Darryl Fess on real estate
From Darryl & Co. with James Kostaras · · Brookline Bank
“The real estate market makes land acquisition challenging because land is very expensive, but we depend on local governments to sell us land at a discount, which is essential for our mission.”
On , Darryl Fess, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Brookline Bank at BROOKLINE BANCORP INC, spoke about real estate during Darryl & Co. with James Kostaras on Brookline Bank.
About Darryl Fess
Darryl Fess, president and CEO of Brookline Bank, has hosted a series of interviews on his program "Daryl & Company" with local leaders. In these conversations, Fess discussed the affordable housing crisis with Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston CEO James Kostaras, noting that the bank has a long relationship with the organization. He also spoke with Boston Age Strong Commissioner Emily Shea about the bank's partnership to train branches to better serve older customers. With Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta, Fess discussed the state's low unemployment rate and workforce training programs. He interviewed Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology President Aisha Francis about the school's financial literacy partnership with the bank. Fess also spoke with New England Council CEO Jim Brett about the council's federal advocacy work, and with 2Life Communities President Amy Schectman about senior housing and the organization's COVID-19 response. Fess has described Brookline Bank as a full-service commercial bank with 25 branches in and around Boston that competes with both regional and large national banks. He stated that the bank's philosophy includes doing "whatever needs to be done to make things right" for customers. In a 2019 interview on Radio Entrepreneurs, Fess said he believes in a "no job is too small" approach and noted that he makes his cell phone number available to customers.