#362 - Steve Van Amburgh - CEO @ KDC - Developing The BEST Corporate Build-To-Suits in America

The Fort - An Entrepreneurship Podcast

As the CEO of KDC, Steve Van Amburgh manages the firm’s strategic planning while coordinating new business development efforts. He also oversees KDC’s acquisition and development activities. Under his leadership, KDC completed over 154 corporate build-to-suit office and industrial projects valued at over $11 billion and totaling more than 37 million square feet.

We discuss:

- The process for developing corporate campuses for the likes of State Farm

- The state of the office and construction market

- Working with cities and municipalities as a developer

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Topics

(00:00:00) - Intro

(00:06:09) - Steve’s early career

(00:14:10) - Buying Koll Company

(00:22:47) - The importance of focus

(00:25:59) - How corporate campus deals come together

(00:33:00) - Negotiating the deal

(00:38:48) - Architecture and design

(00:42:46) - Budgeting and planning

(00:46:27) - The impact of change orders

(00:48:26) - When does your work on a project end?

(00:51:05) - The state of the market

(00:55:46) - Capital markets

(00:58:33) - Is there a market for these assets?

(01:00:24) - Max bid deals

(01:01:04) - What’s the hardest part of a project?

(01:03:19) - Brokers

(01:06:25) - How cities can help themselves and developers

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