CCIM Connections Podcast

The podcast, “5 Years In, Opportunity Zones Pack Potential with Reid Thomas with JTC Americas,” discusses the continued potential for investment and development in opportunity zones. Reid Thomas, chief revenue officer and managing director of JTC Americas, the North American division of JTC Group, joins the podcast. Five years after the legislation was passed, Thomas shares why it’s still an attractive opportunity for direct investment in underdeveloped and underserved communities. While continued changes could come from Washington, D.C., Thomas sees opportunity zones as a part of commercial real estate that’s here to stay.

The podcast, “Hospitality’s Improving Prospects with Helen Zaver, SVP with Colliers International,”  discusses hospitality’s steady recovery in Year 3 of COVID-19.  Helen Zaver, senior vice president with Colliers International and a member of its National Hospitality Group, joins the podcast. With leisure travel bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels, she details how business and convention activity may continue to increase, which can mean different experiences for major urban markets versus secondary vacation destinations. Based in Atlanta, Zaver looks at Atlanta and Savannah as a proxy for the sector’s overall health.

The podcast, “Opening Doors in CRE with Nancy Glick, Cofounder of the CRESDA Diversity Initiative,” details why the Commercial Real Estate Supplier Diversity Alliance (CRESDA) is vital to the future of CRE, what common obstacles pop up in DE&I efforts, and how the next generation of CRE professionals will change the industry. Nancy Glick, COO of Newmark Associates, joins the podcast to discuss how she recently cofounded CRESDA to diversify the supply chains of Fortune 500 companies. Glick also shares how COVID-19 has impacted distressed assets — one of her areas of expertise — including how commercial real estate practitioners can best approach potential deals in this sector.

The podcast, “Exploring the ‘E’ in ESG with David Amerikaner the Duane Morris’ Real Estate Practice Group,” discusses what commercial real estate is doing in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) arena.  David Amerikaner is special counsel with the Duane Morris’s Real Estate Practice Group, with a focus on sustainability, land use, project development, and environmental law. He joins the podcast to detail how tenant demand for sustainable practices and shortening ROI on green investment are changing the equation for developers and owners.

The podcast, “Meeting Demand in the Booming Biotech Sector with the Kevin Perry, Principal with HED,” discusses growing demand in the biotech sector of commercial real estate, noting low vacancy rates and rising rents in primary markets like Boston, San Francisco, and San Diego.  Kevin Perry, principal with HED, an architecture design, engineering, and planning firm with eight locations across the U.S., joins the podcast. Perry details the challenges in site selection for biotech lab and office facilities that come with the sector’s specific infrastructure requirements, while also highlighting the opportunities associated with a growing market.

The podcast, “Multifamily’s Bright Future and Making Affordable Housing Work with Leste Group’s Josh Patinkin,” discusses an approach to investment in affordable housing that focuses on a fundamental imbalance in supply and demand that can produce opportunities in various markets, especially those in the Southeast U.S. and Texas. Josh Patinkin, managing director of real estate for Leste Group, joins the podcast. Leste Group is a leading global alternative investments platform with more than $280 million in assets undermanagement. Patinkin also eyes health care and cold storage as CRE markets that pack plenty of potential heading into 2022.

The podcast, “Growing Interest in Land and Manufacturing with National Land Realty’s Ben Crosby, CCIM,” advocates for investors and commercial real estate professionals to keep a long-term perspective in examining potential properties, emphasizing population trends and demographics over day-to-day headlines and short-term issues. Ben Crosby, CCIM, managing broker with National Land Realty in Florida, joins the podcast. He sees a bright future for land investment in Florida and throughout the Southeast, while also speculating on what the reshoring of manufacturing could mean good things for the Midwest.

The podcast, “The Retail Rebound in Commercial Real Estate with Coldwell Banker Commercial's Dan Spiegel”, discusses the retail market’s prospects in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While shutdowns and public health restrictions have made life difficult for some retail sectors, demand for investment properties looks to remain strong.  Dan Spiegel, managing director at Coldwell Banker Commercial, emphasizes the available opportunities for CRE professionals who can think creatively and find new solutions.

The podcast, "Tech’s Vital Role in Returning to the Office with Parkside Realty’s Bob Wislow," details the challenges and opportunities in the office sector amid the delta variant of the coronavirus. Bob Wislow, chairman and CEO of Parkside Realty, a boutique real estate venture in Chicago, discusses his firm’s Fulton East development, a 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office and retail building in the West Loop, a booming work-live-play area in Chicago, and how the property leverages an array of technology to address public health and employee safety concerns. He also highlights aspects of downtown markets to help ensure cities rebound from COVID-19.