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Jill Ziegler, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility at Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., (NYSE: FCEA and FCEB), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2017 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas.
Ziegler commented on the additional challenges involved when attempting to implement sustainability initiatives across multiple property types.
In a special edition of the The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Fulya Kocak, NAREIT’s vice president for environmental, social and governance issues, spoke with spoke with Rick Avery, vice president for sustainability at Welltower (NYSE: HCN).
Joseph Coradino, CEO of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
PREIT owns and operates approximately 26 million square feet of retail space in the eastern half of the United States, with a concentration in the Mid-Atlantic region’s top metropolitan statistical areas.
Being one of the nation’s oldest REITs hasn’t stopped Washington REIT (NYSE: WRE) from moving quickly on an extensive transformation of its portfolio. In less than three years, it has metamorphosed from a predominantly suburban office REIT to an urban-infill focused player with significantly greater parity between office, multifamily and retail properties.
Jay Leupp, managing director and portfolio manager at Lazard Asset Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Washington Leadership Forum at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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 and Australia.
Demand for industrial space is expected to remain healthy for the rest of 2015, supported by solid economic fundamentals, rising consumer demand and the continued expansion of e-commerce, according to market watchers.
A report from the NAIOP Research Foundation forecasts net demand for industrial space could grow 8 percent in 2015, up from 224 million square feet in 2014.
David Henry, CEO of Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Kimco has gone through a high volume of property acquisitions and dispositions in 2014.
“Like most of the industry post-recession, we have been all about recycling,” Henry said. “We’re trying to sell the bottom parts of our portfolio and add high-quality properties.”
John Good, partner and co-head of the REIT group at law firm Morrison Foerster, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Good was asked to comment on the movement among a number of REITs to spin off portfolios of assets into separate companies. This occurred most recently when Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) announced that it would spin off 81 strip shopping center assets and four malls from its portfolio into a new REIT.
