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G. Lamont Blackstone

G. Lamont Blackstone is a commercial real estate consultant and urban redevelopment specialist who is also the acting executive director of Project REAP, a national organization that aims to diversify CRE’s talent pool.

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Industry · Policy
National

Trump Wants CRE to Tap the Talent at Historically Black Colleges. Here’s How.

By G. Lamont Blackstone
 
Trending Stories
Office · Leases
Maryland

Design Firm Ayers Saint Gross Inks 25K-SF Lease at Baltimore Peninsula

Residential · Investments & Sales
New York City

Beitel Group Pays $84M for Bronx Development Site at 355 Exterior Street

Land · Investments & Sales
California

Regent Properties Buys 19 Acres of L.A. Dirt for $73M

Office · Finance
New York City

Little Italy Office Building Sells for $22M

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Industry · Capital Markets
National

Talented Immigrants Are a Boon to Real Estate — Keep That Pipeline Open

By G. Lamont Blackstone
Premium
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Development
New York City

In East Harlem, the Case for Brick-and-Mortar Diversity and Inclusion

By G. Lamont Blackstone
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Columnists
National

Why Ex-Athletes Are in a League of Their Own in Commercial Real Estate

By G. Lamont Blackstone
Premium
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Columnists
National

How to Get the Globe to Fund Your Development Projects

By G. Lamont Blackstone
Premium
 
Trending Stories
Office · Leases
Maryland

Design Firm Ayers Saint Gross Inks 25K-SF Lease at Baltimore Peninsula

Residential · Investments & Sales
New York City

Beitel Group Pays $84M for Bronx Development Site at 355 Exterior Street

Land · Investments & Sales
California

Regent Properties Buys 19 Acres of L.A. Dirt for $73M

Office · Finance
New York City

Little Italy Office Building Sells for $22M

Real Estate's diversity problem.
Columnists
National

Use This Finance Theory to Understand Diversity’s Benefits in CRE

By G. Lamont Blackstone
Premium
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More
National

How to Use DEI to Solve Challenges in Commercial Real Estate

By G. Lamont Blackstone
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IMPACT
New York City

Dig Deeper to Understand Black Americans’ Influence on Commercial Real Estate

By G. Lamont Blackstone
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