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Board Minutes from the Chairman: November 2024

One of my favorite classes in college was statistics which is defined as the science of collecting and analyzing data for the purpose of inferring proportions to draw outcome conclusions. While not the most exciting subject for some, I valued the logic of mathematics to project outcomes, which has been...

Buchanan Street Partners Acquires Southern California Self-Storage Development Site

Newport Beach, CA (October 29, 2024) – Buchanan Street Partners (Buchanan), a Newport Beach, CA-based real estate investment management firm, acquired a 2.05-acre Inland Empire property located at 1382 East Foothill Blvd, Upland, CA with plans to redevelop the site into a state-of-the-art self-storage facility.

Counting Capital Podcast, Episode 24: Doug Brien

On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by Doug Brien, Co-Founder and CEO of Mynd. Together, they explore the myriad lessons learned from Doug’s NFL career as a Super Bowl–winning place kicker and how they are applicable in an entrepreneurial context. They also...

Capital Insights: September 2024

In Robert Brunswick’s December 2023 Board Minutes from the Chairman, he touched briefly on some of his successes in philanthropy including the growth in Hoag Innovators, a philanthropic endeavor in partnership with Hoag Hospital targeted at catalyzing innovation in healthcare. This led my mind down a path of investing in...

Counting Capital Podcast, Episode 23: John Murray

On this episode of Counting Capital, Buchanan Street Partners Chairman Robert Brunswick is joined by John Murray, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at PIMCO, to discuss his career trajectory and insights into PIMCO's real estate investment strategies. Mr. Murray shares the keys to his professional success and delves into PIMCO's...

Orange County Business Journal – Buchanan Street Finds Value in Self-Storage Units

Robert Brunswick, chairman of Buchanan Street Partners, sees an emerging edge for self-storage facilities as a real estate investment. Self-storage is generally more cost efficient than multifamily or industrial rents on a per square foot basis, so consumers are learning to utilize storage as a replacement to an extra bedroom,...

Board Minutes from the Chairman: August 2024

My wife and I recently celebrated our 40th anniversary and by anyone’s standard, a worthy mark to properly commemorate. We decided that we wanted to organize a family trip with kids and grandkids to message the importance of this long-lasting union. We thought a trip to Sedona would be a...