MEET THE TEAM

Russell Alwell  
MRICS
Owner | Principal

Expertise:
Contract Administration
Developer Representation
Project Management and Cost Control
Property Valuation and Appraisals
RICS Registered Valuer

Russell has lived and worked in Turks and Caicos for over 25 years and has been privileged to seethe island grow and develop.From 1996 to present, Russell invested in and grew CASL from a sole practice to the thriving business it is today.

A graduate of South Bank University with a degree in Quantity Surveying and a Professional Associate of the RICS, Russell worked with CBRE in London for 6 years before moving to Turks and Caicos to work with Construction Advisory Services.

Russell is also a RICS Registered Valuer, an Assessor of Professional Competence for the RICS,and a regular participant and chairman in professional assessment panels for both construction,appraisal and valuation disciplines. He had also been selected by the Turks & Caicos Islands Government to present at their sponsored training programs for local construction companies.

His notable and recent projects include Paradise Found, Antigua and Barbuda ($20 million USD);Little Bay and Carr’s Bay Montserrat ($250 million USD); Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay ($650 million USD) and Four Season Grenada ($500 million USD).

Christopher has worked in the Caribbean for since 2004, both in the surveying and banking sector, giving him a unique skill set and specific expertise in overseeing and management of investor funding, co-ordination and monitoring of large scale commercial projects, and achieving project timeline and budget.

Formally with BCQS in Turks and Caicos, Chris was the company’s youngest ever Director and with responsibility for the opening of the fifth BCQS office in the region and the first in the Eastern Caribbean dollar countries.Responsible for the profitable operation of the business and reporting directly to the Shareholders, Chris also developed and improved bank reporting systems related to the real estate and construction lending sectors.

He then joined CIBC First Caribbean International Bank as Director of the Property Sector Division, Credit Risk Management Department at a US$10 billion book bank. Chris was exclusively responsible for writing and upholding the bank’s Valuation and Construction Loan (Fund Monitoring) Policies; oversight and the management of staff;writing seminars and providing education and training; and maintenance of bank panel of external consultants.

Chris is a graduate of Kingston University with a degree in Quantity Surveying and a Fellow Associate of the RICS since 2013.He has been a moderator/ panel member at a number of RICS conferences,board member of RICS Barbados chapter,expert advisor to the Eastern Caribbean Appraisal Institute steering committee member of 2015 RICS Summit of The Americas, Los Angeles, California and has published numerous industry articles for regional and international publications

Kent has been involved in the commercial real estate field in the Caribbean region for more than 29 Years.With 9 years as Director of The Caribbean Services for LAC Real Estate Consultants and his previous positions with NAI LAC, Aguirre Newman America and CBRE Latin America and the Caribbean, equates for another 17 years combined.

His experience, knowledge and expertise in cross-border markets and various industry sectors within the Caribbean Region is unmatched,consulting in numerous resort and second home residential projects, and driving the marketing, sale and acquisition of assets totaling more than US $600 million during his career.

Kent’s notable clients have included Charles Schwab; G.E.; AT&T; Marriott; Standard Chartered U.S. Department of State; United Nations; Deutsche Bank; Procter & Gamble; CIBC First Caribbean; FED EX; Bear Stearns; Caribbean Property Group; Credit Suisse; Ford Motor Company.

Kent received his B.B.A from Florida International University in Finance and International Business, and is a Member Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)

Tamara L. Hall
Dip Surveyor | Valuation Surveyor

Expertise:
Property Valuation and Appraisals
Real Estate Agency
Office Management

Tamara graduated from University of Technology Jamaica in 2010 with a Diploma in Land Economy and Valuation Surveying. She has worked with Beaches Resort and Spa, McCollum Newlands and the Turks & Caicos Islands Government Valuation Department prior to joining Construction Advisory Services Limited in April 2004, were she continued her training that started with the TCIG Valuation Department as a Valuation Surveyor prior to taking up full time education in 2006 to earn her Diploma in Surveying in 2010.

Tamara has a good understanding of commercial property gained while working with Beaches and additional experience of the legal aspects while working with McCollum & Newlands. She also gained a good understanding of the public sector approach to property valuation and management while working with Turks & Caicos Islands Government and continues to have good working relationships with the relevant Government Departments that assist us on a daily basis with property information.