Hamburgers & Donuts We have been busy recently representing clients in the QSR space. For those not in the know, that stands for Quick Service Restaurants. One is a national client, recruiting a head of real estate, and the other is a national corporate service provider that makes a market in the QSR space. I decided to focus on this for today’s column because I have been struck by the scope and scale of the real estate associated with fast food operators. For example: Dunkin Donuts, Domino’s, Starbucks, McDonald’s, and, of course, Subway. We see one, two, three, four, and sometimes five of them at every major intersection, on every city street, and increasingly, on rural by-ways. Thousands upon thousands of QSR’s. That’s a lot of real estate that needs to be sourced, leased, fitted-out, administered, etc. Most QSR’s have scaled back considerably over the past 18 months, but with a recovery ahead, it’s going to be back to burgers and a renewed demand for talent in this space.
Tony LoPinto is CEO of Equinox Partners, an executive search firm specializing in the real estate industry, and parent company of SelectLeaders. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own.  Job Opportunities | GREEN STREET ADVISORS Research Associate (NEWPORT BEACH, CA) The associate will be responsible for supporting senior analysts in preparing and publishing a wide range of research reports and preparing and maintaining complex financial models/valuation, projections, and databases, among other duties. AMLI RESIDENTIAL Regional Manager (GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO) The regional manger will be responsible for performance and operation of properties and personnel in the Denver portfolio, the overall profitability, financial direction, coordination, and evaluation of the communities under your supervision and to hire, train and develop personnel to meet occupancy, budget and profit standards for each property. 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