Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Podcast

The city of Baltimore has about 12,000 vacant and abandoned houses and tens of thousands of vacant lots. Homes within 200 feet of a vacant property sell for 8 percent to 30 percent less than comparable homes, making vacancy a significant barrier to neighborhood revitalization. Now it is turning to private and institutional investors to supplement the $1.2 billion in public funding committed to rev...

The city of Baltimore has about 12,000 vacant and abandoned houses and tens of thousands of vacant lots. Homes within 200 feet of a vacant property sell for 8 percent to 30 percent less than comparable homes, making vacancy a significant barrier to neighborhood revitalization. Now it is turning to private and institutional investors to supplement the $1.2 billion in public funding committed to rev...

For generations, the gospel of commercial real estate was simple: location, location, location. That calculus is over. Today, the need for access to reliable heavy power has upended the age-old real estate imperative. The new mantra, embraced by site selectors and developers from coast to coast, is location, power, location. To discuss the topic, Ed Del Beccaro, executive vice president and San Fr...

For generations, the gospel of commercial real estate was simple: location, location, location. That calculus is over. Today, the need for access to reliable heavy power has upended the age-old real estate imperative. The new mantra, embraced by site selectors and developers from coast to coast, is location, power, location. To discuss the topic, Ed Del Beccaro, executive vice president and San Fr...

For generations, the gospel of commercial real estate was simple: location, location, location. That calculus is over. Today, the need for access to reliable heavy power has upended the age-old real estate imperative. The new mantra, embraced by site selectors and developers from coast to coast, is location, power, location. To discuss the topic, Ed Del Beccaro, executive vice president and San Fr...

Marinas historically have been viewed as waterfront real estate, yet more deals are closing in the infrastructure space. Can marinas really check both boxes? Jeremy Parks, president of Trident Marine Group, joins i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss what characteristics are drawing infra investors to these assets, where investors might misjudge risk, and how scarcity impacts pricing power and long-te...

Marinas historically have been viewed as waterfront real estate, yet more deals are closing in the infrastructure space. Can marinas really check both boxes? Jeremy Parks, president of Trident Marine Group, joins i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss what characteristics are drawing infra investors to these assets, where investors might misjudge risk, and how scarcity impacts pricing power and long-te...

Marinas historically have been viewed as waterfront real estate, yet more deals are closing in the infrastructure space. Can marinas really check both boxes? Jeremy Parks, president of Trident Marine Group, joins i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss what characteristics are drawing infra investors to these assets, where investors might misjudge risk, and how scarcity impacts pricing power and long-te...

With the advent of artificial intelligence, business leaders are increasingly thinking in terms of automating processes of all types — with the goal of increasing efficiency and, perhaps, employing a lighter workforce. Not so fast, says Tyler Christiansen, at least with regard to property management. Christiansen is CEO of Funnel, a market intelligence platform. He points out that the property man...

With the advent of artificial intelligence, business leaders are increasingly thinking in terms of automating processes of all types — with the goal of increasing efficiency and, perhaps, employing a lighter workforce. Not so fast, says Tyler Christiansen, at least with regard to property management. Christiansen is CEO of Funnel, a market intelligence platform. He points out that the property man...

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, and Kali Arevalo, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (10/2026)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, and Kali Arevalo, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (10/2026)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe, and Kali Arevalo, editor of Institutional Investing in Infrastructure. (10/2026)

Geoffrey Dohrmann, founder and CEO of Institutional Real Estate, Inc., gives listeners are rundown of Springboard Americas and Springboard Europe, the upcoming membership meeting of the Institute for Real Estate Operating Companies, as well as the latest on the company’s Ask IRE.IQ project. (10/2026)

Sean Donohue, managing director of the coLab — the membership-based coworking model of Bell Works — is leading an effort to bring coworking and flex office space to city suburbs. A simple way to think about the idea is WeWork for the suburbs, offering shorter commutes and, in theory, more life/work balance for professionals. Though still in its early stages, the concept — as well as the ideas supp...

Sean Donohue, managing director of the coLab — the membership-based coworking model of Bell Works — is leading an effort to bring coworking and flex office space to city suburbs. A simple way to think about the idea is WeWork for the suburbs, offering shorter commutes and, in theory, more life/work balance for professionals. Though still in its early stages, the concept — as well as the ideas supp...

Sean Donohue, managing director of the coLab — the membership-based coworking model of Bell Works — is leading an effort to bring coworking and flex office space to city suburbs. A simple way to think about the idea is WeWork for the suburbs, offering shorter commutes and, in theory, more life/work balance for professionals. Though still in its early stages, the concept — as well as the ideas supp...

As the power and the data center worlds increasingly overlap, the power dynamic has reversed. Developers used to chase power-purchase agreements; now operators are chasing power. Justin DeAngelis, partner and global head of Denham infrastructure, joins i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss this phenomenon. They also dive into why renewables alone cannot meet data center power needs and how the U.S. an...

As the power and the data center worlds increasingly overlap, the power dynamic has reversed. Developers used to chase power-purchase agreements; now operators are chasing power. Justin DeAngelis, partner and global head of Denham infrastructure, joins i3 editor Kali Arevalo to discuss this phenomenon. They also dive into why renewables alone cannot meet data center power needs and how the U.S. an...

A new report from Graceada Partners, titled Equal Footing , used federal data to compare performance between the U.S. Southeast with the Inland West (states west of the Mississippi, sans California, Oregon and Washington) and discovered some startling findings. Ryan Swehla, co-founder and president of the value-add real estate investment manager, joins the program to explain the report’s findings....

A new report from Graceada Partners, titled Equal Footing , used federal data to compare performance between the U.S. Southeast with the Inland West (states west of the Mississippi, sans California, Oregon and Washington) and discovered some startling findings. Ryan Swehla, co-founder and president of the value-add real estate investment manager, joins the program to explain the report’s findings....

A new report from Graceada Partners, titled Equal Footing , used federal data to compare performance between the U.S. Southeast with the Inland West (states west of the Mississippi, sans California, Oregon and Washington) and discovered some startling findings. Ryan Swehla, co-founder and president of the value-add real estate investment manager, joins the program to explain the report’s findings....

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; and Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (09/2026)

IREI editors convene to discuss issues of the day, and you’re invited to listen in. Joining the discussion is Loretta Clodfelter, the organization’s editorial director; Mike Consol, editor of Real Assets Adviser; and Marek Handzel, editor of Institutional Real Estate Europe. (09/2026)

Andrea Zubow, senior vice president of the real estate division at Lessen, points to the “seismic shift” in how multifamily operators evaluate and optimize maintenance across portfolios. Today’s most successful multifamily operators are not focused strictly on individual repairs; they are focused on strengthening the infrastructure and systems responsible for delivering those repairs at scale. Zub...