Institutional Investors – Communication is the Key

Institutional Investors – Communication is the Key

Institutional investors are among the most active and well-funded investors in the real estate market.  These organizations or entities pool together large amounts of money and invest those funds on behalf of others. These investors manage significant amounts of...
The Time For Value-Add Investing

The Time For Value-Add Investing

Ciminelli has always been active in the real estate market, making key investments and realizing opportunities when they arise. Investing in real estate can take many forms, but given Ciminelli’s full service commercial real estate platform, the value-add approach has...
Do Higher Interest Rates Stop Investment Activity?

Do Higher Interest Rates Stop Investment Activity?

Interest rates have a significant impact on real estate investors and the overall real estate market. Changes in interest rates can influence the overall level of real estate market activity and ultimately the opportunities available to real estate investors. When...
Fresh Beginnings: Meet The Owners of The Lunch Box

Fresh Beginnings: Meet The Owners of The Lunch Box

  On this episode of Ciminelli Chats, we sit down with Ben and Allie Kestner, owners of The Lunch Box Café and Catering and Lola’s Bakeshop in Buffalo, NY. The Lunch Box has been a Buffalo staple for over a decade, and Ben and Allie saw purchasing the business as...
Touring The Queen City

Touring The Queen City

Brad Hahn from Explore Buffalo joins us for this episode of Ciminelli Chats. Brad is one of the founders of Explore Buffalo and currently serves as the Executive Director. We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Brad through Ciminelli’s recent partnership with...
Real Estate Development’s Sustainable Future

Real Estate Development’s Sustainable Future

Over time, commercial real estate development has been guided by many principles of design, function, and finance. There has been an increasing emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives shaping the next generation of development projects....