In 2009, when the real estate environment in New York City was nothing if not irretrievably gloomy, Grubb & Ellis tristate chairman David Arena told the Commerical Observer‘s Jotham Sederstrom that he succeeded in dragging himself to work every day by remembering the following: “In New York City, every street is paved with gold. Read More
The Commercial Observer: How did Grubb & Ellis brace for the recession when it first came on the horizon?
Mr. Arena: What I’m most proud of is that during this whole period, from last September to today, we have not lost one person here in New York. We didn’t lay a person off. We shared Read More
Location: You’re optimistic. Why?
Mr. Arena: First, I think I have to draw a distinction between being a pie-eyed optimist and being a responsible optimist. I choose to be an optimist. Like Lincoln said, you can be as happy as you choose to be. So, an optimist, from my perspective, is how do you Read More
