Lucas Geiger Landscape Architect

MSA Professional Services

Briefly tell us what you do and how long you have been in the Commercial Real Estate industry: I work for a Civil Engineering consulting firm doing a wide variety of land planning projects including, but not limited to: parks, waterfronts, streets, plazas, and commercial developments. Aside from personal efforts learning about CRE and working on site plans for developers, I am brand new to the industry.

Which project or professional accomplishment are you most proud of?    I don't have a specific project to call out, but I am proud of the fact that I am able to jump right in and tackle each new project that has been given to me. Each project in my young career has been different and unique with their respective challenges and constraints. I've grown my experience greatly in a short time and I'm excited for new opportunities.

How would like to be more involved in NAIOP Wisconsin? I am looking to make new professional connections, learn more about the industry, and how I can achieve my personal goals of investing and eventually flipping the script to become a developer myself.

Tell us about your family: Immediately it's just me and my dog, Winston, but my brother lives in Madison, WI working for Amazon as a software developer and my parents live in Watertown, WI and are hitting retirement. 

What is your favorite book and quote? Too many books I haven't read to have a favorite, but currently reading "The Wealthy Gardener," and I am captivated with the quote "being 'Realistic' is an opinion". 

What is your favorite restaurant? Movida at Hotel Madrid because tapas are the best.  Who doesn't like options?

What is something about you most people don't know? After a failure to catch a football with my hands in 8th grade, I caught it with my face and I am now partially blind in one eye.

Favorite foods at Summerfest and State Fair? I'm going to need suggestions since I haven't been to either in years!

What’s your favorite vacation destination? Anywhere when I'm with good people.  

What are your hobbies? Working out, exploring new areas/restaurants/cities I've never been to, reading, movies, gaming with friends, and just seeing what other new things there are to do in this world.

What was your best Halloween costume? One year I procrastinated on a costume until the last minute and decided to write "That Guy" on a white T-Shirt.  Plenty of people got it, but I was surprised at how many times I needed to explain it.