Data Center REIT CyrusOne Enjoying Benefits of Scale

Gary Wojtaszek, president and CEO of CyrusOne, Inc., (NASDAQ: CONE), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Wojtaszek explained that CyrusOne is one of the largest data center companies in the country, concentrating on serving Fortune 1000 companies. CyrusOne began with one data center …

Pebblebrook CEO: Supply-Demand Balance in Hotel REIT’s Favor

Jon Bortz, chairman, president and CEO of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Bortz described the operating fundamentals for hotels in U.S. gateway markets as “terrific.” The recovery in the economy has been positive for the hotel sector, …

Equity Commonwealth CEO Says REIT Focused on Disposing of Assets

David Helfand, president and CEO of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Based in Chicago, Equity Commonwealth owns commercial office properties throughout the United States and Australia. In May 2014, a new board of trustees and management team were …

Apple Hospitality REIT CEO Projects Strong Fundamentals in Second Half

Justin Knight, president and CEO of Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Apple Hospitality listed on the NYSE in May. Knight said the feedback from investors in the wake of the move has been “very positive.” News

ROIC CEO Says West Coast Strength Key for REIT

Stuart Tanz, CEO of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Tanz said the fundamentals in Western markets have helped drive the firm’s strong operating results. Additionally, the company is benefiting from its focus on necessity-based retail assets, …

FelCor CEO Sees Progress on REIT’s Repositioning

Richard Smith, president and CEO of FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (NYSE: FCH), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. FelCor is currently undertaking a multiyear repositioning initiative program. Smith said the company has made “tremendous progress” on the initiative. “We had a ton of …

Net Lease REIT STORE Capital on Track for $1 Billion in Acquisitions in 2015

Chris Volk, president and CEO of STORE Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. STORE is an acronym for single-tenant operational real estate, which is the company’s target market. STORE’s tenants operate across a variety of industries within the service, …

Net Lease REIT Gladstone Maintaining Acquisitions Momentum

Bob Cutlip, president of Gladstone Commercial Corp. (NASDAQ: GOOD), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Gladstone Commercial invests in and owns net lease industrial, commercial and retail assets and makes long-term industrial and commercial mortgage loans. News