Season 3 of The ACREL Files closes (before a summer break) with an interview by our host, Jay Epstien, of Anthony E. Malkin, Chairman, President and CEO of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. The “World’s Most Famous Building” is part of the more than 8.7 million square feet of office and retail space owned by ESRT in New York City. At a time when most observers in the world of commercial office space focus on newly developed, trophy buildings, Tony provides insights into the transformation of the Empire State Building and other buildings in the portfolio into high performing, low vacancy assets. Much of that transformation derives from ESRT's leadership in existing building energy efficiency retrofits. Among other things, Tony has led the development of standards for energy efficient office tenant installations which is now known as the Tenant Energy Optimization Program at the Urban Land Institute.

Tony is a board member of APi Group Corporation, the Real Estate Roundtable and Chair of its Sustainability Policy Advisory Committee, a member of the Climate Mobilization Advisory Board of the New York City Department of Buildings, and a member of the Partnership for New York City’s Innovation Council. He received a bachelor’s degree cum laude from Harvard College.

Season 3 of The ACREL Files continues with an interview with Chad Remis, the Chief Investment Officer of Oxford Properties, a leading global real estate investor, developer and manager. Chad oversees the teams responsible for the company’s worldwide investment, asset management and development activities. With over a decade at Oxford, Chad has played a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth and global presence. Under his leadership, the company implemented a strategic capital recycling initiative, significantly diversifying its portfolio by investing in multiple sectors beyond its traditional office building holdings, including industrial, multifamily, life sciences and credit. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

The ACREL Files continues with Jay Epstien’s interview of Mark Rose, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Avison Young, a global leader in providing comprehensive real estate solutions to investors, owners and occupiers across the globe. During his 16 years at Avison Young, Mark has transformed the firm into the commercial real estate services company of the future: data-driven, tech enabled and grounded in a belief that strong culture can advance business goals. Under Mark’s leadership, he and his team have spearheaded the company's expansion from 290 real estate professionals in 11 Canadian offices to approximately 5,000 professionals in 100 offices worldwide. Before Avison Young, Mark served as CEO of Grubb & Ellis and COO and CFO of the Americas for Jones Lang LaSalle. Over the past three years, Mark has been a regular contributor and participant at the World Economic Forum and a proud member of the Davos Baukultur Alliance. Mark currently serves on the Boards of Deskpass, the WEF Real Estate Governors Board and the Queens College Foundation’s Board of Trustees.