NAIOP Podcast: Inside CRE
Inside CRE features interviews with commercial real estate leaders who share industry and career insights. NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the development industry’s leading source for education, advocacy and connections that drive your business forward. Inside CRE is brought to you by CLA.
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NAIOP Podcast: Inside CRE
Developing for the Client, Customer and Community
Dave Harrison, president of VanTrust Real Estate, our 2023 Developer of the Year, joined guest host Kathryn Hamilton, NAIOP’s vice president for marketing and communications for this episode. Harrison – who proudly describes his company as a “small-ball baseball team” – shares his favorite project to date (he still lives there), why he prefers whiteboards over spreadsheets, and the bold declaration the company made in the Wall Street Journal during the pandemic. Harrison explains how VanTrust’s asset mix has evolved, why price per square foot in office properties doesn’t matter anymore, and the company’s mantra of developing with a difference – all the way down to the dirt. Recorded on Sept. 26, 2023.
