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1/10/25
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Michael Barker, Founder and CEO of Northern California-based Barker Pacific Group, has passed away at 80 years old. Barker, who founded the company in 1983, died suddenly on Saturday, December 7, 2024, after falling while visiting Texas.
As CEO and managing partner, Barker focused on acquiring, developing, and managing pre-leased residential and commercial projects. For BPG, he directed the development of more than $3.5 bil in commercial projects in California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida.
Barker has been exclusively involved in real estate since 1968. Since 1973, Michael has overseen the development of significant projects in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, Phoenix, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, and Fort Lauderdale. Before starting Barker Pacific Group, Michael was an officer at Hines Interests, where he headed up the development of more than 4 msf of office space in Tulsa, Houston, and San Antonio. In 1970, he also co-founded the asset management firm First Houston Trust Company. From 1968 to 1970, he served as a lending officer in the Energy Department of Citibank, New York.
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