“Tenant - Landlord partnerships. That is the new winning model.” - Matus Liptak - Executive Series #2

01/15/25 • 24 min

Matus Liptak is COO at HB Reavis, an international commercial real estate developer and asset manager currently managing 640.000 square meters of workspaces valued at 3 billion EUR.

Matus Liptak transitioned from a global role at IBM to shaping the future of commercial real estate at HB Reavis, where he harnesses technology to drive digital transformation and ESG innovation in the industry. Matus sees data as a core strategic priority, and is focussed on delivering client-centric strategies that position HB Reavis as a true partner for its clients., Sustainability is also a key priority, with the firm's achievements including the development of Worship Square, which sets benchmarks in sustainability and operational excellence. This GRI award winning building was not only constructed using net zero embodied carbon, but also operates with net zero carbon emissions.

Tune into this session to gain insights into the topics of data-driven office design, the hospitalisation of CRE, a new partnership model between landlords and tenants, how to achieve best-in-class buildings with net zero benchmarks, and adopting ESG principles across the entire value chain, and much more!
Interviews with inspiring Founders, Investors, and Real Estate Executives will be shared weekly on this podcast series - follow the PropTech Talks interview series and stay tuned!

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-maltzoff/

Matus Liptak is COO at HB Reavis, an international commercial real estate developer and asset manager currently managing 640.000 square meters of workspaces valued at 3 billion EUR.

Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-maltzoff/

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And so much more!

Interviews with inspiring Founders, Investors, and Real Estate Executives will be shared weekly on this podcast series - follow the PropTech Talks interview series and stay tuned!

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PropTech Talks - “Tenant - Landlord partnerships. That is the new winning model.” - Matus Liptak - Executive Series #2

Transcript

00:00:01 Matthew
OK. Welcome everybody to today's episode of PropTech Talks where we talk with real estate executives, investors, founders, discussing nuances in the industry today and how to capitalise on them. We've got Matus from HB Reavis today. I'm going to let Matus give us an introduction. Thank you for coming on.
00:00:25 Matus Liptak
Thank you very much, Matthew. Glad to be here. And yeah, I'm responsible for the operations. And HB Revis, we're a Pan European commercial r