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Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondDavid Greaney – SynergyOne of our most requested guests, David Greaney is the Chief Executive Officer of Synergy, a Boston-based real estate investment and management company that he founded in 2003. Synergy owns and operates over 30 commercial assets in the Greater Boston area, totaling nearly 7 million square feet. Over 500 companies, retailers, and organizations occupy space in the Synergy-owned portfolio.Greaney has played a pivotal role in shaping Boston’s economy and downtown landscape, recently leading transformative acquisitions such as 99 High Street, 101 Arch Street, and 1 Liberty Square. His vision for integrating investment, asset management, leasing, construction, property management, accounting, and hospitality has po...
2025-09-241h 03
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondEdward B. Pitoniak – VICI PropertiesEd Pitoniak is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of VICI Properties Inc., an S&P 500® experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties owns 93 experiential assets across a geographically diverse portfolio consisting of 54 gaming properties and 39 other experiential properties across the United States and Canada. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 127 million square feet and f...
2024-08-202h 06
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondTodd Rich – Declaration PartnersTodd S. Rich is a Co-Founder, Partner and Head of Real Estate at Declaration Partners and oversees Declaration’s real estate investment activity. Todd brings over 20 years of real estate investing and operating experience including acquisitions, dispositions, development, leasing, and management of portfolios involving over $20 billion of institutional quality real estate.Declaration Partners is a private investment firm that seeks to be a value-added capital partner and strategic resource to founders & entrepreneurs, management teams, and asset owners. Anchored by the family office of private equity veteran and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein, Declaration invests on behalf of family of...
2024-06-251h 14
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondJeff Karp - LAZ ParkingJeff Karp is the President and Co-Founder of LAZ Parking LLC, the largest privately held parking operator in the country. Jeff founded LAZ Parking in 1981 and LAZ currently operates over 4,000 locations, in 452 cities and 41 states across the country. With a dedicated and passionate employee base of over 14,000 strong committed to a superior customer service experience, LAZ has been propelled into being a leader in its field. With $2.0 billion in annual revenue, LAZ Parking strives for a best in class culture, focused on conscious capitalism rooted within ESG and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Jeff is also a Founder and Principal...
2024-06-0359 min
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondFrank H. McCourt, Jr. – McCourt Global & Project LibertyFrank H. McCourt, Jr. is a civic entrepreneur and the executive chairman and former CEO of McCourt Global, a private family company committed to building a better future through its work across the real estate, sports, technology, media, and capital investment industries, as well as its significant philanthropic activities. Frank is proud to extend his family’s 130-year legacy of merging community and social impact with financial results, an approach that started when the original McCourt Company was launched in Boston in 1893.He is a passionate supporter of multiple academic, civic, and cultural institutions and initiatives. He is...
2024-04-291h 12
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondPeter Merrigan – TaurusPeter Merrigan is the Chief Executive Officer of Taurus Investment Holdings LLC, a global real estate private equity firm established in 1997 and headquartered in Boston, MA. Taurus focuses on strategic investments into value-add, core-plus, opportunistic and development opportunities. As CEO and a a member of the firms Investment Committee, Peter defines and guides Taurus in developing and executing investment strategies in multifamily, industrial, office , mixed-use and renewable energy sectors across the US and internationally. Peter has overseen the acquisition and development of more than 70 million square feet of commercial space to date with a value in excess of nearly $11...
2024-03-261h 20
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondJohn Fish – SuffolkJohn Fish is Chairman & CEO of Suffolk, a national real estate enterprise that builds, innovates and invests. Under John’s vision and leadership, Suffolk has grown into one of the most successful privately held builders in the United States, with $6 billion in revenue, 2,600 employees, and a value proposition, commitment to innovation and corporate culture that is redefining the built world. Suffolk truly is “America’s contractor” and manages some of the most complex, sophisticated projects in the country, serving clients in every major industry sector, including healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, transportation/aviation, government, mission critical and commercial. With main office...
2024-01-241h 05
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondRachel Diller – Bridge Investment GroupRachel Diller serves as Senior Managing Director, Acquisitions and Co-Chief Investment Officer for Bridge Investment Group, a $50bn+ AUM multi product real estate investor, where she oversees the Bridge Workforce & Affordable Housing strategy. Rachel has over 20 years of experience in real estate and finance and has capitalized 120+ real estate projects worth $3.6 billion in 23 states. Rachel joined Bridge from UrbanView Capital, a specialist real estate fund manager dedicated to sustainable and impact investing. Prior to that, she was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs in the firm’s Urban Investment Group (UIG), a principal investing platform that deploys capital to und...
2024-01-171h 03
Tubs At The Club#3 Idaho vs Northern Colorado | Is The Turf Long In Greeley? | Week 10 PreviewIn this episode Brian & Dallas preview the game versus the University of Northern Colorado Bears.
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2023-11-021h 04
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondBill Cummings - Cummings PropertiesBill Cummings is the founder and past president and chairman of Cummings Properties, one of the New England region’s most prominent private real estate investment firms. Since its founding in 1970, Cummings Properties has amassed a staggering portfolio of over 11 million square feet across 11 cities and towns north of Boston, and has built a reputation as a value-oriented, long-term holder of well-located real estate. While Bill is widely associated with this impressive collection of commercial properties (all owned debt-free), he now focuses most of his time and energy on The Cummings Foundation, the charitable juggernaut he oversees with his wi...
2023-10-041h 05
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondPeter Palandjian - Intercontinental Real Estate CorporationPeter Palandjian is Chairman and CEO of Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, an SEC-registered real estate investment manager with a portfolio of over 36 million square feet across 155 properties, over 15,000 multifamily units and current NAV of $10 billion+ and GAV $14 billion+. Peter oversees the affiliated Intercontinental operating companies, with primary responsibility for strategic planning and direction of all company activities. Intercontinental’s sole strategy it its flagship vehicle, United States Real Estate Investment Fund (“U.S. REIF”), currently the 7th-largest member of the NCREIF ODCE fund index (Open-Ended Diversified Core Equity). Prior to joining Intercontinental in 1993, Mr. Palandjian worked...
2023-07-251h 28
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondJessica Hughes - Tishman SpeyerJessica Hughes joined Tishman Speyer in 2018 and is currently responsible for the company’s operations in the Boston region including acquisitions, dispositions, asset management, and development. She joined Tishman Speyer from JLL, where she was a Managing Director in the Boston Capital Markets group and a member of JLL’s International Capital Group. Previously, she was a Senior Vice President at Beacon Capital Partners, responsible for acquisitions and dispositions in major U.S. markets, as well as establishing Beacon’s offshore offices in London and Paris. Jessica has a BA in History from Dartmouth College, where she captained the women’...
2023-07-1857 min
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondArthur Jemison - Boston Planning & Development AgencyArthur Jemison – City of Boston/Boston Planning & Development Agency Arthur Jemison is the City of Boston’s Chief of Planning and the Director of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (‘BPDA’). A nationally respected public-private development leader, Chief Jemison came “back” to the City of Boston with 28 years of planning and affordable housing expertise, working with community members to create equitable places in Detroit, MI, Washington D.C. and Boston, MA. Most recently, Jemison served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), where he led the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) and served as...
2023-07-1044 min
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondBenjamin Butcher – STAG IndustrialBen Butcher currently serves as Executive Chairman of the Board, following his 12-year tenure as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors since STAG’s formation in July 2010. Prior to the formation of STAG Industrial, Mr. Butcher oversaw the founding and growth of its predecessor business, serving as CEO and a member of the Board of Managers of STAG Capital Partners, LLC, STAG Capital Partners III, LLC, and their affiliates from 2003 to 2011. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Butcher was engaged as a Private Equity Investor in real estate and technology. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Butcher served as a Di...
2023-04-121h 11
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondMichael Byrne - AEWMike Byrne is AEW’s Chief Investment Officer and Head of Private Equity and Private Debt in North America. He has been with AEW since 2003, and today is responsible for overseeing all of AEW’s commingled funds, separate accounts and direct investments in North America. In this capacity he is responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of the Firm’s portfolio management, acquisitions, capital markets and asset management functions in addition to managerial responsibility of the Private Equity Group resources. Mr. Byrne also serves on AEW’s Investment Committee, Risk Management Committee and Governance Committee in North America, and he i...
2023-04-0348 min
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondMaureen Joyce – BaringsMaureen Joyce is Managing Director and Head of U.S. Real Estate Equity Asset Management for Barings Real Estate, the real estate platform of global investment manager and MassMutual subsidiary Barings ($347+ billion AUM). Maureen is responsible for the investment performance and strategic direction of all real estate equity assets across all U.S. mandates and serves on the Barings Real Estate U.S. Private Equity Investment Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Maureen served as the Head of Asset Management & Separate Accounts at AEW, where she was responsible for asset management, financial reporting and accounting as well as...
2023-03-131h 07
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondJon & Stephen Davis - The Davis CompaniesEpisode #04 features Jonathan Davis, CEO & Founder of The Davis Companies, and Stephen Davis, the firm’s President. Without a doubt, Boston-based Davis is regarded as one of the country’s savviest real estate investment groups, active across the asset class spectrum, the country, and the capital stack. Investing for its own account and on behalf of private and institutional investors, Davis has successfully navigated six distinct market cycles, finding in each instance new opportunities to create value. The numbers are impressive: over $11.4 billion invested in gross asset value, including 35 million+ SF of commercial space and 12,500+ residential units, 240+ separate investments, and...
2023-03-061h 09
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondBruce Percelay – The Mount Vernon CompanyBruce Percelay is chairman and founder of The Mount Vernon Company, a real estate investment firm considered among the leading multifamily investors in Massachusetts. The privately held company has grown over the past 30 years to include a portfolio including thousands of apartments, 5 hotels, and a variety of specialty commercial and vacation properties. Our conversation with Bruce starts in his advertising days, when he helped manage the marketing efforts for Parker Brother's Games, Keds Sneakers, and Converse Athletic Shoes. He is also credited with the development of the idea for Sunkist Orange Soda, the most successful new soft drink launch...
2023-02-2758 min
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondBrian Kavoogian – National DevelopmentBrian Kavoogian is Managing Partner of National Development, a vertically integrated real estate investment, development and property management firm and one of the most respected investors in the Greater Boston market. Brian is focused on the firm’s investment strategy and oversight of its investment management platform, which has acquired/developed over $7 billion of assets within Funds I-IV and has just raised its Fund V with (on date of recording) $450 million of newly raised equity to be deployed in the coming years. In 2006, Brian co-founded National Development’s investment management platform, Charles River Realty Investors, which upon the close of i...
2023-02-2147 min
Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondKyle Warwick - RedgateKyle Warwick is a founder and managing principal of Redgate, a leading real estate investment, advisory and owners’ representative firm active in New England, the Mid-Atlantic and North Carolina. Redgate has completed over 141 development projects along the East Coast. Kyle oversees the firm’s Investment Management and Development businesses and has led the effort to raise two GP co-investment funds: New Urban Fund I (fully deployed) and New Urban Fund II which will leverage over $1B of total development value.Kyle chairs Redgate’s Investment Committee, initiating and overseeing all Investment Development activity which has totaled over 27 million...
2023-02-1547 minGood Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & BeyondWelcome to the Good Dirt PodcastWelcome to Good Dirt: Conversations with Leaders in Real Estate & Beyond - interviews with some of the most interesting and respected players in the commercial real estate industry, with a focus on investors, developers, and equity allocators that are shaping the built world around us. Hosted by Mike Greeley and Tom Greeley, brothers and teammates within the Newmark capital markets platform.Because the real estate industry is hyper-connected to all sectors of commerce, we will also regularly be hosting friends from “beyond the business”, including luminaries from the private equity and venture capital arenas all the way to r...
2023-02-0202 min
Real Estate Addicts#86 - Tom and Mike Greeley from NewmarkBrothers Tom and Mike Greeley started their real estate careers renting apartments to classmates at Boston College and have worked to become a powerhouse team in the Capital Markets group at Newmark. We get their perspective on the market, how things have changed since Covid and where they think things are headed.
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2023-01-2454 min
C.O.B. TuesdayC.O.B. Tuesday Ep. 76 On the Road: Weld County, CO "Feed the World, Fuel the World"Tuesday was incredible. We traveled to Denver and drove about an hour to Greeley, Colorado. Greeley is the largest city (population of ~110K) in Weld County (~325K people). We went to Weld out of pure fascination - fascination with the county that produces over 80 percent of the oil and 60 percent of the total oil and gas in the state. It is a part of Colorado that loves ranching, agriculture, oil and gas, and the land itself. We loved every minute of our full day visit.We start off at Stockman's Café. The owner, Pat, served us hot c...
2021-08-1246 min
Dave's Gone ByDave’s Gone By #640 (2/10/18): MIKE DROP Here is the 640th episode of the long-running radio show/podcast, Dave’s Gone By, which aired live on Facebook and UNC Radio, Feb. 10, 2018. Info: davesgoneby.com.
Host: Dave Lefkowitz
Guests: author Mike Peters (The Cornfield), Dave’s wife Joyce
Featuring: Dave chats with Greeley Tribune columnist Mike Peters. Plus: Inside Broadway, Dave’s Big Dictionary (bottom), Saturday Segue (Valentine’s Day, In the News).
00:00:01 DAVE GOES IN
00:01:00 GUEST: Mike Peters w/ Joyce
00:29:30 GREELEY CRIMES & OLD TIMES w/ Mike Peters
01:04:00 DAVE GOES FURTHER IN w/ Joyce (Olympics)
01:12:30 INSIDE BROADWAY
01:36:30 SATURDAY SEGUE – Valentine’s Day
02:03:30 Friends
02:13:00 SATURDAY SEGUE – In the News
02:55:30 Weather
02:58...
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