Vertical Insights
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Brought to you from inside CA Ventures, Vertical Insights is a podcast series giving listeners an in-depth look into the commercial real estate industry. The series features CA's resident subject-matter experts tackling the topics that matter most including valuable intel, best practices and fresh perspectives on development, investment, property management and more.
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Nov 16, 2021
New Kids on the Block – Introducing CA Health & Science Trust
Tune in to the latest episode of Vertical Insights to hear the dynamic duo that is Russell Brenner and Jesse Ostrow discuss all things CA Health & Science Trust (“CAHST”). Learn more about CAHST’s swift success in the healthcare real estate sector, and the REIT’s unique approach to acquiring core-plus and value-add properties while setting a new standard across the industry through the delivery, renovation and management of a national portfolio of premier medical office and life sciences assets.
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Sep 14, 2021
Episode 12: Capital is Back — Momentum in the Multifamily Sector
This week, Tony DiBiase, president of CA’s residential platform, joins Meghan Nam and Robert Maddock to discuss the rapid return of multifamily living post-COVID and what the future of the sector looks like – from design and development to day-to-day operations. Tune in to learn about the success of CA’s residential model, the team’s data-driven approach to geographic expansion with a focus on demographics and job growth, capital’s swift return to sector, and the rising demand for boutique multifamily communities.
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Aug 17, 2021
Episode 11: Avenues for Opportunity - CA Student Living and the Value-Add Strategy
Join Meghan Nam and Robert Maddock as they sit down with CA Student Living’s (CASL) chief operating officer, Steve Boyack, and senior vice president of acquisitions, Mike Hung, to discuss value-add strategies in the student housing sector. Learn about the cycle of value-add programs and why capital injection is accelerating now more than ever before. Boyack and Hung talk through CASL’s approach—leveraging its extensive team of experts that work in concert to ensure timely takeovers with minimal disruptions, all while balancing tight deadlines so even the shortest breaks in the academic calendar can be utilized to surprise and delight residents upon their return.
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Jul 30, 2021
Episode 10: From Newcomer to Pioneer - The Anthology Senior Living Story
This week, Meghan Nam and Robert Maddock sit down with Andrew Agins, senior vice president of asset and revenue management with Anthology Senior Living, to discuss how Anthology has evolved from its humble beginnings in 2014 to become a household name and pioneer in the senior living industry. From the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, to the organizational and technological innovations that ensure resident wellbeing, join Meghan, Robert and Andrew as they take a deep dive into all things Anthology.
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Apr 13, 2021
Episode 9: Partners’ Perspectives: Alternatives, the Third Pillar of Diversification
This week, Vertical Insights features special guest David Lebovitz, executive director and global market strategist at J.P.Morgan Asset Management. David provides a rundown on the current market landscape and what we will likely experience over the coming year with respect to macroeconomic trends. He talks through offensive and defensive investment strategies and why alternatives are key to dampening volatility and diversifying portfolios.
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Mar 23, 2021
Episode 8: Big Ambitions - The Rise of Purpose Built Student Accommodations
Join Meghan Nam and Robert Maddock as they sit down with CA’s head of Europe, Carlo Matta, to discuss the growing opportunities within the Purpose Built Student Accommodations (PBSA) sector. Learn more about CA’s strategy to tap into the undersupplied Pan-European markets and elevate the standard of a “live, work, play” accommodation. Carlo walks through how his team of industry experts are delivering the bespoke products and services that meet the growing appetite of investors and residents alike.
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Feb 21, 2021
Episode 7: Partners' Perspectives - A Guiding Voice through Unprecedented Times
This week, Vertical Insights features special guest Eric Greenfield, real estate chair at Polsinelli. Eric has spent his career representing many clients, including CA, in structuring and negotiating commercial transactions with a focus specifically on joint ventures and funds. Learn more about how Polsinelli’s lawyers were guiding voices to clients over the course of the past year, and the importance of advisors during a global pandemic.
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Jan 28, 2021
Episode 6: Nimble and Nuanced - The Foundation of Value-Driven Property Management
Steve Boyack, CA’s president and global head of property management, joins the Vertical Insights team to talk about the multifaceted and rapidly-evolving world of property management. With a variety of asset types, markets, regions, and clients comes the need for a nimble platform that can deliver success no matter how it is defined. Join us to learn how CA has built a global property management business that offers soup-to-nuts services and a relentless commitment to driving value for residents, staff, clients and owners. Find out why being “of service” not “at service” is one of their keys to success, and why integrated property technology is changing the game in a powerful way.
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Dec 9, 2020
Episode 5: Not Another Box Check - ESG and the Commercial Real Estate Industry
This week, Vertical Insights features Christian Mirabella, CA’s director of global sustainability. Series hosts Robert Maddock and Meghan Nam ask the controversial questions surrounding the role of ESG in the real estate sector – what’s driving corporate commitment to sustainable practices and are these strategies truly adding long-term value? Learn more about the immense opportunities and significant challenges that lie ahead for the sector and beyond. Find out why designing and measuring comprehensive sustainability strategies is no small feat.
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Nov 8, 2020
Episode 4: Quarterbacking The Deal - Rethinking the Value of the Integrated Development Model
This week, Vertical Insights brings you into the dynamic world of development and construction with CA’s chief development officer, Sean Spellman. Learn how CA has continued to advance and diversify its platform to ensure the key metrics of development success—delivering on-time and on-budget—are foundational to the people, processes and systems responsible for executing on the firm’s global investment strategy. Sean walks us through the challenges posed by COVID-19, as well as what opportunities are on the horizon for CA’s fully integrated development business.
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Oct 21, 2020
Episode 3: Next Day Delivery, Please! Industrial Real Estate and the E-Commerce Boom
What happened when e-commerce, an industry already on a positive growth trajectory, was expeditiously faced with increased demand and consumer expectations as a result of COVID-19? Warehouse space shortages and fragile supply chains were revealed, and further opportunity for advancement and expansion of the industrial real estate sector became apparent. This week, Robert Maddock and Meghan Nam sit down with Michael Podboy, president of CA’s industrial platform, to dissect the secular forces driving one of the hottest topics in commercial real estate today, and learn more about CA’s risk-adjusted, industrial investment strategy.
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Oct 8, 2020
Episode 2: Doubling Down – The Future of the U.S. Student Housing Industry
There has been no shortage of news headlines about COVID-19 impacts on higher education and, by extension, the student housing industry over the past few months. This week, Robert Maddock and Meghan Nam sit down with CA's president of student, Michael Hales, to find out what's really happening in the sector.
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Sep 12, 2020
Episode 1: Health vs. Wellness – What’s the Difference?
Vertical Insights with Robert Maddock and Meghan Nam featuring subject matter expert Noby Takaki. Episode one's conversation talks full circle about CA's health and wellness programs, what they entail at the corporate and property level, and what the future of the program looks like.
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