{"id":1004716524,"date":"2024-06-11T15:31:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004716524"},"modified":"2025-02-06T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T23:24:16","slug":"investment-matters-forging-development-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/investment-matters-forging-development-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment Matters: Forging Development Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/investment-matters-forging-development-success\/id1552202952?i=1000658705704&amp;theme=light\" ><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019re developing a high-profile, high-stakes project, how do you balance all the complex priorities? That\u2019s the challenge that MCB Real Estate is taking on with Baltimore\u2019s Harborplace, one of the nation\u2019s most prominent current redevelopments of an urban waterfront.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004723749\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/gina-baker-chambers-headshot_1376x917-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1222,917\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1699021859&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gina Baker Chambers headshot_1376x917\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;MCB Real Estate President Gina Baker Chambers standing in front of a window with the company logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MCB Real Estate&#8217;s President Gina Baker Chambers leads the company in tackling challenging projects. Photo courtesy of MCB Real Estate&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg?w=1024\" height=\"768\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Gina Baker Chambers headshot 1376x917\" class=\"wp-image-1004723749\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg 1222w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Gina-Baker-Chambers-headshot_1376x917-edited.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gina Baker Chambers leads MCB Real Estate in tackling challenging projects. <em>Image courtesy of MCB Real Estate<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In this episode of <em>Investment Matters<\/em>, you\u2019ll meet MCB\u2019s president, Gina Baker Chambers. She takes us inside the company\u2019s mission to create projects that are not only economically and environmentally sound but serve the community&#8217;s needs. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another example: Yard 56, the reinvention of a 20-acre contaminated site in Baltimore as a vibrant mixed-use project. The connecting thread, she points out, is identifying a need and then devising a plan in concert with the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet fulfilling this mission calls for a special level of commitment. As Baker Chambers puts it, \u201cYou have to have faith, you have to be creative, you have to have a certain amount of tolerance for pain, and really good lawyers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baker Chambers is no stranger to major challenges. Fifteen years ago, she was one of the original team members at Artemis Real Estate Partners, where she played a key role in raising the firm\u2019s first fund during the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis. The insights into investment she gained from that experience continue to resonate in today\u2019s climate. Take a listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7 principles of project success (1:34)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a model for waterfront redevelopment (8:19)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to make the community your biggest fan (10:06)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity in mixed-use retail (11:57)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doing well by doing good (13:54)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies for tapping unconventional financing sources (17:05)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investment career beginnings (19:23)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-founding Artemis Real Estate Partners (21:37)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Why investors shouldn\u2019t sit on the sidelines after a crisis (25:13)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making a difference: leadership in nonprofits (27:11)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Going off the clock and traveling light (32:41)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow, rate and review CPE\u2019s podcasts on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/192KwbDpOsZbF3dBXfaDkS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/commercial-property-executive\/id1552202952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Rosta talks with Gina Baker Chambers of MCB Real Estate about creating economically sound, environmentally sustainable projects that serve the community.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":445,"featured_media":1004716526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21783,23891,21795],"tags":[49291],"class_list":["post-1004716524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-investment","category-national","category-podcasts","tag-mcb-real-estate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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