ID Plans Strategy Chief Talks Property Data, Grocers and Tech Fragmentation on New Podcast Episode

ID Plans Strategy Chief Talks Property Data, Grocers and Tech Fragmentation on New Podcast Episode

Jordan Hearin, chief strategy officer at commercial real estate data platform ID Plans, appeared on a recent podcast episode to discuss how digitized property information shapes decisions across the commercial real estate lifecycle, from leasing and property management to construction and asset management.

Tampa-based ID Plans was founded in 1999 and now covers more than 3 billion square feet of US property. Its client roster includes several publicly traded real estate names: Regency Centers, Brixmor Property Group and Kite Realty, along with services giant JLL and DLC Management. Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, which operates across office, industrial, retail, hotel, multifamily and data center property types, trades in the Real Estate Services sector; its shares recently changed hands at $356.16, down 1.71% from a prior close of $362.36, valuing the company at roughly $16.5 billion.

Highlights from the conversation

The episode touched on a range of operational and strategic themes, including:

• Who ultimately owns the data problem in commercial real estate
• Where leasing teams and property management diverge — and why proptech specialization has fragmented workflows
• Data migration challenges for traditional operators and diligence on physical data during shopping center acquisitions
• Connecting leasing, operations and construction, and the path from vacancy to a signed lease
• How drone imagery compresses decision timelines
• Tenant selection strategy, including a discussion of grocery anchors such as Kroger and Amazon, plus New York City’s city-run grocery store initiatives

Hearin’s appearance underscores a broader theme in the sector: as landlords and operators digitize building measurements, site plans and tenant data, the same information increasingly feeds decisions across leasing, capital projects and investment underwriting — areas that have historically run on disconnected tools.

The full episode is available via the podcast feed, with additional background on Hearin available through LinkedIn.

Source: original release

What to watch

• Quarterly commentary from ID Plans clients such as Regency Centers, Brixmor Property Group and Kite Realty on leasing activity and technology spending
• JLL’s next earnings report and any updates on its digital and data-services offerings
• Industry events on the calendar, including an AI & Innovation Forum focused on multifamily (Sept. 29), a Single-Family Rental / Build-to-Rent Forum (Oct. 22), and an Institutional Investors & Private Equity Forum in New York on Sept. 16