Jerome Crylen

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About Jerome Crylen

Jerry Crylen is an accomplished leader known for formulating, structuring, and operationalizing strategies to maximize property portfolio and asset management performance through proven experience across real estate markets and creative value-add strategies, including leasing, acquisition, and disposition of assets throughout the life cycle. He is credited with leading commercial real estate portfolio strategy and management valued at over $2.1B for private and institutional owners across hospitality, office, industrial, multi-family, technology, and healthcare asset classes and initiating three Public-Private Partnership arrangements. As the EVP, Jerry guides Green Street’s strategic investments, structuring, and underwriting on significant development projects. During his tenure, he helped scale the firm from 12 to 95 employees,$250M to $1B in net assets, generating a future project pipeline valued at 1-1.2B while elevating processes and enhancing its vertically integrated positioning through a rollup of three acquisitions. Beforehand, he oversaw portfolio assets and development at Cortex Innovation Center and the Danforth Plant Science Center. Jerry’s real estate practice experience extends internationally, including partner and executive management positions at CA Ventures, Equity International Properties, and The John Buck Company. With innate curiosity, he started his career in research and database management, consolidating data to inform Fortune 100 clients about market dynamics. As a values-driven leader with a strong moral compass, Jerry built his career on integrity, hard work, and community. He prioritizes relationships with business stakeholders and market leaders throughout the industry, including brokers, operators, developers, and investors. Well respected, he is known for high integrity, impeccable follow-through, and value-added creative solutions. An agile leader, Jerry stays ahead of industry trends with the ability to pivot based on market dynamics and investment mandates. He is well versed in sustainability initiatives, placemaking trends, and technology advancements. Jerry is actively involved in local non-profit community development. At Urban Land Institute, he was instrumental in establishing the curriculum for two accredited courses focused on municipalities and underserved neighborhoods. So far, 300+ leaders have participated in these courses, leading to more than a dozen urban revitalization projects. On the weekends, Jerry enjoys playing golf, mountain biking, and spending time with his family. crylenjc@me.com