The RD Way.

Mark Meiser, CRX, CDP, Co-Founder and President / CEO of Rothschild Downes, LLC established in San Diego, CA in 1994. Mark has over 35 years of experience in the mixed-use real estate development industry, currently based in Englewood, CO. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from the University of Colorado, Boulder. In 2024, Mark received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Environmental Design for his professional contribution in RE Development. Providing national Third Party professional Owner’s Representation and Project Management Services under the Rothschild Downes banner, his commercial achievements include over $12 billion in oversight of design and construction execution that entails more than 20 million square feet of new retail, entertainment and hospitality encompassing 7,500 stores and restaurants opening for business. He has orchestrated retail tenant activity for over 25 new and renovated shopping center grand openings, which have included some of the nation’s highest profile and most successful mixed-use retail projects. Mark is the co-inventor of TCTrac®, one of the first leading project management and tenant coordination tracking software of the industry. The software provides real-time mobile tenant tracking for day-to-day workflow and reporting systems for the retail industry. In collaboration with extraordinary clients and colleagues, the Rothschild Downes Team has received over 20 awards in Development Excellence and Design achievements. A few to name include the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC) North American Design and Development Award for multiple projects, such as Westfield’s Century City in Los Angeles, CA, The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in New Orleans, LA and a Finalist for Mack Weldon retail store of the year at Hudson Yards in New York, NY. Additional achievements include the LEED Neighborhood Development Gold Certification for Hudson Yards in New York, NY, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence for multiple projects including Fifth + Broadway in Nashville, TN, Water Street Tampa in Tampa, FL and Park Meadows in Littleton, CO, and most recently the ULI Award for Excellence in Development for Nashville Yards in Nashville, TN.

Tony Hassman, CFO and CTO, has over 20 years of executive experience with strategic development, financial and operational oversight to efficiently manage the business processes for companies in the real estate and entertainment sectors. Leveraging his engineering training and business experience on the Owner’s side, he’s honed an expertise in evaluating and implementing organizational policies and procedures that enhance the company’s effectiveness across financial, operational, and technical sectors. As a Principal of Rothschild Downes, Tony is responsible for strategic planning and the tireless commitment to refine and improve the white-glove client service for which Rothschild Downes is known. Tony leads TCTrac and other technology-focused innovation initiatives and enhancements, establishing Rothschild Downes as the industry’s technology leader and was honored in 2017 with ICSC’s Rising Retail Leaders Under 40 award.