At REITworld 2018, Duke Realty Chairman and CEO Jim Connor sat down with Sarah Borchersen-Keto of Nareit to talk about Duke Realty’s industrial real estate strategy, its new corporate headquarters, and the success of the company’s associate-led health and wellness programs. Asked about Duke Realty’s Southern California strategy, Connor took the opportunity to lay out… Continue Reading
The true mark of a company’s character isn’t how it talks about values—it’s how it embodies them. At Duke Realty, we are committed to creating an environment that nurtures and rewards employees, promotes respect, and encourages everyone to contribute their talents to our success. That’s why we’re so pleased to announce that our offices… Continue Reading
As demand for industrial real estate continues to grow, Jim Connor, chairman and CEO of Duke Realty, sees no indication the market will slow down any time soon. In an interview with National Real Estate Investor, Jim discusses Duke Realty’s outlook and plans for the future. “We keep predicting every year that supply is finally… Continue Reading
Jim Connor, chairman and CEO of Duke Realty, sat down with Matthew Bechard from Nareit to discuss the industrial real estate market as part of the REIT Week 2018 Investor Conference. “Rent growth in the industrial sector has been really strong over the last few years,” said Connor. “In the first quarter of this… Continue Reading
As part of our Annual Day of Service, associates from our Indianapolis office—along with associates from 15 other Duke Realty offices nationwide—worked with the American Red Cross on their “Sound the Alarm, Save a Life” campaign. Our volunteers helped install free smoke alarms, replaced batteries in existing alarms, and assisted families in creating fire escape… Continue Reading
Today Duke Realty is the nation’s leading pure-play, domestic-focused industrial REIT. With a presence in 21 major markets—and recent growth on both the East and West coasts—we are truly a nationwide company. But we’re not finished growing, and we’re always looking for new leasing, development, and acquisition opportunities. Lately, that’s meant targeting high-barrier, Tier… Continue Reading
New Jersey has been a key market for Duke Realty’s growing national footprint, and Ben Rosen, vice president of leasing and development in the market, recently spoke with ROI-NJ about the company’s expansion in the state. “To say we are one of the more active buyers and developers in New Jersey right now would be… Continue Reading
When once-thriving manufacturers close or shift operations, it can be hard for the communities around them to shoulder the loss. That’s what happened in Linden, New Jersey, and Baltimore, Maryland, after General Motors shuttered its assembly plants in those locations. The closures put thousands out of work and saddled those cities with vacant properties. Duke… Continue Reading
Duke Realty’s Jeff Thornton, Senior Vice President for the Texas Region, answered questions recently about the Dallas-Fort Worth industrial market as part of a roundtable discussion with Texas Real Estate Business. All sectors of commercial real estate are active around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, and industrial is no exception. Thornton served as the roundtable’s… Continue Reading
Representatives of Duke Realty’s Northeast Region took real estate professionals on a tour of Duke Realty’s new 600,000-square-foot facility in Lehigh Valley recently, and talked about the company’s long-term industrial strategy. Local dailies The Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Live covered the tour of the Palmer Township facility, the second to be leased at 33… Continue Reading
