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Chris Reale
Chris Reale is Managing Partner and Founder of LYL Capital and focuses on leasing, management and permitting of commercial real estate developments and redevelopments in the Boston region.
Mr. Reale has a proven track record in life sciences, residential, medical and industrial properties. In partnership with family offices and private capital, he has been primarily responsible for spearheading over $1B in development and redevelopment projects in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. This has included:
the successful acquisition, rezoning, permitting and development of a former hospital into 465 units and execution a public-private partnership with the City of Quincy for the acquisition and development of over $500M in development for medical office/life sciences, retail and housing, which was structured as a Qualified Opportunity Zone and is currently under development.
the acquisition of a 500,000 square foot industrial and flex campus out of foreclosure and implementation of an aggressive rezoning, releasing and recapitalization plan that was executed in 18 months.
the redevelopment of costal destinations in New England, including a mixed-use hotel in Mystic, CT and the ongoing redevelopment of a former amusement park on Nantasket Beach outside of Boston into a mixed-use destination.
Mr. Reale was a corporate and real estate attorney at Goodwin and worked on permitting, fund formation, joint ventures, acquisitions and leasing for REITs, private equity firms and corporate clients in excess of $20B. Mr. Reale started his career in Washington, DC working in a Congressional office and then in government relations in the municipal, energy and environmental sectors. He lives on the South Shore with his wife and three daughters.