Suzann D. Silverman
Suzann D. Silverman is editorial director of CPE. She has covered the commercial and multifamily real estate industry since 1995, becoming editor-in-chief of Commercial Property Executive (formerly Commercial Property News) in 1998 and editorial director of both CPE and Multi-Housing News in 2016. She is also a longtime board member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors, currently serving as vice president. You can reach her at suzann.silverman@cpe-mhn.com.
Slideshow: 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award Winners
View a slideshow presenting the properties and spaces that won this year’s CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards.
David Smith: Narrowing the Gap
Affordable housing finance leader David Smith, chairman & founder of Recap Real Estate Advisors and founder of the global non-profit Affordable Housing Institute, spoke with CPE editorial director Suzann D. Silverman about current and potential initiatives to improve the nation’s affordable housing health.
Paul Whetsell: Loews’ New Heights
Longtime hotelier Paul Whetsell joined Loews Hotels in January, replacing retiring president & CEO Jack Adler. Whetsell spoke with CPE editorial director Suzann D. Silverman about his plans for expanding the traditionally smaller, high-end Loews hotel portfolio.
Plugging In
Real estate managers are continuing to seek ways to make dealings with utilities as efficient and effective as possible. Recent studies suggest that aggressive steps by owners of multiple commercial building types, and sometimes by tenants, are helping to keep utility costs down.
Tug of War
New mergers and acquisitions are giving rise to a tug-of-war of sorts among CMBS special servicers, and some A-note holders and others are concerned about the potential for resulting conflicts of interest.
Going for the Gold
The name has the ring of a white-shoe law firm: Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. More than just the latest iteration of an 83-year-old company, though, the new handle tells a dramatic story in only four words.
Too Cool in Summer?
The summer is a good time to be thinking about utilities.
After all, air conditioning in innumerable buildings is usually
blasting—and water consumption is likely higher, too, as
employees try to beat the heat.
Starwood Hotels Celebrates Passing 100-Hotel Mark in China with Plans for Another 100
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, one of the leading international hotel and leisure companies, celebrated an important milestone, the passing of the 10o-hotel mark in its second-largest market outside the United States.