Podcasts

This very special episode highlights the incredible partnership between Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation and The Foundry, a non-profit organization focused on hands-on learning and youth development and entrepreneurship in Buffalo, NY. If you're curious about the power of community partnerships and the incredible transformations that can arise when inspired young adults are given exposure to...

On this episode of Ciminelli Chats, we sit down with Ben and Allie Kestner, owners of The Lunch Box Café and Catering and Lola’s Bakeshop in Buffalo, NY. The Lunch Box has been a Buffalo staple for over a decade, and Ben and Allie saw purchasing the business as the perfect opportunity to fulfill their long-awaited culinary dreams. Together, they are committed to growing the brand and creating fresh, delicious food and baked goods along with unmatched hospitality. With two locations and a third on the way at the Lafayette Court Building, we talked all about how this dynamite husband and wife team plan to elevate The Lunch Box and Lola’s Bakeshop experience.

Brad Hahn from Explore Buffalo joins us for this episode of Ciminelli Chats. Brad is one of the founders of Explore Buffalo and currently serves as the Executive Director. We’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Brad through Ciminelli’s recent partnership with Explore Buffalo to provide free Downtown Buffalo walking tours on Thursdays this summer season. Needless to say, we were thankful he...

It’s no secret that Buffalo, New York has been going through a resurgence these past few decades. However, post-pandemic, many were left wondering if the momentum that was built is enough to continue growing our economy after a two-year pause. Matt Hubacher, Vice President of Research at Invest Buffalo Niagara and Ed McGinn, Director at Newmark Ciminelli, joined us for an episode to discuss what...

 For this episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Jared White, the President & CEO of Il Mulino, and Juliette Brown, a Residential Leasing and Property Manager here at Ciminelli Real Estate. Jared has been a good friend of ours over the past few years and has experience both as a resident and commercial tenant at two of our downtown Buffalo residential properties. Il Mulino has grown...

In this episode, we sat down with members of Ciminelli's Facilities Management team, Chris Keenan, Senior Vice President, and Sarah Cudmore, Property Manager. Together, we discussed the basics of facilities management and Ciminelli's full-service approach to working with clients. To learn more, visit our Facilities Management page or check out these quick Facilities Management videos on our...

For this episode, we had the pleasure of connecting with the founders of Buffalo's Three Sixty Views, Tony Thomas and Jordan Scinta. Established in 2017, Three Sixty Views set out to deliver high quality digital content for real estate using the latest technologies available. We have worked with Tony and Jordan from the beginning and have always been amazed by the photography and videography...

 Episode 7 is all about public art, a topic that was inspired by an ongoing project at Buffalo’s Lafayette Court Building. Constructed in 1816, the Lafayette Court Building has existed as a hotel and famous department store before being converted into office space in the mid-1980s. The building is located at 465 Main Street, in the heart of downtown’s Central Business District, and the 190,000...

 In this episode, we are revisiting the topic of reimagining the office by talking workplace strategy. If you haven’t already listened to our 2nd episode, where we first discussed back to office life, I recommend you pause and go listen to Reimagining the Office to set the stage. To discuss workplace strategy, we decided to bring in the experts: Kyle Ciminelli and Tamar Moy. Kyle is the...

On this episode of Ciminelli Chats, I had the opportunity to sit down with Denise Juron-Borgese, Vice President of Development and Planning at Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation, and Stuart Green, Owner of Braymiller Market, to discuss their joint experiences while developing the 201 Ellicott Project in downtown Buffalo. Grace: Welcome, Denise and Stuart. Thanks for joining us today on Ciminelli...

On Episode 4 of Ciminelli Chats, "The Rise of Residential," we sit down with special guests from Ciminelli’s Residential Property Management Team to discuss the company's residential history, trends in the Buffalo market, and best practices for residential management. We’re sitting down today with Artie Vanderpool and Noelle Hofmeyer from our Residential Property Management team. Do you want to...

In this episode, we take a deep dive into EOS with Ciminelli’s Vice President of Human Resources, Mariann Stiles. Before we discuss how Ciminelli incorporates EOS into the company’s day-to-day, Mariann, can you tell us what EOS stands for and its purpose? Mariann: EOS is an acronym that stands for Entrepreneurial Operating System. It’s a way for us to be consistent in the way we plan for the...

On this episode, we chat with Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation’s Executive Vice President, Kyle Ciminelli, about changing tenant-landlord expectations and how the pandemic has impacted back to office life. Thank you for joining us, Kyle. We appreciate you taking some time out of your week to share some of your professional insights on office life and how that tenant/landlord relationship has...

 You’re listening to Ciminelli Chats, where we aim to share the latest Ciminelli company news, real estate industry insights, and announcements. Recently, we sat down with Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation’s CEO, Paul Ciminelli, to discuss the company’s recent investment activity in Boston, Massachusetts. Why has this bustling Northeastern city proven to be a hotbed for Ciminelli’s investment...