Middle Tech

DevelopLex

Business EN ↓ 83 episodes

DevelopLex is a podcast diving into the ins & outs of real estate development and investing here in Lexington, Kentucky. This series will feature interviews with some of Lexington's most prominent real estate developers that have played a major role in building Lexington into what it is today.

Author

Middle Tech

Episodes

8. Dennis Anderson on Developing and Growing Lexington's Communities 31.03.2022 41:08

A Pharmacist by trade, 30 years ago Dennis Anderson began building better communities by buying distressed homes and renovating them. By 1993, he’d remodeled more than 100 homes, improving many of Lexington’s existing communities. But as he listened to his clients’ needs, he dreamed of creating new communities where residents could enjoy affordable, high-quality housing with plenty of opportunitie...

7. Joseph Back on Real Estate Investing and Getting to 200 Units by the Age of 25 17.03.2022 40:37

Joseph Back is the owner of Rapid Fire Homebuyers and a Real Estate Investor with around 200 units and several commercial properties at age 25. Joseph jumped into real estate full time in early 2018 right after graduating from the University of Kentucky and began his career leading and scaling a wholesale company to complete over $1 Million in assignment revenue through 100+ transactions in the Le...

6. Matt Stone on Running a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage and the Future of Lexington 03.03.2022 40:46

A lifetime Lexingtonian - Matt Stone, CCIM, SIOR, MBA is the Managing Director of SVN Stone Commercial Real Estate, a Commercial Real Estate Brokerage based in Lexington. Since 2006, Matt has been the trusted advisor for many clients in transactions within the retail, office, industrial, multi-family, and hospitality product types as well as personally oversees the day to day operations of the com...

5. Dudley Webb on Developing City Center, Lexington Financial Center, and Over 60 Locations Across the Country 17.02.2022 36:43

When you look at the Lexington skyline... you should think of Dudley Webb. Born in a small coal mining community, Dudley Webb brought his talents to Lexington through the University of Kentucky school of Law where after practicing for several years, he and his brother morphed into Massive Real Estate Developers - creating what is now "The Webb Companies". Under the Webb Brother's leadership, The W...

4. Ryan Foster on Developing Lexington's Nightlife Offerings and Residential Investing 14.10.2021 43:38

Ryan Foster is a Lexington, KY native who has become a very successful investor and owner of several Lexington bars and clubs. After graduating from the University of Kentucky, Ryan began a career in banking and then used his experience and insights from the bank to get started in real estate investing. He's since accumulated well over 100 residential units in the region as well as several well kn...

3. Phil Greer on Developing Kentucky's Restaurant Scene, City Center, and The Fountains at Palomar 07.10.2021 24:46

Phil Greer is a high school coach turned massive Kentucky Real Estate Developer, as well as a scholarship football player for the University of Kentucky and former Tates Creek High School teacher & coach. After a few successful real estate deals, Greer dove head first into the restaurant industry by opening his first Shoney's, followed by a Fazoli’s, and his first Cheddar’s in ‘96 under the Gr...

2. Chad Needham on Developing Greyline Station and Lexington's Northside 30.09.2021 45:45

Chad Needham is a Lexington Real Estate Developer and had often been referred to as a staple of the North-side of Lexington. While on DevelopLex, Chad discusses his organic path from the corporate world into real estate investment and development, his niche of the North side of Lexington with the new “Greyline Station” in particular, and what he views as the next steps for Lexington. Chad’s most r...

1. Pat Madden on Developing Hamburg and a Bourbon Company 23.09.2021 47:22

Pat Madden is one of Lexington's best known real estate developers. He and his family are responsible for developing their family farm into what we know as Hamburg. After Graduating from Stanford and then the University of Kentucky Law School, Pat went on to practice law before returning to develop Hamburg into what it is today. Our conversation covered his background, the details related to devel...