Expert Details
Viability of Existing or Potential Shopping Center Projects
ID: 726133
North Carolina, USA
In 1996, he opened a Raleigh, NC office for The Shopping Center Group, an Atlanta, GA based retail tenant representation brokerage firm. In this capacity, he assisted national merchants in their efforts to locate new store sites. He served as regional representative for many merchants, including Costco, Office Depot, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Sprint, Embarq, Radio Shack, The Mattress Firm, Northern Tool, Old Navy, and AC Moore Arts and Crafts.
In 2000, he left The Shopping Center Group and began his own business. His 3 broker office supplies site-selection services to retailers, and also leasing services to landlords.
In numerous assignments as an expert witness for the NC DOT, he analyzed the retail viability of the taken land, to check claims by plaintiff that, in the pre-taking condition, the site had significant value as a potential shopping center development. In each case, he determined that the site had greater development value after the taking, as a result of the improved or additional roadways. He prepared Geographic Information Systems (GIS) exhibits and demographic studies to demonstrate the qualities of the site both pre- and post-taking. He has given testimony in court, and been allowed as an expert witness.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1981 | Degree: MBA | Subject: Real Estate | Institution: The Ohio State University |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: BS | Subject: Psychology | Institution: The Ohio State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2000 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: Executive |
Responsibilities:He operates a 3 broker commercial real estate firm specializing in both landlord and merchant representation in North Carolina and South Carolina. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2000 | Employer: The Shopping Center Group | Title: Broker | Department: Brokerage |
Responsibilities:Represented merchants such as Costco, Office Depot, Walgreens, Old Navy, The Mattress Firm, Sprint, and AC Moore Arts and Crafts, assisting them in site selection for new stores. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to 1995 | Employer: The Don M. Casto Organization | Title: Director | Department: Florida division |
Responsibilities:Leased and managed Casto's Florida portfolio |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1991 | Employer: The Trammell Crow Company | Title: Marketing Principal | Department: Retail |
Responsibilities:Leasing and development of Trammell Crow shopping centers in Florida |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation | Role: Expert Witness | Description: NCDOT v Cameron: he testified as expert in marketing aspects of shopping center development, and specifically to the viability of the taken-site as a potential retail development. |
| Years: 2002 to 2003 | Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation | Role: Expert Witness | Description: NCDOT v Valone: he testified as expert in marketing aspects of shopping center development, and specifically to the viability of the taken-site as a potential retail development. |
| Years: 2008 to Present | Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation | Role: Expert Witness | Description: NCDOT v Harrison: he testified as expert in marketing aspects of shopping center development, and specifically to the viability of the taken-site as a potential retail development. |
| Years: 2008 to Present | Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation | Role: Expert Witness | Description: NCDOT v South Shore: he testified as expert in marketing aspects of shopping center development, and specifically to the viability of the taken-site as a potential retail development. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| International Council of Shopping Centers |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| North Carolina Real Estate Brokers License; South Carolina Real Estate Brokers License; Certified Shopping Center Manager (ICSC) |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has been engaged by the North Carolina Department of Transportation as an expert in eminent domain cases. His expertise is in determining the viability of plaintiff's claims regarding their taken-land's value as a site for shopping center development. He has given depositions and appeared in state courts as a witness. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| As the agent for national retailers including Costco, Office Depot, AC Moore Arts and Crafts, Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Radio Shack, and Sprint, he has searched for sites that meet their site selection criteria. Using GIS mapping tools, demographic software, and other site variable data sources, he can analyze, from the merchant's perspective, the quality of a potential site. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has GIS software and demographic software skills, enabling him to create market maps describing income, population density, traffic patterns, and other site variables that merchants rely on to determine a potential sites viability. |