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Paul G. W. Fetscher, CCIM, CLS, is Director of
Development for National Lampoon Comedy House as well as President of
Great American Brokerage Inc., a New York based firm specializing in
Restaurants and Retail.
His restaurant experience dates back to 1963, and as a principal since
1968. He started in commercial real estate in 1969 and was the top
retail producer
nationwide for Cushman and Wakefield Real Estate during the 1970s.
Since founding Great American in 1980, he has been responsible for more
restaurants throughout the Greater New York metropolitan area than any
other broker.
Great American Brokerage Inc. does consulting in retail concept, design
and development and has performed that function in regional malls,
downtown redevelopment, urban renewal, regional malls, specialty and
entertainment centers, factory outlet centers and airports. The firm
will work on developing ideal tenant mixes. In many cases, Great
American has also been retained to find the specific operators to
fulfill the dream.
Paul Fetscher holds the designation of CCIM (a Certified Commercial
Investment Manager) as designated by the National Association of
Realtors. He is also a CLS (a Certified Leasing Specialist) as
designated by the International Council of Shopping Centers. He has
also served on the test writing committee for ICSC.
He has been a guest columnist for Nation's Restaurant News, Dealmakers,
Retail Vacancy Reporter, Entertainment & Specialty Projects Magazine,
and others.
Mr. Fetscher has been a featured speaker at MUFSO (the Multiple Unit
Food Service Organization); The International Council of Shopping
Centers, both National and Regional conventions; and Toastmasters
International where he has been a Local, District and Divisional Speech
Contest winner. He was Keynote speaker at the opening of the National
Track and Field Hall of Fame. Mr. Fetscher was also elected to Chair the
WRG International Conference on Airport Retailing 2000 and again in
2002.
Mr. Fetscher's real estate experience has reached far beyond the Greater
New York metropolitan area. His involvement in projects or transactions
encompasses a wide diverse geographical range from Maine to Florida; New
York to California; and includes Hawaii, Alaska, London, Paris, Hong
Kong, Shanghai and Thailand. Most recently, he was selected as
restaurant consultant for Dubai Festival City, United Arab Emirates, a
multi-use project that will include the world’s largest collection of
restaurants.
In his spare time Mr. Fetscher is an accomplished long distance runner.
He is past National Champion at 50 kilometers (31.1 miles), and has won
6 marathons with a personal best of 2:21:49. He was the first American
to run a marathon in Russia, placed 11th in the World Cup, and has run a
total of over 250 marathons including Rome, Paris, Berlin, Moscow,
Miami, Philadelphia, Dallas, Minneapolis, San Diego, San Francisco, New
York, Boston, and Washington, DC. As well, Paul has run in over 1,600
races.
Mr. Fetscher attended The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina with a
major in Civil Engineering, and minors in Mathematics, Business and
Psychology. He is also a member of MENSA.
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