Columbia Universal: Q&A With Columbia Property Trust’s Nelson Mills

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Commercial Observer talked with Nelson Mills of Columbia Property Trust, who is casting his eye well beyond the REIT’s home turf, out of the suburbs and into gateway cities.

0:15 – What’s the thinking behind Columbia’s move out of suburban and into gateway cities?
1:57 – Why does Columbia want a presence in Washington, D.C.?
2:50 – In 2011, when Columbia started in D.C., how was the market different from now?
3:12 – Why go into San Francisco and not Los Angeles?
4:01 – Any chance Columbia goes back to its Southern roots, looking at Atlanta or others?

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