More than Three Decades of Innovation

Noble & Company, LLC is a Palm Desert, California-based real estate and renewable energy development and investment firm. The company was founded more than 35 years ago as a proprietorship and later was organized as a California LLC. Although the company has, in the past, had developments throughout Southern California, since 1985 it has operated exclusively in the Coachella Valley.

Noble & Company has entitled and/or developed residential projects encompassing more than 600 units in the cities of Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage and Indio as well as in Riverside County. Since the year 2000 the company’s development efforts have been directed toward commercial and light industrial projects, most notably the 170+ acre Gateway at Palm Desert. Located at Monterey Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive, Gateway at Palm Desert is comprised of a 72 acre Wal Mart/Sam’s Club anchored shopping center plus extensive office/commercial/light industrial uses. In late 2009 Noble & Company consolidated its headquarters into the Pointe Monterey development which is located in Gateway at Palm Desert. This move brought together the company’s development and brokerage teams as well as facilitating its expansion into renewable energy ventures and property management.

Leadership

TOM NOBLE, FOUNDER and CEO: Tom is a graduate of Occidental College and The University of Southern California Law School. He obtained his real estate sales license in 1966, focusing on residential and recreational property sales before and during his law school years (1968-1971). In 1972 he secured his Broker’s and State Bar licenses and practiced law, primarily representing developers, until forming Noble & Company. Tom continues to give back to his profession through past and current activities such as teaching Real Estate Law for Paralegals at Cal State Los Angeles, serving on the Alumni Board of Governors of Occidental College, and leading the Building Industry Association - Desert Chapter as President of the Board and long-time Board Member. He currently serves on the Board of the Desert Valleys Builders Association.

FRED BELL, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER: Fred’s diverse professional background includes extensive real estate development experience, as well as expertise in renewable energy, multi-media and entertainment. He previously served as Executive Officer of the Building Industry Association Desert Chapter, and held senior-level construction and corporate real estate management positions with Edwards Theatres, Disney (joint venture), IMAX Theatre Operations, leading edge multi-media company VAI/World Stage LLC and SeaWorld. The Southern California native also serves on several prominent Coachella Valley boards and advisory committees.

FREDERICK (“Fritz”) W. NOBLE, JR., BROKER: Fritz is an twenty-one-year veteran of the real estate industry, specializing in industrial and commercial properties and real estate services to corporations and investor funds. Prior to forming Noble Real Estate Group, Inc., he served as head of US Filter’s corporate real estate department. He earned his Bachelors degree in History from UCLA and has completed numerous professional designation and university-level courses in the real estate field.

ROY WILLIAM "BILL" CARVER, DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST: As President/CEO of the Carver Companies, Bill has developed, owned and managed commercial real estate properties throughout Southern California and Nevada. He began his real estate career upon graduating from Stanford University in 1956 as a land and lease representative for a major oil company, where he specialized in leasing land for oil and gas exploration. His resume also includes corporate real estate posts with Vons Grocery Company and Western Shopping Center.

RICH SALMON, BROKER Rich Salmon has more than 20 years in the commercial real estate industry. For the past 12 years he has managed the real estate portfolio of a large health services provider in Los Angeles County, whose scope includes more than 500,000 square-feet of owned real estate and 200,000 square-feet of leased properties. Rich has lived in the Coachella Valley for the past 7 years and has been part of the development and leasing teams for Noble & Company's Pointe Monterey Business Center and Monterey 10 Industrial Park. He earned his BS in Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1986.

FABIO CERESA, BROKER Throughout a career that has spanned more than three decades, Fabio has represented commercial real estate owners, buyers and tenants in transactions ranging from leasing to property acquisition and divestiture. The portfolio includes Pointe Monterey Business Park (Phase I and II), Rimrock Shopping Center, and various industrial, Class A office, showroom/warehouse and multi-use buildings throughout the Coachella Valley. In addition to providing leasing/brokerage services for several of those projects, he has also participated as an investor and principal.