Volume 66 • Number 8 • 829th Issue • October 2011
FEATURES
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On the cover
From left: David Twardock, president of Prudential
Mortgage Capital Co., and Alan Smith, CEO at
Prudential Real Estate Investors
Photo: William Neumann
IN EVERY ISSUE
10 REAL ESTATE FORUM’S Editorial Advisory Board
12 NEWS FRONT: International
Mexico Violence Also Assaults
Commercial Success
13 NEWS FRONT: National
Industry Hiring Mirrors Slow-Growth Economy
14 NEWS FRONT: Northeast
Hedge Fund Activity Creates Space Need
COLUMNS
8 Editor’s Page
Occupy Everything
By Sule Aygoren Carranza
12 Emerging Americas Markets
Outpace US Growth
By Robert T. O’Brien
13 S.1000 Creates Useful Energy Code
By Thomas J. Bisacquino
22 ForumLocal: New York
Lower Manhattan’s
Evolving Tenant Base
The neighborhood is emerging as a 24/7
mixed-use community home to more than
just financial services
By Jacqueline Hlavenka
27 Top Brokerages: New York
34 New Dealmaking Dynamics
Economic obstacles haven’t been a roadblock for investors, at least not yet
By John Jordan
40 Real Game Changers
No longer notorious for its aversion to
technology, the industry is taking a giant
leap forward—with the help of a few
innovations
By John Jordan and Jacqueline Hlavenka
15 NEWS FRONT: Mid-Atlantic
EB- 5 Program Up in the Air
16 NEWS FRONT: Southeast
South Florida Gears for Multifamily Flood
17 NEWS FRONT: Midwest
AMC Fires Another Shot in the
KC Headquarters Fight
18 NEWS FRONT: Southwest
Highway Widening Could Boost Colleyville
14 Cities Outdo Suburbs—
The Cases of NYC and Boston
By Robert Sammons
15 Downtown DC Market Tops the List
By Ernest Drew Jarvis
16 Bright Spots in Florida’s
Affordable Housing Landscape
By Stephanie Berman-Eisenberg
42
Cover Story
Prudential Financial Inc.
The firm’s equity and debt businesses forge
ahead with global initiatives
By Paul Bubny
48 Finance Quarterly
Capital Market Growing Pains
It’s a strange world for borrowers right now
By Erika Morphy
52 Forum’s 10 to Know
Financial Intermediaries
54 Development in Small Scoops
Only select projects are squeaking through
in an increasingly uncertain economy
58 Forty Under 40
70 Green Building Directory
19 NEWS FRONT: West
A Conversation With Bridgeport’s Randy Bramel
20 People on the Move
Executive Promotions and New Appointments
21 Leader Board
CRE’s Thought Leaders weigh in
68 Advertisers Index
69 RealShare Wrapup: New Jersey and Hotels
17 Midwest Holds Investor Appeal
By Patricia DelRosso
18 Phoenix Retail Market Looks Forward
By Dave Cheatham
19 Closing Deals Beyond “Core Land”
By Gary Mozer
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