Investment innovator Neville Rhone, Jr. describes the new opportunities found in commercial real estate’s “middle market.”
Neville Rhone, Jr. is the co-founder and managing partner at Arc Capital Partners, a leading institutional real estate owner and investment manager.
Arc is focussed on converting mixed-use properties instead of tearing down and building new. Rhone also is someone who’s poised to find opportunities in challenging environments.
So where are these opportunities hiding? ”Everything that we do is in the middle market,” says Rhone, who goes on to explain that the middle market is often overlooked—a bit like the middle child in bigger families.
“Blackstone is not paying attention to it; Brookfield is not paying attention to it.” The middle market often is “too complicated for the smaller investors,” so they also miss out on great opportunities.
In Neville Rhone, Jr.’s compelling conversation with AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson, the two men discuss where the best investment opportunities are hiding in 2025—and why a fresh perspective on investments in this upcoming cycle is so beneficial.
Key Moments
00:00 AFIRE CEO Gunnar Branson intro.
01:02 Branson introduces Neville Rhone, Jr. Managing Partner at Arc Capital Partners
02:12 Where are the best opportunities for attainable housing?
06:12 How does Arc approach infill urban areas and create more attainable market-rate housing?
11:07 How does Arc encourage thinking about unconventional investment opportunities in a challenging environment?
15:42 How does Rhone help investors understand that this middle-market approach is a wise, risk-adjusted approach?
26:24 Why should building owners care about sustainability in their investment approach?
29:43 Where are the opportunities hiding in 2025?
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