Biography

Jason Samreny has over 23 years of retail real estate experience and tenant relationships including: anchors, national & regional restaurateurs, national luxury / lifestyle /aspirational retail tenants, movie theater / entertainment, regional in-fill tenants, as well as construction, finance, acquisition and development expertise.  Most recently, Jason ran the leasing department for Rialto Capital under Lennar's Commercial division where he oversaw three quarters of a billion dollars of new mixed use development projects.  Prior to that, Jason was responsible for the pre-leasing of over $300M in development from 2010-2014 for Kite Realty Group Trust, a major REIT.  The lifestyle and power center projects were located in South Florida and Raleigh, NC. 

Jason has held positions with Thomas Enterprises, one of the largest privately held retail development firms in the country, Forum Development Group (a division of Thomas Enterprises), where he oversaw site acquisition and tenant leasing for power, lifestyle and luxury projects, and Staubach Retail Services, where he was responsible for generating the business and pre-leasing 1 million square feet of retail projects in Florida.  His ongoing role as Principal in Gulfstream Development Group is to identify opportunities, acquire, lease, oversee design, construction and management.

Some recent projects include:

• ​BullStreet Commons (Columbia, SC) – 415,000 sf (retail square footage) mixed use center anchored by a new minor league baseball park, 225 apartments, 170 key boutique hotel, a theater, carefully curated restaurants and retail.  The tenant mix is based on best of breed operators.  (Call Jason for tenant names as they are not yet announced.  Opens 2018
• District at Westchester (White Plains, NY) - $450M project consisting of85,000 sf of high end retail below new 700 unit apartment tower.  The mix consists of high end home furniture, home accessories and best in class restaurants.

• The Avenue Viera (Viera, FL) – 416,000 sf lifestyle center anchored by Carmike fka RAVE Motion Pictures, Belk, Chico’s, Talbot’s, Coldwater Creek, Ann Taylor, Loft, Old Navy, Bed Bath and Beyond and 80 others.
• Promenade at Carolina Reserve - Lancaster County, SC - 300,000 sf regional power center anchored by traditional discount apparel tenants, restaurants and other supporting uses. Opens in late 2017.
• Delray Marketplace (Delray Beach, FL) - 260,000 sf lifestyle center with theater, grocery, Chico's, Soma, Loft, White House Black Market, It'Sugar, Polaroid Fotobar, Cabo Flats, and many other national and regional tenants.
• Holly Springs Town Center (Raleigh, NC) – 325,000 sf power center with national tenants including: Ulta, Charming Charlie, Pier 1, The Children's Place, Jos A Bank, Kay Jewelers, and Hallmark.
• Parkside Town Commons (Cary, NC) – 600,000 sf lifestyle / power center still in development and pre-leasing.     
• Legacy Place (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) – 399,000 sf power center – anchored by Loehmann’s, Ethan Allen, Barnes and Noble, Arhaus Furniture, Michael’s, and Publix Greenwis
• Shoppes of Del Prado (Cape Coral, FL) – retail strip developed by Gulfstream Development with Verizon Wireless, FedEx Office and Firehouse Subs.
• Parcel in front of Sawgrass Mills Mall (Sunrise, FL) – acquired, ground leased and sold by Gulfstream Development.
• Gulf Coast Promenade – pre-leased 700,000 sf Target anchored power center, JV between CBL and Forum
• Shoppes of Spring Hill (Spring Hill / Tampa, FL) – 11,000 sf AT&T Mobility, GameStop, Sweet Frog, and Mattress Firm developed by Gulfstream Development

Some past projects:

1)            Pavilion at Turkey Creek  (Knoxville, TN) - 600,000 sf power center

2)            Shoppes of Lake Andrew  (Viera, FL) - 150,000 sf power center (leased to meet financing needs in 9 months, under construction in 12 months)

3)            Fayetteville Pavilion (Fayetteville, NC) - 320,000 sf power center

4)            Fayette Pavilion (Fayetteville, GA) - 1.6M sf power center

5)            The Forum on Peachtree Parkway (Atlanta, GA) - 429,000 sf lifestyle center

6)            The Pavilion at King’s Grant (Concord, NC) – 250,000 sf power center

7)            Barrett Crossings (Kennesaw, GA) – 390,000 sf power center
 

RESUME

JOB EXPERIENCE   

Lennar Commercial

Sr. Vice President, Leasing

Fort Lauderdale, FL                                                                  2014 - 2016

Responsibilities included overseeing the leasing department for the company as they rapidly expanded and then merged into Rialto Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lennar Corp.  The value of the mixed-use development pipeline approached $750M and included assets that incorporated multi-family, hotel, office, retail and entertainment venues.  The role included day to day interfacing with the development team and their consultants who sought direction on design, layout, materials and timing.

Kite Realty Group Trust

Vice President, Leasing - New Development & Special Projects

Delray Beach, FL                                                                  2010 - 2014

Responsible for assisting with and overseeing the pre- leasing of several hundred million in new developments that were made necessary due to the acquisition of land in 2008 and 2009.  These centers required extra attention due to the state of the economy when these were brought back to market.  Additionally, assisted with the integration of Inland Diversified's portfolio into Kite Realty Trust after the merger.

Gulfstream Development Group / Specialty Retail Leasing

Principal

Boca Raton, FL                                                                2003 - 2010

Identified and executed on several development opportunities for the partnership in SW Florida, Tampa, Palm Beach County and Broward County.  Handled all aspects of financing, acquisition, platting, concurrency, leasing, construction and management of the projects.

Forum Development Group, LLC  / Thomas Enterprises, Inc.  

Vice President

Boca Raton, FL                                                          2004 - 2009

Responsible for site selection, pro forma analysis, anchor and specialty tenant leasing for power and lifestyle center projects.  Specifically identified The Shops of Savannah River Landing, participated in the leasing of the luxury tenanted center - The Forum Collection at Prospect Park (Alpharetta, GA), and handled anchor leasing and outparcels for the JV between Forum and CBL in D’Iberville, MS - 700,000+ sf project, opening October, 2009.

Staubach Retail Services                                                               

Vice President Landlord Representation - Florida   

Boca Raton, FL                        2001-2004                               

Responsible for pre-leasing three (3) high profile lifestyle and power center projects valued at over $150 million totaling 935,000 sf.,: The Avenue Viera – pre-leased and presented to Cousins Properties, who ultimately developed the project as JV with the Viera Co., (Viera, FL), The Shoppes at Lake Andrew (Viera, FL), and Legacy Place (Palm Beach Gardens, FL).  Negotiated transactions with tenants like: Belk (resort prototype), Linens ‘n Things, Pier One, Ross, Talbot’s, and Chico’s.

Forum Development Group, LLC / Thomas Enterprises, Inc.   

Director of Leasing / Tenant Representative

Smyrna, Georgia                                                       1996 - 2001       

Extensive experience in landlord representation, tenant representation, lease negotiation, site selection, land assemblage, market analysis, site plan design, pro-forma analysis, and landlord / tenant construction coordination.

Landlord representation experience includes numerous regional big box shopping centers, grocery anchored centers, small unanchored strips, and lifestyle centers throughout the Southeast.  Leasing these high profile shopping centers has led to the development of relationships with national, regional, and local retailers.  Responsible for shops and mini-anchors in Thomas Enterprises’, approximately 16 million sf portfolio, in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida.

Tenant representation included site selection for: Media Play, Simmons Better Sleep, McAlister’s Gourmet Deli, Q Doba, West Marine, Pearle Vision and a multi-unit Taco Bell / KFC franchisee.  Additionally, assisted The Sembler Co., with site selection and acquisition of Eckerd build-to-suit projects.

Glimcher Group, Inc.                                                                                                             

Junior Leasing Representative

Pittsburgh, PA                                                  1995 -1996

Assisted senior leasing representatives in cold-calling, canvassing, and negotiations.  Additionally, instrumental in the role of developing an office wide LAN with shared tenant database / contact capabilities.

National Development Corporation                        

Intern

Pittsburgh, PA                    Summer, 1994

EDUCATION           

Carnegie Mellon University                                               1996

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bachelor of Science, Policy and Management

OTHER INFORMATION      

Member: International Council of Shopping Centers

Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Trustee: Lois Kaplan Charitable Foundation for the Prevention

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