[ICSC] Rethinking Retail Real Estate

The Rising Value of Creative Problem-Solving

August 4, 2025 | In this ICSC featured article, Gregg Haverstick, Enterprise Managing Consultant at RealFoundations, explores how creativity is reshaping the commercial real estate landscape. From flexible lease structures to tech-driven solutions, Gregg highlights how innovative thinking is helping industry professionals adapt to economic headwinds, optimize resources, and unlock new value across leasing, development, finance, and operations.

 

Gregg Haverstick, Enterprise Managing Consultant“There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to producing a positive outcome, so we have to be creative every day to give our clients the solutions they need.”

– Gregg Haverstick, Enterprise Managing Consultant, RealFoundations.


About RealFoundations

RealFoundations is a global professional services firm exclusively serving the real estate industry. For 25 years, we’ve empowered over 600 real estate companies worldwide to make better, more profitable decisions by providing accelerated solutions to their most complex challenges. Through our Management Consulting and Managed Services, our team of over 500 professionals across eight global offices remains committed to our mission: to Make Real Estate Run Better.