ICSC quick hits: 1.Retail vibes = all optimism in market. From tenants, owners, and developers 2.acquisitions guys striking out—Lot of $$ chasing deals instead of other way around. Sellers market in good submarkets 3.$$ Mayweather & Carlos Boozer sightings = peak conference

After extensive research I am 100% confident that Mitchell’s ice cream in cleveland is the best ice cream we have had. Truly Cleveland’s best product.

This is good. More of this.

Abstracting leases Creating a proforma Creating a high quality tour book Pulling sold/on market comps Finding logical buyer/sellers All tasks that CRE brokers do every day. All tasks that AI is able to now do well (almost) It really is a whole new ballgame.

On call today where the potential new client talked for nearly 25 minutes straight. I maybe got 15 words in. Then he said bye before I could really say my piece. Just got an email from him…”David I really enjoyed our conversation. Looking forward to working together”

Heard someone this week say “if you priced the property where 7/10 buyers think you’re crazy and 3 think it’s not.. that’s the right balance” and I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

Cleveland wins WNBA team, new downtown activity WNBA attendance may help offset Browns’ loss neo-trans.blog/2025/06/30/cle… WNBA City of Cleveland Rocket Arena Downtown Cleveland Office of Mayor Bibb @KerryMcCormack1 Destination Cleveland Greater Cleveland Partnership Independence, Ohio Dan Gilbert Cleveland Cavaliers

I’m genuinely not sure where Cleveland would be as a city without Dan Gilbert / Bedrock. $3.5B riverfront redevelopment, massive reno of the Q (and funding a great Cavs team), adding a casino, bringing Cavs facilities back from suburbs to downtown, new developments like this. 👏

Cosm was planned for Haslam’s Brook Park site Downtown wins this round in battle of billionaires neo-trans.blog/2025/07/08/cos… Cosm @downtowncle Bedrock Cleveland Bedrock City of Cleveland Cuyahoga County Office of Mayor Bibb Chris Ronayne Cleveland Browns City of Brook Park Northern Ohio NAIOP

Year-round beer garden planned for Ohio City Former gas station site to be redeveloped neo-trans.blog/2025/07/10/yea… City of Cleveland Ohio City @KerryMcCormack1 Cleveland CPC Northern Ohio NAIOP Cleveland ULI

Very excited to be working on this project with my favorite brewery in town!

One of the most common mistakes I see brokers make today is relying entirely on third-party data aggregators. Look, if a high school kid can pull the same report you’re using to pitch an assignment what are you really offering that’s proprietary? That’s not brokerage. That’s

Noble Beast Biergarten on pace to open spring of 2026 in Ohio City clevescene.com/food-drink/nob…

I’ve lost 4 pairs of AirPods at this point and the FindMy app will not let me forget it

Buyer won’t submit non-redacted bank statements or list of assets or a list of other assets owned.. but have been “doing this for 30 years” 🚩 🚩

A client today: “You got a haircut. I would fire your barber. Or maybe your wife cut your hair?”

New renderings of Bedrock's planned riverwalk and kayak launch near the future Cleveland Cavaliers practice complex and sports-medicine hub downtown (West Third and Eagle Avenue). The developer submitted these for approval by a design-review committee and the planning commission.

And the secret to a dry pipeline is going on vacation

Not even 10am on a Friday and already received 3 offers on different properties! What this really tells me about the market is…that summer is over and everyone is back to work. Even on fridays??

This has been true 100% of the time