Adam Ducker- Advocating “Bifocularity” in Market Analysis (#75)

Studio portraits for RCLCO. Photo by Louis Tinsley/DC Corporate Headshots. Assistant – Briana Ince Bio Adam Ducker is Chief Executive Officer of RCLCO and oversees the firm’s Real Estate Economics and Management Consulting Practices. Adam joined RCLCO in the mid-1990s as an associate directly after graduate school and learned the trade with the firm. He is a recognized expert in strategic planning for real estate companies, investment analysis, market and financial analysis, and marketing of real estate assets. He has particular depth of expertise in high-density housing, retail/entertainment, and hotel development. Adam is a member of the Executive Committee of RCLCO, which manages shared resources and oversees overall company strategy. He also sits on the board of the RCLCO Foundation. Adam is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from place-making, urban redevelopment, retail trends, and in-town housing. His writing has been widely published and quoted in publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Urban Land, Real Assets, among others. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), vice chair of the Redevelopment and Reuse Council, and a board member of the Terwilliger Center for Housing. A native of the New York metropolitan area, Adam received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Columbia University. Show Notes RCLCO created RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA) within RCLCO. Adam is CEO of RCLCO and Taylor Mammen is CEO of RFA- Needed to do this due to regulatory and other reasons (5:20) Gadi Kaufman is Chairman now and together with Adam and Taylor are the Executive Committee of the company (8:15) Adam’s role is 50% consulting work and 50% in new business development, overseeing operational aspects of the firm, and working with emerging leaders in the company as a mentor (9:00) Background and Education Grew up in Rockland County, NY (not good transit options to NYC) (11:20) Looked like America in general (12:20) Dad was a Psychiatrist and Mother was a Nurse (13:00) Learned about helping people (13:15) Experienced an endorphin rush helping people (14:00) Strong emphasis on hard work (14:30) Sense of contribution to the community Public High School in Rockland County (15:30) Attended Columbia University in 1989 which was considered “avant garde” among his friends in high school (16:20) Attracted him as a quirky guy with his own interests (17:15) Had not spent time in NYC and fell in love with the city (17:50) History of the City of New York class that really was his tipping point about interest in cities and urban economics (18:10) Form Follows Finance, by Carol Willis (19:00) Books by and about Jane Jacobs and