Aviation industry veteran and entrepreneur, Iver L. Retrum has strong background in business and general aviation, with a focused expertise in real estate development, transactions, and valuation. His professional background includes leadership roles with aviation companies such as Signature Flight Support, ARINC Direct, and SunBorne XVI, Ltd., as well as more broad development and finance experience with McClurg Century Investments. He has command of a broad palate of professional capabilities, sharpened from over 25 years of frontline experiences in aviation operations, and real estate development.
Mr. Retrum’s aviation real estate experience started with his six-year employment at SunBorne XVI, Ltd (SunBorne), and the development of Centennial InterPort, a 125-acre aviation campus at Centennial Airport. Mr. Retrum was integrally involved in all aspects of the InterPort project, including the successful negotiation of ground leases totaling 7-acres, and over 309,000 SF of build-to-suite and existing office/hangar leases. During his time at SunBorne, Mr. Retrum also acquired his Colorado real estate license, as well as co-founded Hangar Network, LLC, an industry leading web-based real estate listing service.
Mr. Retrum co-founded the Business Aviation Group, LLC (BA Group) to provide aviation based real estate consulting services to high net-worth individuals, airports, FBOs, and businesses. Today, along with the dedication and experience of his partners, Mr. Retrum has grown the company into a full-service aviation real estate company, assisting clients in holistic design, feasibility, and development of aviation facilities, as well as real estate transaction, marketing, and general consulting services. Hangar Network, LLC has been acquired by BA Group, and is currently being absorbed into what is now known as Aviation Property Network or APN. This new subsidiary of BA Group is continuing to develop its well-known industry listing service by adding a national team of affiliated and regionalized aviation real estate professionals. Mr. Retrum plays a wide-ranging role within the company from Managing Broker, Director, and Partner.
Mr. Retrum is a 2013 recipient of Airport Business Magazine’s 40-under-40 award. He has contributed valuable service to the aviation industry as the founding chairman, and 8-year board member of the Colorado Aviation Business Association (CABA), as well as a past chairman of NBAA’s Local and Regional Groups Committee. Iver is commercially rated pilot and lives in Littleton, CO with his wife Dr. Jessica Retrum, and son Lars.
