GRESB COO Says Global Real Estate Sustainability Efforts on Upward Track

Chris Pyke, COO of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. Commenting on the 2015 GRESB Survey, Pyke said he was “impressed and surprised” that the entire real estate industry’s sustainability …

Sustainability Efforts Need Clear Focus, Digital Realty Executive Says

Aaron Binkley, director of sustainability at Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami. Digital Realty supports more than 1,000 firms across its portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia …

FFO Gains Fueled by External Growth, Says National Retail CEO

Craig Macnab, CEO of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. As of the third quarter of 2015, National Retail’s funds from operations (FFO) were 8.5 percent higher than the year before. Macnab …

Regency CEO Says FFO, NOI Growth Product of Demand, Portfolio Quality

Hap Stein, chairman and CEO of Regency Centers (NYSE: REG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. Regency has posted gains in funds from operations (FFO) and net operating income (NOI) in 2015. Stein cited “robust” demand for space …

High Occupancy Affords Retail REIT Selectivity, Increased Rents

Dennis Gershenson, president and CEO of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE: RPT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Ramco-Gershenson owns and manages multi-anchor shopping centers in strategic metropolitan markets throughout the eastern, Midwestern and central United States. News

Community Development Trust Raising Capital to Finance Affordable Housing

John Divers, COO and CFO of the Community Development Trust (CDT), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Founded in 1998, New York City-based CDT is a private, hybrid REIT that is active on the debt and equity side of affordable housing …

Community Development Trust Actively Raising Capital to Finance Affordable Housing

John Divers, COO and CFO of the Community Development Trust (CDT), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Founded in 1998, New York City-based CDT is a private, hybrid REIT that is active on the debt and equity side of affordable housing …

Weingarten Realty CEO Highlights Benefits of Omnichannel Retail

Weingarten Realty CEO Highlights Benefits of Omnichannel Retail Drew Alexander, president and CEO of Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Weingarten owns and operates neighborhood and community shopping centers in major metropolitan markets. Alexander noted that the company started …

Essex Property Trust Says Tech Industry Fueling West Coast Demand

Essex Property Trust Says Tech Industry Fueling West Coast Demand Michael Schall, president and CEO of Essex Property Trust, Inc.(NYSE: ESS), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Essex acquires, develops, redevelops and manages multifamily apartment communities on the West Coast. Schall attributed Essex’s double-digit …

National Retail Properties Portfolio About 99 Percent Occupied

National Retail Properties Portfolio About 99 Percent Occupied Jay Whitehurst, president and CEO of National Retail Properties, Inc.(NYSE: NNN), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Whitehurst assumed the role of CEO in April. His predecessor, Craig Macnab, held the CEO position since 2004. …