History

Coronado West, founded by John Cork, specializes in land bank financing services for residential home builders. With over 20 years of experience, we’ve successfully developed and managed more than 40,000 residential lots across over 250 communities in various states, including Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Florida, and more.

Our dedicated team maintains strong relationships with both national and regional home builders, tailoring land bank finance solutions to meet their unique needs. Additionally, we collaborate with leading financial institutions to provide comprehensive infrastructure development financing for our residential communities.

Recently, we introduced an innovative home purchase for rent program. We acquire new single-family homes from builders and offer them for lease in some of the most desirable housing markets nationwide.

Essential Residential

We have assembled an experienced team who evaluate opportunities and take them to the finish line. Our financial relationships in place support that effort. Since 2019, ER has added Single Family Rentals (SFR) and Build for Rent (BFR) assets in key growth markets: Austin, TX, San Antonio, TX, Houston, TX, Phoenix, AZ, and Atlanta, GA. We continue to aggregate.

Our business model is working with the builders we have served on the land bank side of the business to build and acquire assets in many of the markets we already have a presence. Over the past twenty years, we have been able to build relationships with many builders, master-planned community developers, and landowners to assist them in making finished communities out of their assets. Our record in the industry of being a part of that process in a professional and successful manner provide early insight into opportunities in the build for rent arena.

We look forward to growing this part of our business for years to come.

Management

In 1998, Coronado West moved into the land-banking business and is now involved in multiple partnerships across the country that hold over 10,000 residential lots for various home builders.

Mr. Cork is a licensed real estate broker in Arizona, a member of the Home Builders Association of Central Arizona, Urban Land Institute and has been a board member serving on the East Valley Boys and Girls club for several years. John received his B.S. degree in Business from Michigan State University.

James is admitted to practice in Arizona, Michigan and Washington. Additionally, James is admitted to practice in U.S. District Court District of Arizona and U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan. James has been recognized as a “top 10 under 40” attorney in the State of Arizona. James also volunteers substantial time on pro bono matters and has been recognized as a Top Pro Bono Attorney in Arizona (2017 – State Bar of Arizona) and has received numerous awards for his pro bono work in Arizona from the Volunteer Lawyer Program.

Peter brings to the company an extensive background in commercial real estate transactions, land development, and construction financing, with over 40 years’ experience as legal counsel for land developers, institutional and private lenders, builders, shopping center developers, and master planned community developers. 

Before joining Coronado West in 2000, Peter practiced law in Toronto as a partner in the Toronto Law firm of Torkin Manes Cohen and Arbus. The practice consisted of commercial real estate law, mezzanine lending, shopping center development, construction financing and leasing, and residential subdivision development. 

Peter is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Queens University Law School, received an appointment as Queen’s Counsel in 1984.

She brings to the company experience from a variety of industries including 6 years in public accounting in the San Francisco Bay area, a number of years in the semiconductor industry with both public and private companies and consulting, installing and training on accounting information systems.

Juli received a B.S. in Accountancy from Purdue University.

Before joining the Coronado West team, Mike had been with SunCor Development Company for 23 years. While at SunCor, Mike served in a number of capacities including asset sales during the company dissolution: Bridgeview Condominiums (64 units) at Hayden Ferry Lakeside (Tempe) and community assets in Palm Valley (Goodyear), Prescott Lakes (Prescott) ,Coral Canyon (St. George) and Avimor (Boise).

Mike served as the Executive Director of Residential Acquisitions for SunCor. In that capacity, he would help identify and pursue residential opportunities for the company in the western United States. This work included acquisition negotiations, due diligence and planning coordination, and entitlement work.

Mike also held numerous positions in project management at SunCor.

Before managing acquisition work for SunCor, Mike was the Project Manager for the Village at Litchfield Park, and Assistant Project Manager for Tatum Ranch.

Mike arrived in Phoenix from Corvallis Oregon in 1982, received a degree in Finance from Arizona State University in 1984, and immediately thereafter began working in the development field with Transcontinental Properties (McCormick Ranch).

Dayton joined Coronado West in March 2025, where he enhances process flows, organizes and visualizes company data, and develops and analyzes financial projections. He graduated in May 2025 from Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Certificate in Applied Business Data Analytics. Dayton is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Business Analytics with a specialization in Fintech at Arizona State University.

Monica is a CPA licensed in the state of Arizona and obtained her Accounting degree at the University of Arizona.

Burton joined Coronado West in October 2003 to develop project forecasts, assist in contract preparations, asset disposition and manage investor relations. In addition, Burton provides maintenance and support to the company website and IT infrastructure.

Previously, Burton worked as a NASD-licensed Registered Representative with H&R Block and Charles Schwab. Following his tenure at Schwab, Burton served as an equity analyst for an Arizona based family office where he assisted with trading operations, developed stock screens, performed due diligence activities, and measured fund performance.

Burton received his B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University and his MBA from Western Governors University.