HealthTrust Professional Qualifications
ALAN C. PLUSH
6801 Energy Court
Suite 200
Sarasota, FL 34240
  • (941) 363-7501 T
  • (941) 363-7525 F
  • alan.plush@healthtrust.com
Employment
  • HEALTHTRUST LLC - February 2003 to present
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • President, Senior Partner (Healthcare and Senior Housing Valuation)
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  • PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP - 1999 to February, 2003
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • Director (Senior Advisory Services, Global Real Estate Valuation Group)
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  • GULF/ATLANTIC VALUATION SERVICES, INC. - 1994 to 1999
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • President (Healthcare & Retirement Valuation, Market Studies, and Feasibility Reports)
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  • PARDUE, HEID, CHURCH, SMITH AND WALLER OF SARASOTA, INC. - 1992 to 1994
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • Managing Partner (Healthcare & Retirement Valuation, Market Studies, and Feasibility Reports)
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  • PARDUE, HEID, CHURCH, SMITH AND WALLER OF TAMPA, INC. - 1991 to 1992
  • Tampa, Florida
  • Senior Appraiser (Healthcare & Retirement Valuation)
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  • SMITH PARKE AND COMPANY - 1984 to 1990
  • Sarasota, Florida
  • Vice President (Commercial & Healthcare Real Estate Valuation)
Education
  • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
  • Bachelor of Science, 1981
  • Business Administration
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  • MANATEE JUNIOR COLLEGE
  • AA Degree
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  • APPRAISAL INSTITUTE
  • Standards of Professional Practice
  • Principles of Real Estate Appraising
  • Basic Valuation Procedures
  • Capitalization Theory & Techniques - Part A
  • Capitalization Theory & Techniques - Part B
  • Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation
  • Report Writing and Valuation Analysis
  • Demonstration Appraisal Report
  • Comprehensive Examination
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  • CONTINUING EDUCATION
  • Office Building Valuation (2008)
  • FHA and the Appraisal Process (2008)
  • Forecasting Revenue (2008)
  • Florida State Law Update for Real Estate Appraisers (2004, 2006, 2008)
  • Professional Standards USPAP Update, Core Law for Appraisers (1994-2007)
  • Business Practice and Ethics (2006)
  • Online Appraising From Blueprints and Specifications (2006)
  • Online Analyzing Operating Expenses (2006)
  • Evaluating Commercial Construction (2006)
  • Online Appraisal of Nursing Facilities (2005)
  • 15-hour National USPAP Course (2003, 2004)
  • Analyzing Commercial Lease Causes (2002)
  • Standards of Prof. Practice, Part C (1999, 2001)
  • Regression Analysis in Appraisal Practice (2001)
  • Real Estate Value Cycles (2001)
  • Advanced Applications (2000)
  • Litigation Valuation Overview (1998)
  • Appraising From Blue Prints & Specifications (1998)
  • Understanding and Using DCF Software (1997)
  • Appraisal of Nursing Facilities (1996)
  • Standards of Professional Practice, Part A & B (1996)
  • Law/Regulations, Richmond Association of REALTORS (1995)
  • National Health Lawyers Association Annual Review (1994)
  • Maximizing the Value of an Appraisal Practice (1994)
Certifications & Affiliations
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - G00502 (Alabama)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 31350 (Arizona)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - CG1371N (Arkansas)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - AG027998 (California)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - CG40023432 (Colorado)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - RCG 503 (Connecticut)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - RZ 0000566 (Florida)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 3913 (Georgia)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 153.0001571 (Illinois)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - CG49400124 (Indiana)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 002055 (Kentucky)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - CG00000688 (Maine)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 10806 (Maryland)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 2946 (Massachusetts)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 1201003568 (Michigan)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 20076706 (Minnesota)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - GA-468 (Mississippi)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 589RAG (Montana)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - CG970189R (Nebraska)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - NHCG313 (New Hampshire)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 42RG00139300 (New Jersey)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 46000010343 (New York)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - A5418 (North Carolina)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 000398459 (Ohio)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - GA-001255-L (Pennsylvania)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - A00681G (Rhode Island)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - TX-1326778-G (Texas)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 4001-003762 (Virginia)
  • State-Certified General Appraiser - 1100985 (Washington)
  • State of Florida Building Contractor Class B (Inactive) CB C035068
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  • MAI
  • Alan C. Plush, MAI, Member, Appraisal Institute
Ownership Activities
  • Proformance Senior Living - 9 assets, sold all in 2006
  • Rittenhouse Senior Living - 9 assets currently owned, contracted for purchase or under development
Board Seats
  • Investment Committee, SHP Investments (on behalf of CalPers Investment Fund), 2002-present.
  • American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), 2001-present.
Speaking Engagements - Banks
  • Regions Bank
  • Private Bank
  • PNC Bank/ARCS
  • GE Healthcare Financial Services
  • HSH Nordbank
  • Fannie Mae DUS Lenders Conference
  • Fleet Bank, Albany, New York
  • Bank United Annual Correspondents Conference, Dallas, Texas
  • Key Bank, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Bank of America Healthcare Task Force, Chicago, Illinois
  • NationsBank, Baltimore, Maryland
  • Prudential Life Insurance/Insignia Mortgage, Atlanta, Georgia
Lecture Assignments & Seminars
  • National Medicaid/Medicare Conference, Sarasota, FL 1994 to 1999, 2004 - Present
  • Founding Member/Speaker/Developer/Co-Sponsor (with GMAC Commercial Mortgage & Capstone Capital)
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  • National Investment Conference (NIC), Washington DC, 1991 - Present
  • Attendee, Contributor, Sponsor
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  • 2b Alive Mexico Independent and Assisted Living Industry Summit & Expo, La Jolla, CA, 2008
  • Speaker, "Current Trends in the valuation of Healthcare and Senior Housing Assets"
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  • N.C Healthcare Association, 2008
  • Speaker, "Market Trends for Healthcare and Senior Housing Assets"
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  • NIC Western Regional Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2008
  • Speaker, "Current Valuation Trends in the Healthcare and Senior Housing Industry"
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  • International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) annual conferences, Miami Beach, FL, 2001
  • Speaker, "Valuation Issues for Assessment of Senior Housing and Healthcare Facilities"
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  • International Association of Assessing Officers, Florida Chapter, Clearwater, FL, 2001
  • Speaker, "Valuation Issues for Assessment of Senior Housing and Healthcare Facilities"
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  • Commercial Property News "Seniors Housing Symposium", New York City, NY, 1999 - 2001
  • Co-sponsor and presenter, "Market Trends in the Seniors Housing Industry"
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  • Information Management Network "Seniors Housing Finance Symposium", New York City, NY, 1998 -1999
  • Co-sponsor and presenter, "Market Trends in the Seniors Housing Industry"
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  • National Association of Real Estate Financial Intermediaries Annual Meeting, 1997, 1999
  • Speaker, "Transaction Overview and Unique Valuation Issues Associated with Congregate Properties"
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  • Massachusetts ALFA, Boston, MA, 1997
  • Speaker, "Development Trends in the Assisted Living Industry"
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  • Essex County Assessor's Meeting, Danvers, MA, 1997
  • Speaker, "Valuation Techniques for Assisted Living Properties"
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  • Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Spring Conference, Phoenix, AZ, 1997
  • Speaker, "The 1994-1996 Transaction Survey of Congregate and Assisted Living Industries"
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  • Appraisal Institute, Boston Chapter, 1997
  • Attendee, "Healthcare and Retirement Property Appraisal Seminar"
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  • Plymouth County Assessor's Meeting, Duxbury, MA, 1996
  • Speaker, "Assessing Healthcare and Retirement Properties"
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  • International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) annual conferences, Seattle, Washington, 1994
  • Speaker, "Methods Used to Appraise Healthcare and Retirement Properties"
Published Articles
  • Annual co author and contributor to The State of Seniors Housing, co published by ASHA, NIC, AAHSA
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  • Co-author with ASHA of the annual survey of transactions and economic indicators, 2002-Present.
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  • Co-author with ASHA of the 2000 Seniors Housing absorption study.
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  • Co-author with ALFA (Assisted Living Federation of America) and ASHA (American Seniors Housing Association) of the 1997, 1998 and 1999 annual survey of transactions and economic indicators.
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  • The Appraisal Journal, Appraisal Institute, July 1995
  • "USPAP Competency Provision and the Appraisal of Healthcare/Retirement Facilities"
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  • Force Financial, Quarterly Newsletter, 1995
  • "The Impact of Assisted Living on CCRCs"
Apperances as an Expert Witness
  • Superior Court, Lansing, Michigan
  • Federal Bankruptcy Court, Tampa, Florida
  • Circuit Court, Duval County, FL
  • Circuit Court, Polk County, FL
Specialized Expertise & Experience
  • Mr. Plush has specialized exclusively in commercial real estate valuation throughout his career and property types he has appraised have included: condominiums, apartment complexes, single-family subdivisions, golf courses and planned unit developments, vacant land, office buildings, and a variety of retail structures. He is currently the Senior Partner of HealthTrust, LLC, a specialty senior housing and healthcare appraisal and consulting firm. Mr. Plush oversees a staff of highly qualified appraisers at the Sarasota office and, further, has additional resources available from offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Birmingham, Alabama. In late 1986, Mr. Plush began specializing in the appraisal of a large number of healthcare properties. With a foundation in the appraisal of adult congregate living facilities, his specialized expertise has grown substantially. The specialized service niche was created to satisfy the ever increasing demand for reliable and well-documented healthcare/retirement valuations, market studies and feasibility reports. Mr. Plush has overseen the growth of HealthTrust to include its four U.S. locations and an annual volume in excess of 1,000 healthcare and senior housing appraisals in addition to ownership, operations and brokerage activities.
Corporate/Institutional Clients Served
  • Bank of America
  • Citizens Bank
  • Key Bank
  • Merrill Lynch
  • Signet Bank
  • Fleet National Bank
  • PNC Bank
  • New York HFA
  • First Union
  • Marine Midland
  • USTrust
  • M & T Bank
  • LaSalle Bank
  • SouthTrust Bank of Alabama
  • Senior Lifestyles
  • GMAC-CM - Healthcare
  • Prudential Insurance
  • Riggs Bank of Wash. DC
  • MediTrust
  • UBS Warburg Pincus
  • Emeritus Corporation
  • First NH Bank
  • Bank of Ireland
  • CareMatrix
  • Capstone Capital
  • Norwest Bank
  • BankBoston
  • Brookdale Living
  • Provident Bank of Maryland
  • Heller Financial
  • Senior Campus Living
  • Dynex Healthcare
  • Bank United
  • Banque Paribas
  • Continental Wingate
  • Credit Suisse First Boston
  • Glaser Financial
  • DLJ
  • PhyMatrix
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Archon Financial
  • Berkshire Bank
  • SIS Bank
  • Holiday Retirement
  • Sunrise Assisted Living
  • PRN Mortgage
  • Balanced Care
  • Mercantile Safe Deposit
  • Peoples Heritage Bank
  • AMRESCO
  • Senior Campus Living
  • AEW Capital Management
  • AmSouth Bank
  • Solomon Smith Barney
  • Fremont Investment & Loan
  • Zions First National Bank
  • Allfirst Mortgage Corp.
  • Manufacturers Bank
  • Wells Fargo
  • Union Planters
  • Bancorp South
  • Greystone & Co.
  • Capital Company of America
  • Bank One Corp
  • HSBC Bank USA
  • KBC Bank of New York
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