Her path into commercial real estate may have been unconventional, but every step was deeply intentional, said Jennifer Villalobos, senior associate, Cushman & Wakefield, and a recipient of the 2025 Developing Leaders Award.
While he jokes that his aunt, a broker, talked him into a career in commercial real estate, Alex Vasileff, vice President, acquisitions, Bedrock Detroit, and a recipient of the 2025 Developing Leaders Award, said that the complete answer is that he was drawn to the ability to transform communities, combined with the use of skills related to problem-solving, math, research and relationship building.
Michael Tait, a winner of the Developing Leaders Award and an active member of CREDA Maryland, has built his commercial real estate career around relationships – and now he’s using those relationships to help open doors for the next generation of industry leaders.
When we talk about creative reinvention in today's industrial market, what's really driving the trend? Location and land scarcity are key drivers, panelists agreed; the group also shared the novel approaches they've taken to redevelopments and how municipalities approach these projects.
A powerhouse panel at I.CON East this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, broke down the strategy behind a 2.4 million-square-foot, robotics-ready distribution facility. The panelists shared how collaboration across the capital stack is redefining what’s possible in large-format industrial development.
At NAIOP’s I.CON East this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, a panel of market leaders analyzed migration patterns, supply pipelines, absorption trends and shifting capital flows to identify where fundamentals remain strongest and where caution is warranted.
In her keynote at NAIOP’s I.CON East, Cushman & Wakefield Head of Quantitative Insights and Principal Economist Rebecca Rockey argued that AI, demographic shifts and growing geoeconomic fragmentation are rewiring the global economy.
During I.CON East this week in Jersey City, New Jersey, attendees were able to tour CloudKitchen’s 17,000-square-foot Union City, New Jersey, facility. CloudKitchens provides commercial kitchen space for delivery-only restaurants, ranging from household names like Starbucks to local mom-and-pop shops looking to expand their business.
As data center projects expand into new markets, they are drawing increased scrutiny from local governments and communities. In a session this week at NAIOP’s I.CON Data Centers in Jersey City, New Jersey, panelists explored how developers are navigating misconceptions, engaging with stakeholders, and moving projects forward.
Power is no longer just a requirement in data center development – it is a key differentiator. This week at NAIOP’s I.CON Data Centers in Jersey City, New Jersey, two experts discussed how utilities and developers are working together to navigate rising demand, explore alternative energy solutions and integrate on-site generation to tackle grid constraints and evolving energy needs.
