Gordon Lamphere J.D. 🏭 CRE

Greatful to work with @VanVlissingenCo, an experienced team with a vast network of occupier and investment contacts. We leased a high-credit tenant, renewed, and maximized profit for the owners with a direct sale. So thankful for the opportunity to serve our clients!

@HowardRoark90 Yeah, we invest and manage assets. Nobody I know in the asset management business who is qualified works less that a 40 hour week. Wild red flag… lol

@Gordon_CRE The part that bugs me that most is how he was parading on and on about working 1 hour a day while he was losing his investors MILLIONS

If you’re defending the dude on the right, know you’re on the wrong side of history Chad, on the other hand, is a saint in the CRE community for fighting the good fight (among others) Thank you, good sirs 🫡

@AdamHKlein And just like the “Enhanced Games,” pharmaceuticals only help up to a point…

CRE brokerage is basically the equivalent of the “enhanced games” bc of how much Adderral brokers are on

@ChadGriffiths The real advantage to retail is initial client base acquisition. Typically we find it’s better for businesses to size up into industrial.

This fitness studio is moving from this 14,000 sq ft industrial space (there’s a bunch of office at front) to a high profile 35,000 sq ft retail building. Their rent is going to go from <$20,000 / month to ~ $120,000 / month.

@ChadGriffiths @KPRunion Finally I can hold hands with my coworkers in the bathroom

Just walking through a large warehouse and this is the bathroom

@Gordon_CRE 100% The caveat: well-located stock in fiscally stressed jurisdictions w/ potential tax uncertainty repositions into a headwind. The capital math works until the talent migration runs the other direction.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution? The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Rewriting Commercial Real Estate The 19th century built the factory. The 20th built the office tower. The 21st is rewriting how work and space connect — and most landlords don't see it. That was the throughline of my recent Real Finds Podcast conversation with Corinne Murray and Sara Escobar, co-authors of Work, Then Place. Corinne built her career at WeWork and RXR. Sara was employee #2 at Hulu and led workplace strategy at Netflix. What the Fourth Industrial Revolution Means for Work It is the convergence of AI, automation, cloud, and human labor into one workflow. The hybrid workforce isn't remote-plus-office. It's human-plus-machine. That changes the unit of measurement. Outputs were the old metric. Outcomes are the new one. A workplace optimizing for hours-in-seat is optimizing the wrong variable. The Four Modes Most Buildings Ignore Knowledge work splits four ways: focused work, async collaboration, sync collaboration, and socializing. Most offices were built for one — sync meetings — and treat the rest as afterthoughts. That is why tenants are downsizing. They aren't abandoning the office. They refuse to pay for space serving 25% of how people work. What This Means for CRE Investors Cap rates on commodity office are widening because the asset is functionally obsolete. Buildings winning leases support all four modes and treat remote participation as equal, not lesser. Carpenters build to spec and walk away. Gardeners adapt. Carpenter-style landlords lose this cycle. Those treating buildings as living systems compound NOI. Northern Illinois has well-located stock that repositions for far less capital than new construction. That is where the next decade of returns lives. Van Vlissingen & Co. has brokered and managed commercial real estate across Northern Illinois since 1879. Visit VVCO.com.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution? The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Rewriting Commercial Real Estate The 19th century built the factory. The 20th built the office tower. The 21st is rewriting how work and space connect — and most landlords don't see it. That was the throughline of my recent Real Finds Podcast conversation with Corinne Murray and Sara Escobar, co-authors of Work, Then Place. Corinne built her career at WeWork and RXR. Sara was employee #2 at Hulu and led workplace strategy at Netflix. What the Fourth Industrial Revolution Means for Work It is the convergence of AI, automation, cloud, and human labor into one workflow. The hybrid workforce isn't remote-plus-office. It's human-plus-machine. That changes the unit of measurement. Outputs were the old metric. Outcomes are the new one. A workplace optimizing for hours-in-seat is optimizing the wrong variable. The Four Modes Most Buildings Ignore Knowledge work splits four ways: focused work, async collaboration, sync collaboration, and socializing. Most offices were built for one — sync meetings — and treat the rest as afterthoughts. That is why tenants are downsizing. They aren't abandoning the office. They refuse to pay for space serving 25% of how people work. What This Means for CRE Investors Cap rates on commodity office are widening because the asset is functionally obsolete. Buildings winning leases support all four modes and treat remote participation as equal, not lesser. Carpenters build to spec and walk away. Gardeners adapt. Carpenter-style landlords lose this cycle. Those treating buildings as living systems compound NOI. Northern Illinois has well-located stock that repositions for far less capital than new construction. That is where the next decade of returns lives. Van Vlissingen & Co. has brokered and managed commercial real estate across Northern Illinois since 1879. Visit VVCO.com.

@CoyDavidsonCRE I honestly used to feel this way before regularly working 60-70 hour work weeks. Now I enjoy 5 days a year of moderate beach lounging and wading in the water.

@CoyDavidsonCRE The OG

I post mostly about office space and healthcare real estate. Trolls don't mess with me. I don't get millions of impressions but people refer me deals. That's it ... that's the tweet

@CoyDavidsonCRE Institutional Fund Managers, Sub Institutional Owners, Real Estate Influencers

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@ChadGriffiths For emergency purchases like medicine, urgent industrial equipment or late night Taco Bell. This makes a lot of sense.

Very, very bullish on this. Think about the premium people are already willing to pay for meal delivery apps and then include all the other applications (medicine, batteries, small consumer goods, industrial supplies, spare parts, etc). Definitely regulatory issues to still work around but the train has left the station.

@JakehellerAI @realEstateTrent I’ve been genuinely impressed by the way he has monetized his brand. However, it’s incredibly rare to find someone on social media who builds a brand on provocative and viral posts yet also provides reliable and accurate insights.

How does anyone take this guy seriously 😂😂 @realEstateTrent

@ChadGriffiths @Industrializer DMing you

@Gordon_CRE @Industrializer I’d be honored, and likewise would be great to get an overview of the Chicago market!

2 shady things to watch out for if you get invited to a podcast (both happened to me recently). First was an EA who reached out to see if I wanted to be "considered" to be a guest. There was a small spiel about how the person had a large following and it would be "great exposure". I took her up and proceeded to listen about how amazing the show was (no questions for me). I interrupted her as this seemed very peculiar and just asked directly if there was a cost. Yep, $500 for the "honor of being a spotlighted guest". The second was a podcast that I just did last week. It was a short podcast but otherwise seemed quite normal. At the end, the host asked if I wanted to do a consultation with him afterwards for one of the services he offers. He said he charges $399 for it usually but gives it for free to all of his guests. He spent nearly as much time pitching this service as the interview itself. I passed on it but I'd be willing to bet the consultation would have been akin to a timeshare pitch for signing on to something bigger. Both super greasy tactics and it was probably inevitable that grifters found an angle on how to sell directly to the guests. There are great podcasts / creators here though so focus on the good ones instead of the donkeys. Here are some I'd recommend: @rohde88 @fortworthchris @AvivaRealEstate @TreppWire @YonahWeiss @TheCaubleGroup @BullRealty @CREXinc @WillyWalk @SpencerGLevy @kenmcelroy Am I missing any?

@ChadGriffiths @Industrializer Have to have you on, if you’re down!

@Gordon_CRE @Industrializer Yikes 😬 +1 to add Gordon's podcast too, missed that one!

@seandsweeney We're working on an eight-figure landsite deal right now in Greater Chicagoland. One of the Gen Z interns on the team knew me from @X. The top guy at the fund asked if I was in politics and if @X was still operational. X isn't real life.

@Gordon_CRE Shocking right?

Don’t hate me for saying this but the large majority of the most successful real estate people in the country are not on this site.

Proud moment for the team! We’ve filmed a wave of new episodes The @RealFindsPod is just getting started!

@CoyDavidsonCRE The real question to their valuation is how comparatively good their data is. That’s really their only true moat in the age of AI.

CoStar Group, a long-time leader in CRE data, is currently facing a significant downturn, with its stock price dropping 65% over the last nine months. therealdeal.com/national/2026/…