by AkkiPatel | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
A few years ago, if you’d told me that the hottest asset class in commercial real estate would be one that refuses to be just one asset class, I might have laughed. But that’s exactly where we are. Mixed-use development, projects that stitch together...
by AkkiPatel | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most operators assume the hardest part of scaling a commercial real estate business is securing capital. Find enough equity, secure the debt, and the rest follows. Others point to deal flow, the belief that growth stalls when the pipeline runs dry. But after years of...
by AkkiPatel | Jun 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
Before a single site plan is drawn, before a capital stack is assembled, before a single square foot of ground is broken, I ask the same question: Will this place still make sense in 20 years? It sounds simple. It isn’t. Most development decisions are made...
by AkkiPatel | Jun 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
People sometimes look at me sideways when I mention that I’ve operated quick-service restaurants and developed hotels. To them, these feel like entirely different industries; one is a $12 transaction with a two-minute service window, the other is a...
by AkkiPatel | May 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Downtown vacancy tells only half the story. The real opportunity lies in the neighborhoods, where retail is built to serve people, not just foot traffic counts. Walk through downtown Portland on a Tuesday afternoon, and you’ll notice something the numbers have...
