DOC ASHER( CENTER FRONT) WITH THE TEAM FROM ASHER INVESTMENTS
W. L.( Doc) Asher
BY ED SCHELL
Dr. Asher began his apartment ownership career in 1973 with the purchase of a 36 unit property in Denver ' s Capitol Hill. At the time of his retirement in 2015 he had bought, sold or converted 37 properties in Colorado and 10 others in 5 states across the country for a total of over 8,000 units. During this time he maintained a part time medical practice and was a leading force in the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, a national organization. However, the apartment industry remained his driving passion. His pride of ownership was evident as he constantly strove to improve value for the properties and residents alike. During his many years of involvement in the Denver multifamily industry, Dr Asher encouraged many of his staff to get involved through AAMD, contributing countless hours to education and volunteerism Dr. Asher lived by the motto:“ The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.
Lauren Brockman
Growing up in Amarillo, Lauren raised prize winning pigs. Yep, pigs. His favorite was called Herman. Bet he made some good tasting bacon! That tidbit came from his beautiful wife Lynett of 16 years, whom he met each other at an NAA function in Chicago.
Speaking of NAA, Lauren was the national chairman of the NAA PAC in 2001. He was also President of the AAMD in 1999-2000 and was instrumental in setting up the first reserve account for AAMD when no one thought it would work. Now the balance is over $ 1.5M. Lauren also served as CAA President.
BY MARK WINDHAGER
LAUREN BROCKMAN
Lauren has acquired or developed over 10,000 units in Colorado and Texas valued at over $ 925M with Allied. Lauren is a wonderful person and a wonderful person who would gladly give the shirt of his back to anyone when needed.
Ray Baker
BY DREW HAMRICK & DENNIS MALONE
Ray Baker led the charge on creating a foundation to make sure rent control was defeated when it first appeared many years ago. He also led the stand to make sure apartments were taxed as residential properties rather than commercial properties, saving owners millions.
Ray was also one of the leaders that got the first Vacancy & Rent Study completed with researcher and author Gordon Von Stroh. At one of the initial meetings Gordon famously asked,“ what am I supposed to do,” to which Ray responded,“ you’ ve got to make us happy.”
Ray is also the founder of the Gold Crown Foundation, which has worked to educate kids through sports and enrichment programs – over 6,000 kids to date.
RAY BAKER
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