Ep.41: Institutionalizing Niche Sectors - Randy Rowe - Chairman & Founder of Green Courte Partners

Randy is the Chairman of Green Courte and The Parking Spot, Green Courte’s near-airport parking portfolio operating company. 

Randy is also a co-founder and former Chairman of Transwestern Investment Company, LLC, and former Chairman and Director of Transwestern Commercial Services, LLC. Randy was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hometown America, LLC, a large owner of manufactured housing communities. 

Links:

Green Courte Partners - https://greencourtepartners.com/

Randy on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-rowe-4822b812/

Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/

Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/

Topics:

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:01:14) - Randy’s background and career

(00:10:17) - What was it like working for Sam Zell?

(00:13:42) - How do you think about the evolution of the market over the course of your career?

(00:24:13) - What led you to make the jump to Transwestern?

(00:27:29) - Why didn’t the Rockefeller Center deal not work out?

(00:29:56) - Building Transwestern

(00:34:00) - Starting Green Courte Partners

(00:41:28) - What is a covered land play?

(00:42:51) - How do you think about transforming capital allocations from niche sectors into alternatives?

(00:49:26) - What’s the size of your organization today?

(00:52:02) - What trends are you tracking right now?

(00:58:16) - Closing advice