

Dario started his career in 1987, supervising the new construction of apartment buildings in San Diego, and later building high-end custom homes. In 1992 he became the vice-president of operations for CBC Investments and co-founded PEI in 1995. More recently, Dario has developed strategic relationships with international property developers and has been chosen by Dubai-based Emaar Properties PJSC as president of Emaar America Corporation. He’s also Director of the Board of CommonGrounds Workspace. Dario lives in Rancho Santa Fe with wife and three daughters.

Pino Vitti

Chief Financial Officer

As CFO, Pino is responsible for financial reporting, investments analysis, income and estate tax planning, human resources and payroll, risk management and insurance, investor relations, strategic planning, and capital markets analysis; Pino is backed by 15 years of hands-on experience in management, business relations with financial institutions, attorneys, and CPAs. He received his degree in Business Administration from the University of San Diego and is married with five children.

Executive Team

Nicolas Biancamano

Chief Investment Officer

Nicolas joined Pacifica in 2008 as Director of Acquisitions. He has transacted $1.2 billion in commercial real estate. Prior to his undertakings in real estate, Nicolas was a brand manager at Danone in Canada. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montréal and an M.S. in Real Estate from USD. He’s an adjunct professor of finance at USD, and a member of the Urban Land Institute, the Lincoln Club of San Diego, and the Burnham-Moores Real Estate Club.

Matthew Reibert

Executive Director of Operations

Matthew joined Pacifica’s ranks in 2010, working in dispositions and loan compliance, and later as a senior finance manager. After two years at CommonGrounds Workplace, Matthew is back at Pacifica as executive director of operations, overseeing the operational structure and strategy of the company. Matthew is a graduate of the University of San Diego, with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate. He is a California licensed real estate agent.

Paul Spradling

Executive Director of Asset Management

Paul is a seasoned asset manager, value-creating professional, and equity- and debt-placement consultant, with a sales career at Mexico’s top resort destinations and relationships with top development groups such as St Regis, Blackstone, and Cirque Du Soleil Amusement Park. Paul has also done sales and consulting for master-plan developer Cornerstone and for Brookfield Asset Management. Paul, a South-American native with ties to the Mexico-USA Real Estate Council, lives in Rancho Santa Fe with his wife.

Aron Hier, Esq.

General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer

A magna cum laude graduate from Southwestern Law School and a Notes & Comments Editor of the Southwestern Law Review, Aron represents Pacifica in real estate, employment, and business matters, including entity formation, financing, litigation, and the acquisition and disposition of multi-million dollar projects. Aron is the recipient of six CALI Awards, a Witkin Award, and the Judge Barry Russell Federal Bar Association Award for Excellence in the Field of Federal Practice, and has a degree in Economics from Yeshiva University in NY. Aron served in a combat tank unit in the IDF; he has four beautiful children.

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Full Service

We service the entire real estate spectrum, from acquisitions to design, engineering, development, asset management, and financial reporting.

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Forward Thinking

Our intimate knowledge of the real estate market gives us an edge in predicting local trends and quickly adapting to the highest-yielding investment opportunities.

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Market Experience

Our team has worked together in the southwestern US real estate market for many decades and has hands-on experience in all asset classes.

Clear Communication

Our partners and investors love working and investing with us because they know we pride in giving them clear and timely financial reporting.