ORLANDO—David Pace is a journeyed real estate broker. He served seven years as director of Real Estate Development for Disney. He was responsibile for the real estate aspects of $5-plus billion worth of projects, including Celebration and Little Lake Bryan in Orlando, Val D'Europe outside Paris, and the Latin America corporate headquarters consolidation of 13 countries.

Later, Pace was managing director for Pritzker Realty Group's redevelopment of the 1,100-acre former Orlando Naval Training Center property. He assembled and led the team that created over $2 billion in value in Baldwin Park.

GlobeSt.com caught up with Pace to talk about his decision to join CBRE as an executive vice president. Pace also shares his views on a global mixed-use comeback and his strategy for tapping into it.