Business Management Executive Q&A
Buchanan Street's Brunswick Looks Back at '08, Eyes Future
Dec. 22, 2008
Robert Brunswick, founder, president & CEO of real estate investment management firm Buchanan Street Partners, spoke with CPN senior editor Eugene Gilligan about the Treasury Department’s rescue package, the major trends of 2008 and what he will be watching for in 2009.
Zogby: American Attitudes Shifting Away from Material Focus
Nov. 14, 2008
Americans are increasingly shifting their focus away from wealth accumulation, and looking to find fulfillment in other pursuits, said John Zogby, president & CEO of Zogby International. The widely-quoted pollster was the keynote speaker and master of ceremonies of CPN’s Executive Awards luncheon, held Friday in New York.
Executive Q&A: Riverstone Residential CEO Talks Shop
Nov. 03, 2008
Dallas-based Riverstone Residential Group, already one of the nation's largest privately owned third-party residential real estate management companies, is getting even larger, growing by leaps and bounds with such moves as its April acquisition of Seattle-based HSC Real Estate Inc. And as Riverstone CEO Christy Freeland told CPN, size really does matter.
Q&A: Alfieri on Investment Opportunities
Oct. 14, 2008
Mark Alfieri has served as COO of Behringer Harvard Multifamily REIT I Inc. since its inception in August 2006. In recent months, Behringer Harvard has invested in Alexan Prospect, a 400-unit multi-family community slated for construction immediately west of Denver’s CBD, and in Alexan Russell Lofts, a 168-unit multi-family development near the Las Vegas Strip and McCarran International Airport. Alfieri talked with Eugene Gilligan, senior editor, about where Behringer sees multi-family investment opportunities today.
Net Lease Q&A: McDowell Sees Payoff in Focus on Investment Grade Tenants
Sept. 23, 2008
In a luncheon Q&A session with Suzann D. Silverman, editor-in-chief of Commercial Property News, at Monday’s Net Lease Summit in New York, CapLease Inc. chairman & CEO Paul McDowell said he is glad that his firm has kept its focus on working with investment grade tenants, given that the stressed economy will likely put pressure on below-investment-grade companies.
Q&A: Hagerott Sees Investment Market Shifts
Sept. 08, 2008
As the credit crisis continues to take its toll on commercial real estate, it has significantly altered transactions and sales activity. CPN Associate Editor Amanda Marsh spoke with Goodwin Procter senior real estate partner Edward Hagerott about recent shifts his office has witnessed in the current market.
Brookwood Takes Residential Respite from Chaotic Commercial Market
Aug. 18, 2008
It might appear counterintuitive for a significant private equity player, having chucked most of its commercial real estate at the height of the market, to then take refuge in the seemingly even more troubled residential market, but that’s exactly what Brookwood Financial Partners L.P. has done.
New Environmental Regulations Impact Loans, Due Diligence
Aug. 11, 2008
On Aug. 1, new environmental regulations in the revised Small Business Administration's standard operating procedures for lender and development company loan programs took effect. CPN associate editor Amanda Marsh spoke with Derek Ezovski, managing director of Environmental Data Resources’ commercial property due diligence services, about how these new regulations will impact real estate.
Casinos Use Technology to Combat Downturn
Aug. 11, 2008
The volatile U.S. economy has taken its toll on casinos, which are now experiencing something of a slowdown. However, casino operators are ready to weather the downturn with strategies and technology to maximize revenue from each guest. CPN associate editor Amanda Marsh discussed the state of the market and this technology use with Bruce Barfield, president & principal of The Rainmaker Group, which produces a profit optimization software--dubbed revolution Product Suite--that helps operators make decisions on room rates and allocation based on forecasting algorithms and customers’ spending and gaming histories.
FM Global: Most Companies Not Geared up for Natural Disaster Property Damage
Aug. 11, 2008
The largest corporations in North America, thereby the companies with the most to lose, are ill prepared for the potential damages to properties from natural catastrophes, according to a report from FM Global. Commissioned by the Johnston, R.I.-based business property insurer, the 2008 Natural Disaster Business Risk Study involved companies with a minimum $1 billion in annual revenue. One of the report's most striking conclusions is the fact that 96 percent of respondents noted that their companies have operations in geographic areas that are vulnerable to hurricanes, floods or earthquakes, but only approximately 20 percent of that group responded that their companies are "very concerned" about natural disasters having a negative impact on their bottom line. Steven Zenofsky, FM Global assistant vice president & manager for public relations, spoke with CPN contributing editor Barbra Murray about the study's results, as well as actions companies can take to protect their properties from these potentially devastating acts of nature.
NBBJ's Johnson: Designing for China Presents Unique Challenges
July 29, 2008
The eyes of the world will soon be trained on China as the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing takes center stage, but the commercial real estate world has long marveled at the size and scale of development in the nation. One man who is playing an important role in development in China is Tim Johnson, partner in the architecture firm NBBJ.
Diversification Benefits Global Investors
June 01, 2008
Editor-in-chief Suzann D. Silverman spoke with Jeff Cushman, who was recently promoted to executive managing director for Cushman & Wakefield Inc., responsible for crossborder client-development strategies, following five years in London—about global real estate trends and how they are influencing the real estate strategies of global investors. For a discussion on the strategies of multinational corporations, see the June 2008 issue or visit www.cpnonline/search and enter key words “cohesive response” in quotation marks.
Ford Motor Land Repurposes Plants
April 16, 2008
Editor-in-chief Suzann D. Silverman spoke with Ford Motor Land Development Corp. chairman Sean McCourt for CPN’s April 16 issue about achieving green and other initiatives in this difficult economic environment. What follows is their discussion about the company’s ongoing efforts to repurpose manufacturing sites that must be shut down, as well as further information on its brownfield redevelopment project.
Ronald Pollina on the "Managed Decline" of U.S. Economy, Real Estate
April 02, 2008
Ronald Pollina, a site selection specialist and commercial real estate broker based in Chicago, has released his fifth annual evaluation of the job creation and retention efforts of the federal government and all 50 state governments, and it doesn't paint a pretty picture of the long-term economic outlook for most of the nation.
Nokia LEEDs in Emerging Markets
Feb. 01, 2008
Editor-in-chief Suzann D. Silverman spoke with Nokia vice president of workplace resources Mark Tamburro about the telecommunications company’s current real estate initiatives and his upcoming role as chair of CoreNet Global.
CPN Exclusive: Q&A with Jim Petrus, Trump International Hotels
Jan. 24, 2008
Next Wednesday, the hotel within Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, which is still under construction on the Chicago River in the city’s downtown, will have its soft opening. In hospitality industry parlance, that means open for business, but before any elaborate grand opening ceremonies.
Q&A: Investors Snapping Up South Florida Bargains
Jan. 09, 2008
As South Florida begins to pick up the pieces of the subprime meltdown, many of the largest players are coming back to the market, looking at bargains and buying foreclosed deals. CPN Associate Editor Amanda Marsh spoke with Michael Brown (pictured), executive director of Meridian Capital Group’s Florida office, about these opportunities and how investors are financing these purchases.
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