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Jeannie Renne-Malone, vice president of sustainability at Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), 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.
Prologis was the industrial sector winner of the 2015 NAREIT Leader in the Light Awards. Renne-Malone noted that Prologis has won the Leader in the Light award for four consecutive years.
Billy Grayson, director of sustainability at Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT), 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.
Liberty owns office and industrial space throughout the United States and the United Kingdom.
Cindy Jacobs, senior advisor with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program, 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.
ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program that promotes energy efficiency measures for businesses and individuals.
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.
Ben Myers, sustainability manager at Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP), 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.
Stuart Tanz, president and CEO of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC), 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.
ROIC booked $ 310 million in acquisitions of grocery-based shopping centers during the first nine months of 2015. Tanz noted that the pace in 2015 matched that of the last several years. “Going forward, I think we’ll be able to continue that pace at probably around the same pace or a bit more,” he said.
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 said the gains resulted from maintaining a portfolio that’s about 99 percent occupied.
Neil Shah, president and COO of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE: HT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Shah said fundamentals within the hotel REIT’s core markets are especially solid.
“We have very strong demand fundamentals and very little supply. We feel that it’s one of the best times to be a hotel owner,” he said.
Chris Lucas, a REIT analyst and senior managing director at Capital One, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Real estate fundamentals are in “great shape,” according to Lucas: New development is under control, and demand remains fairly consistent across all the property types.
“We’re optimistic about where things are. Obviously there are selected markets where there may be some imbalances, but the bottom line is that things are pretty good,” Lucas said.
Ray Lewis, CEO of Care Capital Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CCP), 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.
Care Capital was spun off from Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) in mid-2015 as a pure-play REIT focused on the skilled nursing facility market. Lewis said the transition went well.
“We were very well prepared, and the spin couldn’t have gone smoother,” Lewis observed.
