Your Building’s Competitive Set

Spencer Levy is Global Client Strategist and Senior Economic Advisor for CBRE, the largest commercial real estate services firm in the world. In this role, he focuses on client engagement and public-facing activities, including thought leadership work performed in conjunction with CBRE Research. He also serves as Co-Chair of the Real Estate Roundtable’s Research Committee. Spencer is frequently quoted in major business publications and appears on business television, including CNBC, CNN, Bloomberg, PBS and Fox Business. Spencer is the host of CBRE’s podcast “The Weekly Take.” He is considered one of the most insightful commentators on issues of importance to commercial real estate. Spencer has 27 years of experience in commercial real estate, including the past 15 at CBRE. In this time, he has served as a lawyer, investment banker, capital markets and senior research leader. He leverages that varied background to formulate advice and create presentations that go deep and touch on all aspects of commercial real estate. His thoughtful analysis, coupled with a highly engaging presenting style, has made him one of the most sought-after commentators and advisors in the industry. Spencer regularly speaks at major events of the country’s leading commercial real estate organizations, including CORENET, NAIOP, ULI, ICSC, NAREIM and CREW. He also has guest lectured at his alma maters Harvard and Cornell, as well as Columbia, NYU, Johns Hopkins, Indiana, Georgetown, Pitt, UCLA, USC, Ohio State and many others. Spencer is a recipient of multiple industry awards, including a two-time winner of the CORENET Luminary Award for Excellence in Public Speaking, the CBRE Trammell Crow Master Builder Award, the CBRE Gary J. Beban Teamwork Award, the CBRE Capital Markets “MVP”, and was named a State of Maryland Influencer in Real Estate and was recently given the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Commercial Real Estate by the Daily Record. While a New Yorker for most of his life, Spencer currently resides in Baltimore with his wife of 23 years and their three children. Spencer serves on the board of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women.

Nadir is a managing director and is responsible for all aspects of New York office real estate investments. Nadir’s experience includes various positions from asset management, acquisitions, and product development. Prior to joining Nuveen Real Estate in 2012, Nadir was involved in both asset management and acquisitions roles at Silverstein Properties and RLJ development Urban Lodging Trust (formally RLJ Development LLC). Nadir graduated with a B.A in Business Administration from St. John’s University, an M.B.A. from Villanova School of Business and an M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University.

As Vice President, Office & Life Science Leasing within Ivanhoé Cambridge's Leasing & Development Team, Charlie oversees all leasing efforts within IC’s portfolio of Office & Life Science assets across North America. He has a particular focus on & fascination for the conceptualization, design, customer- experience and ultimately, the lease-up of world-class & magnetic commercial real estate. Charlie’s nearly 20 year career as a commercial real estate professional spans various world-class markets including: Toronto, Hong Kong and New York City. He is a graduate of McGill University with a MSc in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. Charlie currently sits on both the NAIOP Corporate Board of Directors (as a Member At Large); and is the co-Chair of the Eva’s Golf Classic - raising funds & awareness to benefit homeless and at-risk youth in the Greater Toronto Area. He is a past member of the Board of Directors for NAIOP Greater Toronto and the Canadian Leadership Council for CoreNet Global.

Turner Levison is focused on helping CRE brokers with Yardi's tools from the CommercialEdge brand. He was the CEO and Co-Founder of CommissionTrac, a deal flow and commission management platform for CRE brokerages, which was acquired by Yardi Systems in 2020. He lives in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Frances, and two pups, Miso and Nala.