Drew Alexander, president and CEO of Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Weingarten owns and operates neighborhood and community shopping centers in major metropolitan markets located in 18 states across the country.
Alexander said the company remains “cautiously optimistic” about new development, noting that Weingarten is working on a number of complicated projects that can take many years to finalize.