We’ve got ‘the power’
Chain Store Age makes no secret of the fact that we are a retail publication – and have been since 1925. Our readership is retail headquarters executives and our content is directed toward, and influenced by, that very group.
In the September 2014 issue, however, we looked at another group – one that is integrally involved with retailers and often determines the success of a single store or an entire market: retail brokers.
Real estate brokers are often unsung heroes, driving success through strategic site selection and market penetration. So CSA decided, for the first time in our near-90-year history, to shine the spotlight on the retail brokerage community by naming 15 “power brokers” – real estate heavyweights who have made a real mark on the retail chains they serve and the markets they operate in.
Here’s the list, selected from over 200 entries from around the country:
1. Faith Hope Consolo
Chairman
Douglas Elliman’s Retail Group, New York City
2. Andrew Goldberg
Vice Chairman
CBRE, Los Angeles
3. Jeffrey D. Roseman
Executive VP
Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Retail, New York City
4. Thomas E. Londres
Owner/Principal
Metro Commercial Real Estate Inc., Philadelphia
5. Matt Kircher
Executive Managing Director, Principal
Terranomics Retail Services-Cassidy Turley, Burlingame, California
6. Julie Taylor
Sr. VP
Newmark Cornish & Carey, San Francisco
7. Dave Cheatham (President, Managing Principal) and Darren Pitts (Executive VP, Principal)
Velocity Retail Group, LLC, Phoenix
8. Corey Bialow
CEO
Bialow Real Estate, Needham, Massachusetts
9. Brett H. McNamee
Sr. VP
Divaris Real Estate, Virginia Beach, Virginia
10. John Artope
Executive VP, Market Leader
SRS Real Estate Partners, Orlando, Tampa, South Florida
11. Jack Gosnell
Executive VP, Partner
UCR, Dallas
12. Arthur H. Judelsohn
Sr. Executive Director
Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Co., Buffalo, New York
13. Kris Cooper and Margaret Caldwell
Managing Directors
JLL, Atlanta
14. Karen Bellantoni
Executive VP
RKF, New York City
15. Garrett Colburn
Sr. VP
SRS Real Estate Partners, Newport Beach, California
To learn more about each of the 15 – and why they are considered power brokers – check out the September 2014 issue of Chain Store Age, here.