Chairman of the Board

 Justin Gardner is a founding partner and Chairman of the Board of the Gardner Tanenbaum Group, which was established in 1947 and was one of Oklahoma's first "design/build" companies.  Since before the 1950's, he had the foresight to watch and work the real estate and construction markets. 

Justin attended the University of Oklahoma until he was eighteen and was drafted into the United States Army.  He served two and a half years in the military in Europe and Japan.  When he retired from military service he returned to the University of Oklahoma and spent the next two and half years on his education.

In 1948 Justin joined the family business, Gardner Hotel Supply.  By the time 1965 rolled around he sold his interest in the hotel supply and became active in another family business, Gardner Construction.  He joined his father, I.H. Gardner in the real estate and construction business and subsequently renovated the Investor's Capital Building at 217 N. Harvey, which was a pre-urban renewal of the downtown Oklahoma City area.  Justin and his father built major projects over the years in Denver, Tulsa, Dallas, Houston and Oklahoma City. 

Justin is currently involved in completing some 2 million square feet of commercial distribution facilities along with a housing division which upon completion will have 270 homes at Liberty Trails, fifty-two (52) apartments in The Montgomery~500 W. Main, and seventy-two (72) units at 2200 Classen Tower. 

He remains active on the advisory board of both Gardner Properties and G & G Construction now serving as Chairman of the Board for Gardner Tanenbaum Group.

Chief Executive Officer

Richard Tanenbaum brings over thirty (30) years of experience to Gardner Tanenbaum Group in purchasing, developing and selling commercial and industrial real estate.  His level of expertise includes construction, build-to-suit, financing, conceptual development and marketing.  Mr. Tanenbaum is a full partner in the Gardner Tanenbaum Group, a group of  independent real estate companies with more than 50 years experience in industrial property development in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Dallas specializing in build-to-suit construction.

Mr. Tanebaum puts together the business acumen and creative financial understanding to make the vision of his clients a reality.  Deeply concerned about civic and community progress, he has served on the boards of several organizations, including the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, CREC (Commercial Real Estate Council), the Allied Arts and the Boy Scouts of America Council.  His local, national and international connections enhance his ability to meet problems with solutions, and his history of success attest to his ability to empower the necessary components to aggressively pursue successful job completions.

President/CFO

Steven K. Morris, CPA joined Gardner Tanenbaum group as the President and CFO in 2005. During his tenure Steven has facilitated the completion of several historic renovation projects that have earned over $10 million in tax credits. Steven has almost 30 years experience in retail, manufacturing, wholesale, and real estate development. He has been involved in almost every aspect of business including operations, finance, accounting, auditing and taxation in both corporations and closely-held businesses. Steven has completed both acquisitions and dispositions of business entities and his advanced background  in taxation combined with his business experience, has enabled him to structure innovative solutions and strategies to business issues and opportunities.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree majoring in Finance, and a Master of Accountancy degree specializing in Taxation both from the University of Oklahoma. Steven is a CPA and former Adjunct Instructor of Accounting and Taxation for the University of Oklahoma Graduate School of Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants. Steven has been a speaker and has appeared in professional trade publications. He has also served as Chairman of the Oklahoma City Historical Preservation and Landmark Commission and has served on various community boards.

VP of Construction

Larry Cody joined the Gardner Tanenbaum Group in December 2005 bringing 35 years of construction experience to the team.  He has managed projects in Commercial and Residential construction and Government Service Contracts with Northrop/Grumman, DynCorp and the FAA.

Larry worked at Vance Air Force Base, OK as the Construction Manager for Northrop/Grumman and DynCorp Services.  He coordinated and managed projects on the base from initial design to final completion.  His career path led him to Four Winds Services in Altus, OK where he worked as Chief Operations Officer where he managed 19 Government Service Contracts across the United States.  The largest was a maintenance contract at the FAA Headquarters in OKC.

In his 2 years with Gardner Tanenbaum Group, Larry had the direct oversight for the construction of an 81k sf hangar for ARINC, which is the city's largest private maintenance hangar.  He has also coordinated the completion of the Lincoln at Central Park Apartments which has 276 units, the renovation and conversion of the Classen Tower from office space into high-rise luxury apartments and the renovation of the historical Park Harvey Center into 162 apartments.  Currently, he is overseeing the construction of a 200,000 sf four story, fast track, design building for Boeing to be completed this Spring.

Larry's experience, leadership, and vision have helped GTG to achieve several strategic goals over the last two years.  He continues to contribute to the success of our company.

Stephen Tanenbaum heads up the commercial real estate services division.  He oversees leasing activity for the company's existing commercial portfolio and actively pursues new business development on both the commercial and residential side.

Prior to joining GTG he spent three years living in Sao Paulo, Brazil whre he worked for Embraer, a regional jet manufacturer, and handled Latin American sales for Weathernews, Inc., a Japanese weather service company.

While attending The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. he worked for Patri, Inc. a Brazilian government relations firm as well as Arnold & Porter, a D.C. based corporate law firm.

He holds an M.B.A. in international trade from the University of Sao Paulo and a B.A. in international relations with a focus on Latin America from The George Washington University.  He is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. 

Vice President Commercial Property Management

Brenda Stevens joined the Gardner Tanenbaum Group (GTG) in August 2005 as  the manager of the Montgomery Event Center, bringing over fifteen years of experience int eh hospitality business as well as event management including the 2008 International Flight Inspector Symposium. Following her work at the Montgomery events center, Brenda served as the property manager for the Park Harvey Conversion project. Working with contractors and corporate Brenda brought the project to completeion and was also instrumental in qualifying the building for Historical Tax credits.

Since then Brenda has moved to corporate where she has served as an HR and operations expert in employing new procedurs and software to improve efficiency. Recently Brenda was promoted to VIce President of Commercial Property Management.