Stu Fagen is a commercial real estate professional with more than 30 years of experience in the retail sector, specializing in shopping center investment advisory, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and value creation. Throughout his career, Stu has advised investors, owners, and developers on retail real estate transactions while leveraging decades of hands-on leasing and development experience. Stu's extensive shopping center leasing background provides a valuable perspective when evaluating investments. He understands how tenant mix and curating, lease economics, market rents, vacancy, and merchandising affect NOI and asset value, allowing him to identify opportunities to enhance performance through leasing, repositioning, and redevelopment. Throughout his career, Stu has been involved in retail investment transactions ranging from value-add opportunities to shopping center acquisitions exceeding $100 million in aggregate. His experience includes acquisitions and dispositions, property assemblages, joint ventures, entitlements, redevelopment, and ground-up development. Complementing his investment advisory work, Stu has represented landlords, and retailers ranging from local businesses to major national brands, including Walmart, AutoZone, Verizon, AT&T, and Starbucks. This combination of investment, leasing, and development expertise enables him to evaluate retail properties from both an investment and operating perspective. Selected Investment Advisory & Principal Transactions Lake Grove, NY — Represented the buyer of a 161,408 sf shopping center for $20 million and the subsequent sale after a two-year hold for approximately $31.5 million. Hampton Bays, NY — Advised a contract vendee on the acquisition of a 81,000 sf $13.5 million shopping center and introduced a joint venture partner to facilitate the transaction. Greenvale, NY — Advised on the acquisition of a 10,897 sf shopping center for approximately $4.5 million and its sale one year later for $5.65 million. Riverhead, NY — Contracted to acquire a 108,000 square-foot shopping center and subsequently assigned the opportunity, generating approximately $600,000 in profit within six months. Oceanside, NY — Assembled three parcels, and developed a 32,154 sf Wild by Nature and a 12,700 sf Walgreens, which was sold upon completion at a profit of more than 30%. Medford, NY — Acquired and redeveloped a former IHOP into an approximately 5,775 sf retail center anchored by Starbucks and Verizon, subsequently selling the property at a profit of more than 25%. Huntington, NY — Acquired a vacant former gas station, secured approvals for an approximately 4.650 sf retail development, and sold the entitled property for approximately $900,000 in profit in less than two years. Stu continues to focus on shopping center investment advisory and leasing, helping owners and investors identify opportunities, evaluate acquisitions, position assets for sale, and implement strategies designed to maximize value.