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Jamie Gerber

Senior Manager, Real Estate Development

Responsibilities

  • Executes the acquisition, development, leasing and marketing and dispositions, and obtains necessary jurisdictional entitlements for projects across multiple sectors
  • Assists with the coordination, selection, negotiation and purchasing of land in support of development opportunities
  • Performs appropriate market, site feasibility and end-use analysis and coordinates due diligence and financial pro-forma modeling and analysis collaboratively with design-build, architecture and engineering associates
  • Engages with the brokerage community, end-user clients, community leaders and other stakeholders to develop concepts that create the right product for the market
  • Coordinates and monitors design, project management and construction activities, including project schedules and budgets, and regularly visits project site
  • Leverages product-type expertise to provide input on real estate development and acquisition business strategy and implements strategy

Experience

Jamie joined the industry in 2017, and prior to joining our team in 2021, he gained experience at a real estate investment firm with a national portfolio of government-leased properties. This allowed him the opportunity to become familiar with GSA lease negotiations and specialized office buildout requirements, which have proven helpful in his current role. Utilizing his experience and strong problem-solving skills, Jamie was able to contribute to helping a lender and municipality become comfortable with our form of Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET), which ultimately totaled around $10 million in value to the project.

Through a land-pricing analysis, Jamie identified Casa Grande, Arizona, as an area to consider for speculative industrial development. Due to his research, we now have control of nearly 400 acres in Casa Grande, with nearly 300,000 square feet built.

Jamie's direct project experience includes industrial, multifamily and GSA and federal security tenants. Highlights of his projects with us include Melody on Main (Mesa, AZ), Ari on Fourth (Tucson, AZ) and The Confluence (Casa Grande, AZ.)

When away from the office, Jamie enjoys exploring Arizona, reading and golfing.

Career Highlights

  • International Council of Shopping Centers Centerbuild Award

Projects

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Involvement

  • Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  • NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association
  • Beta Gamma Sigma
  • GPEC – Greater Phoenix Economic Council

Opus Involvement

  • Opus GREENteam

Education

  • Master of Real Estate Development
    W.P. Carey School of Business
    Arizona State University
  • Bachelor of Science
    Business Administration
    Olin Business School
    Washington University

Certifications

  • ARGUS Enterprise Certified
  • CORE – Fundamentals of Corporate Real Estate

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