Season 4, Episode 12: Jack Stone and Alex Gornik sit down with Jon Schultz, Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Onyx Equities, one of the Northeast’s most active private real estate firms. Schultz—known for turning around complex office, industrial, and retail assets—shares how Onyx repositions properties, adapts across cycles, and captures value in a rapidly evolving market.

From life sciences and medical office to AI-driven data centers, he breaks down the trends reshaping the tri-state region, the lessons learned from decades of leadership, and why success now depends on being “customer-obsessed.

TOPICS
00:00 – Introduction
02:10 – Early Career and Founding Onyx Equities
06:15 – Navigating Market Cycles and Value Creation
09:30 – Office Market Shifts and Tenant Demand
12:45 – Life Sciences and Medical Office Expansion
17:40 – Inside the Data Center Gold Rush
22:15 – Rates, Debt, and Opportunities Ahead
27:48 – Tri-State vs. Sun Belt Market Dynamics
34:05 – Leadership, Adaptability, and Lessons Learned
42:30 – Building a Brand Tenants Trust

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