About Fulcrum

With deep experience across all facets of commercial real estate, Fulcrum Real Estate Partners approaches opportunities with a distinctive perspective. The firm’s philosophy is to apply institutional expertise to smaller transactions in the marketplace, often identifying value where others may not. This approach creates meaningful arbitrage opportunities that benefit investors through carefully honed strategies. Each investment is treated as a stand-alone business, with a tailored plan designed to maximize long-term potential and create value in purposeful ways.

ROBERT KIRSCHNER

Principal

Rob has 30 years of acquisition, asset management, portfolio, and appraisal/asset valuation experience. After conducting commercial real estate appraisals for Joseph Blake & Associates, where he worked on a wide variety of assets classes across the country, Rob became an integral part of the New Boston Fund acquisitions team for 13 years where he focused on acquiring office and industrial deals predominantly in New England. Following his successful tenure as an Acquisitions Officer at New Boston Fund, Rob teamed up with Charles River Realty Investors and National Development to hunt for acquisition opportunities in the Boston Marketplace. Rob has been directly involved in acquiring over $1 Billion worth of assets. Over his career, Rob has developed many strong relationships throughout the market which provides the backbone for sourcing, capitalizing, and closing investment opportunities.

RICHARD PUTPRUSH

Emeritus and Advisor

During his 40 year career, Rick’s experience spanned the spectrum of real estate – from corporate real estate and land development for Exxon, to REO disposition for the First National Bank of Boston, to asset management for Copley Real Estate Advisors, to investment sales for Grubb and Ellis and Cushman and Wakefield. In his career, Rick has been a part of over $1 Billion in real estate transactions, highlighted by his recognition for “Investment Sale of the Year” in 2002 by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board for the sale of Metlife’s Boston Headquarters at 501 Boylston Street.