Originally published on August 11, 2023, by Marie Ruff for NAIOP.

A career in commercial real estate presents ample opportunities for problem-solving and creative approaches to complex challenges – a natural fit for Sagar Rathie, managing director, commercial office/mixed-use, Crescent Communities, and recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award. His colleagues note his “uncanny ability to problem-solve,” long-term strategic thinking, strong market knowledge, and talent for bringing out the best in others as examples of his professional strengths.

Sagar Rathie joined Crescent Communities in 2016 and currently serves as managing director for the commercial division. He leads all aspects of the company’s office and mixed-use acquisitions and developments throughout the Southeast, with an active investment and pipeline development portfolio totaling 3.5 million square feet and representing $1.0 billion in capital deployed. He is responsible for sourcing, entitling, designing, financing, and executing on new and value-add commercial office and mixed-use developments across the Carolinas, Tennessee, Central Florida, Georgia, Texas and Arizona.

Rathie has extensive capital markets experience, having collectively raised nearly $3.0 billion in third-party equity and debt throughout his career. Previously, he was Crescent Communities’ director of corporate finance and investor relations, where he played an integral role in the company’s financial forecasting and planning efforts, assisted with the investment committee process, and led numerous strategic initiatives for the company. Prior to Crescent Communities, he was an investment banking senior associate with Piper Sandler and a manager at GlaxoSmithKline.

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Originally published on June 27, 2023, by NAIOP.

Dustin C. Read, Ph.D., J.D., has been named the NAIOP Research Foundation/Thomas J. Bisacquino Distinguished Fellow.

The position is endowed by the Thomas J. Bisacquino Honorary Fund, established by members of NAIOP to honor Bisacquino’s exemplary service to the association and the commercial real estate industry. Bisacquino retired in June 2022 after 33 years serving as NAIOP president and CEO.

“I’m exceptionally pleased to recognize Dustin with this fellowship,” said Jennifer LeFurgy, executive director of the NAIOP Research Foundation. “He is a longtime friend of NAIOP and has contributed his valuable expertise to the Foundation for several years. I’m confident we will all continue to benefit from his dedication, enthusiasm and leadership.”

Originally published on April 28, 2023, by Marie Ruff for NAIOP.

There is no one path to commercial real estate development, but for Gregory Boler Jr., a recipient of the 2022 Developing Leaders Award, his career journey started with a mechanical engineering degree at Georgia State University. JLL’s Project and Development Services (PDS) Group interviewed Boler as part of an effort to recruit diverse entry-level talent in technical majors from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). He was one of four students selected and began his career working for JLL’s PDS Group in Atlanta.

“This was the only year that JLL’s PDS vertical recruited nationals at HBCUs, for which I’m grateful because I cannot imagine doing anything else,” Boler said.

Boler has a dozen years of experience in acquisitions, development, construction, leasing, asset management, and disposition. As managing director, of east region investments, Bridge Logistics Properties, his roles include sourcing and executing existing industrial acquisitions and new industrial developments. He currently manages several team members across the East Coast; his region stretches from Georgia to Pennsylvania and into New Jersey.

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Originally published by Kim Snyder on March 27, 2023 for NAIOP E-Newsletter.

In the Spring issue of Development magazine, I shared some of my thoughts on our industry, my goals as chair, and what I see as NAIOP’s greatest member value. I had so much to share that I quickly ran out of room! So, I’m sharing an extended cut of our conversation with our Market Share blog readers. If you already haven’t, I’d invite you to read my recent column in the Spring issue of the magazine.

What are your goals as NAIOP Chair?

Our association is growing – surpassing new records at the end of 2022 – yet the membership structure is complex and can be challenging to explain to a new member. We need to simplify and streamline, making the structure easier to understand and removing any potential barriers for members. I’m pleased to share that a task force has been appointed to examine the structure.

Originally published on January 3, 2023 by NAIOP E-Newsletter.

“NAIOP has done a great job of recruiting the best of the best in our business to get involved,” said Snyder in a message to NAIOP members. “It shows a commitment, it shows a dedication to our industry, that you don't see every day. So, I'm super excited about this coming year and working with all the volunteers and helping to guide the outcomes to a positive place.”

Snyder is president, west region, for Prologis, Inc. His career spans more than 30 years in industrial real estate, and he is responsible for all Prologis development, acquisitions and operations in key markets including the Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area.

He has been a NAIOP member since 2004, has contributed as a member of the executive committee, and is a longtime member of NAIOP’s National Forums program. He is a member of the NAIOP Inland Empire and NAIOP SoCal chapters.

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View the Nominating Committee's recommendation for the 2023 Board of Directors. The slate will be voted on at the 2022 Annual Meeting on November 30.

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Steve McClure, The Spectrum Companies

President-Elect
Dan Melvin, LandDesign

Secretary
Ken Jonmaire, Trinity Capital Advisors

Originally published on September 13, 2022, by NAIOP.

Students receive credit towards earning their certificate through core classes presented by the NAIOP Center for Education. So whether you want to enhance the value of your current career track or to increase your credibility in transitioning to a new career goal or area of interest, consider the professional benefits and competitive edge you'll gain by earning your NAIOP Certificate of Advanced Study.

Commercial real estate professionals wanting to advance their careers by earning their certificate can focus their efforts on either the development or finance tracks by pursuing a Certificate of Advanced Study in Commercial Real Estate Development or a Certificate of Advanced Study in Real Estate Finance.

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Volunteers are the heart of our Charlotte Chapter and its success, and we encourage every member to become actively involved in one of our committees! We have a number of opportunities for involvement and more information on each committee can be found here. Our committees include Programs, Legislative, Membership, and Sponsorship. Interested? Reach out to [email protected].

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since November 2021:

• Dave Andrews
• John L.  Berger
• Kara A.  Blue
• Brian Bunce
• Dave Davis
• Sara Downing
• Malik Evans
• Brittany Govoni
• Adam S. Hawthorne
• Alexa Jordan
• Joseph L. Leary
• Terry Martin
• Timothy C. Murphy
• Jordan E. Murray
• Ian Patrick
• Tony Rolfes
• John Schick
• Jason Smith
• Jack Taylor
• Drew Thompson
• Wenzhuo Tuttle
• Nick Vosnock

Dear NAIOP Chapter Executives:

The NAIOP Research Foundation is currently conducting a brief survey of U.S. members on development costs for office, warehouse/distribution, manufacturing and retail projects. This updated information is needed to complete the 2022 U.S. edition of the Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, and we would appreciate your help promoting the survey to members who are likely to know about development costs for manufacturing and retail properties, as only a few respondents have provided information for these property types.

The survey takes about 2-3 minutes to complete, and we are now offering anyone who provides information on development costs (including those who have already completed the survey) with a $10 Amazon gift card. Please encourage members to complete the survey, either using the personalized link they received on Monday, September 20, or using this open link: https://research.zarca.com/r/hh79EQ If someone else at their firm would be better able to complete the survey or is more familiar with manufacturing or retail projects, members can send them the open link. The survey will now close on October 6.

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since March 12, 2021:

• Brian Taylor, Miller-Valentine Group
• Caleb Gass, Heritage BlueFire
• Chandler Markey, Sands Investment Group
• Philip Elliott, Consulting Services Incorporated
• Elsa Simaan, Stewart Title Guaranty Company
• Greg Hartley, Acro Development Services, PLLC
• HeatherMucci, Novus Architects
• John Moscati, GTA Associates, Inc.
• Philip Potter, Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
• Allen McDowell, Bohler Engineering
• AnthonyZook, Bohler Engineering

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since January 1, 2021:

• Kelly Anderson, Claris Construction
• Andrew Burton, S&ME, Inc.
• John Coleman, EastGroup Properties
• Phoebe Dinga, Lincoln Harris
• Michael Henry, The Beck Group
• Daniel Hines, Bohler Engineering
• Zachary Howze, Seedwater Engineering, Inc.
• Eric Little, Keach Construction, Inc.
• Jason Mari, Gilbane Building Company
• Peter Moody, Harkins Builders, Inc.
• John Ratliff, EastGroup Properties
• Joseph Rhodes, Landcare Innovations
• Nathan Walker, United Mechanical Corporation
• Chad Wright, BB&T
• Kate Zawacki, Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC

Originally published on November 5, 2020, on Edifice Company News Blog.

We are proud to introduce our new association members! The following is a list of individuals who have joined NAIOP Charlotte since January 16, 2020:

• Shaun Atkinson, The Beck Group
• Mike Bedell, Walbridge
• Dona Black, Bank of America
• Paul Blake, ECS Southeast, LLP
• Tricia Brauer, Troutman Sanders LLP
• Natalie Ceva, JLL
• Andre Collins. Lincoln Harris
• Robert Combs, The Keith Corporation
• James Crippen, SOLID Surface Care, Inc.
• Sean DeLapp, WGM Design LLP
• Rachel Donovan, Patcraft
• James Downs, C4 Builders, LLC
• Jubal Early, Lincoln Harris
• Chad Frye, Elford Inc.
• Brian Gallagher, Graycor Construction
• Amar Goli, Sands Investment Group
• Thomas Hipp, Binswanger
• Alexander Hondros, Crescent Communities, LLC
• Teddy Hull, Collett
• Lucas Joseph, Berkeley Capital Advisors
• Chase Kerley, Crescent Communities, LLC
• Chris Knight, Samet Corporation
• Scott Kurz, Lincoln Harris
• Gregory Laughton, Sands Investment Group
• Bobbi Jo Lazarus, Elliott Davis
• Tim Marsh, Shiel Sexton Company
• Nick Matus, Bank of America
• Thomas Planishek, Clancy & Theys Construction Company
• Keith Poettker, Poettker Construction Company
• Sagar Rathie, Crescent Communities, LLC
• Meagan Rethmeier, BB&T
• Jason Reynolds, WoodWorks - Wood Products Council
• Michelle Richards, MB Richards Engineering, PLLC
• James Richardson, Crescent Communities, LLC
• Jacob Schaetzel, Turner Construction Company
• Erin Shaw, Beacon Partners
• John Sozzi, First Bank
• Tyler Steele, New Forum, Inc
• Nate Stephens, Landmark Builders
• Mary Katherine Stukes, Moore & Van Allen PLLC
• Will Walton, Berkeley Capital
• Andrew Webb, Redline Property Partners, LP
• Martin Welton, Balfour Beatty
• Joshua Wilkes, Dominion Realty Partners, LLC
• Marshall Williamson, Lincoln Harris 
• Andrew Zehr, First Bank

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Advocacy matters. Whether it’s an election year or not, it’s always important to have the interests of commercial real estate represented on federal, local, and provincial levels. Renew with NAIOP today for 2021 to ensure your voice is being heard: 

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NAIOP continues to get new members this year as we navigate the current crisis. Why? Commercial real estate professionals know that more than ever, NAIOP Charlotte is what they need to stay competitive during challenging times. #NAIOPcharlotte

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NAIOP provides critical commercial real estate education, connections and advocacy that help our members’ businesses and the industry advance. Members benefit from the resources and networking provided by both NAIOP Charlotte and the 20,000-member-strong North American association. Take advantage of the full scope of member benefits, including FREE on-demand courses through Aug. 1!

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