Emmanuel Atureta
Managing Partner
Atureta is a highly accomplished property design and development professional with extensive years of experience directing multimillion-dollar development spanning from new building construction and renovation to infrastructure projects.
He is an innovative architect with over 17 years’ hands-on experience in the design, construction, building, supervision and developing of large scale real estate development projects from initiation to completion with total value in excess of $60 million. Atureta has 8+ years in Senior Management positions including Deputy Managing Director, Group COO and General Manager Operations with CMB Building, Maintenance and Investment Co. Ltd.
Prior to CMB, he worked as a consultant with PCD Associates managing a portfolio of projects budgeted at over N20B and with Dezignkraft, a design and build firm based in Abuja. He has expertise in all project phases from design conceptualization to delivery with a consistent reputation for meeting budget, schedule, and quality expectations. Atureta has demonstrated talents in managing multiple concurrent initiatives, resolving complex technical problems, leading teams, and communicating effectively across all project stakeholders.
He is a graduate of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, with a Masters of Technology in Architecture. His favorite hobbies include grilling and collecting vintage sneakers.
Joseph Orji
Managing Partner
Joe is a managing partner at Brookstone Property and has worked in the commercial real estate sector since 2004. Prior to co-founding Brookstone, he served as the Senior Development Manager at Landmark, a multinational commercial real estate development company focused on delivering class and space across Africa to premier clientele. He managed the company’s $1.2B land and development pipeline including mixed-use office, retail, hospitality and residential projects. Prior to that, Joe was the Development Manager at Persianas Group, the largest shopping mall developer in Nigeria, where he was responsible for the execution of shopping mall development projects across Nigeria.
Prior to working in Nigeria, Joe spent 9 years working in the United States. He was a consultant at Lipman Frizzell & Mitchell, a commercial real estate consulting company based in Metro Washington, DC, where he advised institutional investors on acquisitions, valuations and highest and best uses. Prior to that, he was a Senior Investment Advisor at Marcus & Millichap, the country’s largest commercial real estate services firm, and spearheaded the acquisitions/dispositions of multi-family residential assets in the metro Washington DC region.
He is an alumnus of Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics and an MBA from Georgetown University. He is happily married to his wife, Tope, and in his free time, he is a devoted tennis player.