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Lessons in Leadership: Emily Kleidman

by Meghan Moeltner posted at 3/24/21 4:10 PM

We had the pleasure of talking with our VP of Construction and Sustainability, Emily Kleidman. She is responsible for the oversight and management of construction projects within the FWR’s portfolio as well as oversees the company-wide Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program. Emily has managed numerous …

Lessons in Leadership: Elise Bueker

by Meghan Moeltner posted at 3/17/21 2:49 PM

We had the pleasure of talking with our Senior Director of Leasing, Elise Bueker. She has experience in dynamic real estate markets across the U.S., with a unique specialization in deal-making and landlord representation. Elise has successfully executed hundreds of leases and overseen the leasing …

Lessons in Leadership: Sarah Ellis

by Meghan Moeltner posted at 3/10/21 4:25 PM

This week we had the pleasure of talking with our Senior Vice President of Investments, Sarah Ellis. Sarah has over 13 years of experience in different industries within real estate. She is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and structuring acquisition and joint venture opportunities for FWR …

Lessons in Leadership: Rebecca Walters

by Meghan Moeltner posted at 3/5/21 4:09 PM

This week we had the pleasure of talking with our Portfolio Accounting Manager, Rebecca Walters. Rebecca has over 20 years of experience in different industries within real estate. She is uniquely diverse in aspects of commercial real estate such as accounting and financial reporting, annual …

Autonomous Vehicles: Better shopping centers and more satisfied customers

by Charlotte Hardin posted at 5/10/19 7:30 PM

Autonomous vehicles will create unique opportunities for shopping centers by reducing demand for parking and enabling more diverse land uses and increased density. Parking and Redevelopment Opportunities As emerging leaders in self-driving car development such as GM, Waymo and Daimler-Bosch make strides towards launching vehicles …

FWR Employees Give Back

by Charlotte Hardin posted at 3/21/19 3:44 PM

Our team recently had the opportunity to volunteer at Martha’s Table, a nonprofit organization that provides healthy food, education, and support to local families. In groups of five and six, FWR members spent the morning chopping vegetables to make meals for underprivileged children in and …

The New Restaurant Reality

by D. Wright Sigmund posted at 5/16/18 3:49 PM

Delivery and off premises consumption may be the biggest disruptions to the restaurant industry since the advent of the fast casual dining segment. While this presents an excellent opportunity for revenue growth, it is still expensive for restaurants to execute on delivery. Third party providers …