Strategy
Geri Presti has spent the past two decades recalibrating the department to support the strategic goals and core values of the real estate developer, which today operates in 25 states and the District of Columbia and has completed such signature projects as the New York Times Building.
Today’s fountains are managed by sophisticated control panels overseeing hydraulics, nozzles, lights, and music—and behind those controls is Fountain Technologies, helping to bring an ancient art into the 21st century
To help with its expansion across the midwest, Giordano’s has chosen native Chicagoan Dana Polonsky to be its senior director of real estate and development.
Eight years ago, pharmaceutical giant Merck didn’t even have a corporate real estate department, but Clay Hayden has since established one and earned it esteem thanks to a smooth merger, a successful move of the company’s HQ, and ongoing economization of its global facilities
With a three-year sales growth rate of 254%, Smashburger is the fastest-growing fast-casual restaurant chain in America, and the company’s “development-in-a-box” program will ensure that the trend continues
In New York and Charlotte, NC, Alejandro Rivero has brought down walls in life insurer AXA’s offices to promote transparency and collaboration
Hubbard Place, the Habitat Company’s latest addition to Chicago’s vibrant River North neighborhood, brings luxury to both its residents and the district
Openness, collaboration, and innovation abound in Sapient Corporation’s redeveloped workplace concept
Rouse Properties’ revitalization of its shopping centers is part of an ongoing strategy to improve the brick-and-mortar retail experience and the quality of its portfolio
A look at RF Fisher Electric Company’s Jeff Linscott—who came to the electrical industry as an outsider—and a few of his recent projects
