Mr. Vilsack has developed a reputation for professionalism and innovation in his approach to the improvement of distressed assets. His unique levels of expertise in areas such as; retail merchandising, design, construction, concept development, entertainment, hospitality, add dramatically to his ability to problem solve.
As a principal with the Phoenix Partnership, Ltd. in 1995, Mr. Vilsack traveled the country applying his expertise to every kind of shopping center and mixed-use challenge. In Naples, he helped a landowner develop a concept and implement a leasing strategy for a sophisticated mixed-use project with upscale specialty retail, a boutique hotel and office space on a prime 25 acre corner adjacent to a new Ritz-Carlton hotel. In suburban Detroit, he consulted for a shopping center development company with a 1.5 million square foot super regional mall with a vacancy problem, in Palm Beach County, Florida; he organized a venture and arranged the equity to place under contract a waterfront residential site for the development and sale of $2.4 million, 3 story, luxury townhomes. In downtown Columbus, Ohio he identified a turn-of-the century rooming house, arranged the funding, led the leasing and conversion into a successful 3-story, class A office building.
In his career, Mr. Vilsack has never failed to improve the value of a Distressed Asset where he has had the authority to fully apply his skills. Now he intends to use his expertise to take maximum advantage of today’s Distressed Asset market in the State of Florida
Mr. Vilsack is a Florida Certified Real Estate Sales Associate and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers since 1969.