Real Estate Investments, Sales, Design and Project Management

MEREDITH CHRISTENSEN

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SUMMARY

Experience includes lease transactions, real estate development, acquisitions, market strategies, investment committee presentations, permitting, design and underwriting in commercial, retail, and residential asset classes. Worked on both the principle and service side of the industry. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CBRE, Inc, 2014-2021

First Vice President – Consulting and Transactions Group

• Represented both tenants and landlords in complex office and life science lease transactions.

• Worked on headquarter moves for CarGurus, Ocean Spray and Optum.

• Negotiated and prepared Letters of Intent through lease completion.

• Heavy focus on new construction and repositioning assets. Jamestown L.P. 2013 -2014

Vice President of Asset Management

• Managed the repositioning of a 1.4 million SF historic structure on Boston’s waterfront consisting of office and retail uses.

• Negotiated and secured a 1.4 million SF long-term ground lease with the City of Boston.

• Responsible for annual asset business plan, budget, all lease transactions and day-to-day operations.

• Authored and presented investment recommendations to internal investment committee. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) 2010 - 2013 Senior Investment Associate

• Managed commercial leasing activity for life science, office, and retail assets for a 2.5-million sf investment portfolio.

• Produced annual asset business plans which included underwriting, budgets, and market leasing assumptions.

• Authored and presented investment committee memos for both repositing assets and new construction.

• Assisted with the design and permitting of a 26-acre mixed use rezoning initiative for MIT’s East Campus in Kendall Square.

• Managed the rebranding of the investment retail portfolio including merchandising plans, leasing, capital improvements, public programing, and public realm design. Jones Lang LaSalle 2004 –2009

Project Manager

• Managed all aspects of the permitting and development process.

• Responsible for budgets and schedule tracking.

• Key projects include the permitting and design an 800,000 SF historic rehabilitation mixed use residential and office project.

Brixmor 2001 – 2004

Acquisition Analyst

• Responsible for the valuation, diligence and structuring of acquisitions.

• Promoted from a Lease Analyst responsible for thirteen big box anchored shopping centers. EDUCATION

UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA – Currently Enrolled

Certificate: Interior Architecture

New York Institute of Art +Design – Currently Enrolled Certificate: Interior Architecture

Tufts University, Medford, MA 2013

M.A. Master’s in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Boston Architecture Center, Boston, MA 2004

Certificate: Architectural Preservation and Planning University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 2000

Major: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Finance Minor: Chinese Language and Culture

Yunnan University Kunming, China 1999

Founded and pioneered on going college student exchange program – all classes were conducted in Mandarin.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

Real Estate Salesperson – Massachusetts and Vermont Substitute Teacher (2022-2023)

Back Bay Architectural Commission – appointed by the Mayor of Boston (2020-2022) ROCA Inc, Advisory Board (2016-2021)

Guest Lecturer – Boston University (2018-2020)

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