Current Announcements:
6-27-2016 -- Lamont Blackstone has been invited to speak on a panel addressing public-private partnership issues at the Southeast Regional Conference of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
3-7-2016 -- The Wall Street Journal featured an article about the release of "Laying the Groundwork," the new guidelines published by Design Trust for Public Space for designing ground-floor commercial spaces in mixed-use affordable housing developments in NYC. Lamont Blackstone was acknowledged in the guidebook as a peer review contributor. Click here to review the publication.
2-23-2016 -- GLBA has completed a market analysis & a business plan for the commercial component of a proposed affordable housing development in the Crotona section of the Bronx.
1-27-2016 -- GLBA is part of a retail retail estate consulting consortium launched by a former senior ICSC official. Click here for the news article.
1-19-2016 -- Lamont Blackstone has been invited to speak on a panel addressing brownfields redevelopment issues at the May 2016 ICSC annual retail real estate industry convention in Las Vegas.
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G. L. Blackstone & Associates LLC (GLBA) is a national commercial real estate services firm that facilitates the development and redevelopment of urban real estate assets. GLBA was formed by G. Lamont Blackstone, CRX in 2002 after a track record of accomplishment in analyzing, promoting, financing and executing commercial real estate projects throughout the United States for both private and public sector organizations. With strengths in underwriting, crafting public-private partnerships, negotiating joint ventures, site analysis and development, the firm offers its clients relationships, market knowledge and tactical solutions for the redevelopment of urban locations. Regardless of whether your organization is a for-profit developer, non-profit corporation or public sector agency, the firm offers a disciplined approach to analyzing, promoting and optimizing the value of urban real estate assets. Our experience ranges from the development of free-standing supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods to the structuring of public-private partnerships for downtown and mixed-use redevelopment projects.
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GLBA principal Lamont Blackstone was a contributor to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) publication entitled Best Practices in Shopping Centers, which was released in 2015. The book is a compendium of thought leadership on a variety of topics relating to shopping center management and development. Lamont contributed an article entitled "Navigating the Approval Process for Economic Incentives and Public-Private Partnerships." The book also includes discussions of best practices in construction, sustainability, research and marketing. Click here to purchase from ICSC.
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The ability to recognize sites, neighborhoods and districts poised for rebirth requires vision and the courage to act on it. From multi-ethnic neighborhoods in Southern California to under-served retail districts in the South Bronx, our approach to re-positioning urban "diamonds in the rough" seeks to optimize value and overcome marketing challenges. With award-winning credentials in the twin crafts of commercial real estate development and economic development, the firm executes assignments with a determined sense of mission. We seek to enhance real estate assets by providing skilled analysis, deal management services and market relationships. Whether helping you to develop an urban shopping center, mixed-use project or single-tenant property, you can expect seasoned assistance for projects that will provide your sponsors, investors and communities with positive economic and social legacies.
When staff and time constraints and budgetary limitations dictate the outsourcing of real estate assignments, GLBA can offer responsive and strategic approaches to serve your objectives. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you and your team to implement your development vision:
When staff and time constraints and budgetary limitations dictate the outsourcing of real estate assignments, GLBA can offer responsive and strategic approaches to serve your objectives. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you and your team to implement your development vision:
G. Lamont Blackstone, CRX
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