Dwight Ihling Email & Phone Number

2 Gateway Center

• Property Manager
• Responsible for the management of 2 Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey. A 850,000 sqft commercial office building located in the Gateway Complex
• Work directly with and reported to Building Ownership. Coordinated activities with brokers, architects, attorneys and other team members to prepare leases. Also responsible for all tenant buildouts and Capital.
• Rebid/renegotiated building service contracts that resulted in cost reductions of over $250,000 annually.Controlled operating expenses, which has resulted in operating costs being flat for three years.
• Optimized the operation of the buildings mechanical and electrical systems to reduce energy costs and obtained an Energy Star rating of 90
• Installed a state of the art fiber optic communication system in the building and earned a Platinum rating from Wired New York.

• Managed facilities of the Ford Foundation’s worldwide headquarters, a landmark property in New York City. Supervise staff of 38 full time employees. Managed operating budget of $5 million annually
• Work directly with Ford Foundation’s senior management, and implemented long-term capital improvements such as the auditorium and atrium upgrades, East River Room and building wide fiber optic communication system.
• Reviewed building service functions and implemented changes, improving service while reducing staff and associated costs by approximately 15%.
• Evaluated building’s mechanical systems, developed and implemented plan to modernize existing aging mechanical plant resulting in improved occupant satisfaction, reliability and energy efficiency. Over 1.2 million KWH.
• Renegotiated service contracts keeping operating budget flat for three years
• Installed lighting control system that saved an additional 250,000 KWH annually

Managed Tenant Relations And Capital Improvements For A Portfolio Of Commercial

• Managed tenant relations and capital improvements for a portfolio of commercial properties totaling 1.7 million square feet. Reported directly to ownership. Supervised a staff of 133 contract employees.
• Worked closely with architects, engineers and contractors to complete capital improvements, which totaled approximately $5 million annually.
• Coordinated activities with brokers and attorneys to prepare leases. Reviewed, approved and supervised all tenant build outs.
• Controlled/reduced operating costs by evaluating, renegotiating or bidding service contracts and optimizing and reducing staff levels.

East Coast

• Directed the management and leasing of firm’s east coast properties
• Drafted and negotiated leases that resulted in over $220 million of Real Estate transactions
• Supervised the $17 million renovation of Ann Taylor’s corporate office
• Increased tenant revenue by $1,000,000 while reducing operating cost through energy conservation and reductions in service contract costs

Greater New York City Area

• Responsible for the management of 24 owned properties and 12 third party management agreements. Properties were located across the United States. Supervised and train a staff of 8 property managers. Total staff varied.
• Portfolio totaled over 7,000 residential units and 4,000,000 square feet of commercial space
• Acted as owners representative, managing the construction team and opening team for Metropolitan Tower, Riverbank West, 125 West 55th Street and the Hotel Macklowe
• Responsible for all capital improvements, building renovations, tenant build outs and tenant improvements.
• Prepared and tracked budgets exceeding $100 million.