The mood is optimistic this year. There is a united sense that market conditions are strong and will remain this way as we are in an election year. Owners, brokers, lenders, tenants and even people in ancillary fields are collaborating . Deals are being done at the convention in the casinos, poolside, on the golf course and even on a ride to the Hoover Dam! Relationships are being newly made, renewed and solidified by the great energy throughout Las Vegas.
I have had so much face time with clients this week. I finally got to meet an owner I sold a Miami Beach retail strip for last year. Had so much fun at Lawrence Benenson's annual dinner party and Thor's Encore Beach Club bash. Topped the night off at Marquee and XS. Luckily I had friends with VIP tables so I didn't have to fight the long lines to get in. Most evenings ended rehashing the day’s events with close clients at the Parasol Lounge. Last night was the night of a thousand parties. I had committed to 19, but only made it to 9. The Maryland Developers Party at the Encore Beach Club was the highlight followed by DJM's cocktail and show, Arc, Newmark. I also got to meet Tootall Jones, the football legend.
Today is another batch of pool parties capped off by the event of the year, the New York Developers party where New Yorkers get to toast the year's success and turn the page to the next year of exciting retail deals to be made!
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