Allura Real Estate Partners is an independent advisory firm specialized in elevating Europe’s most prestigious high-street retail properties.
We design and prepare strategies that unlock the full potential of luxury and high-street properties.
We ensure every transformation project is delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards.
Location potential, architectural upgrades and retailer demand are aligned to create a long term competitive edge.
Our mission is to preserve historical elegance while driving profitability, ensuring each property’s legacy reaches its full potential.
Through our cross-border, European expertise and singular focus on the top luxury and tourist destinations, every opportunity we present is meticulously curated.
Ian Kelley is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the European real estate market. He has directed numerous investment strategies, bringing extensive experience in acquisitions and in the implementation of value creation business plans across prime European properties.
As the founding principal of BMO Real Estate Partners’ Paris office, Ian built and led a pan-European platform that grew into one of the largest high-street retail portfolios in Europe, with more than €2 billion in assets under management. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at CBRE Investment Management, where he co-founded several pan-European funds with a combined market value exceeding €2.5 billion.
Earlier in his career, Ian held development management roles at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Bouygues Immobilier. He began his career at Ralph Lauren, supporting the brand’s retail expansion across major European department stores.
Of French-American origin, Ian studied engineering at the University of Massachusetts before completing postgraduate studies in architecture and real estate at Columbia University and Harvard Business School.