Investment Services - Longfellow

Creating a better, more sustainable tomorrow isn’t just a talking point at Longfellow, it inspires our day-to-day decisions and projects from the ground up.

2025 Annual Report

Since our inception, Longfellow Real Estate Partners has been guided by integrity and a desire to be a catalyst for positive impact. Our core values – ethical, respectful, passionate, and genuine – are our guiding principles in how we make decisions, build partnerships, and engage with our communities.

Our Commitment

Guided by evolving market conditions and stakeholder expectations, our Responsible Investing program strives to improve environmental performance and create positive outcomes for our tenants, investors, and communities. Our approach focuses on:

• Designing and operating sustainable, best-in-class spaces

• Lowering operating costs and enhancing asset performance

• Mitigating risks across our portfolio

• Engaging tenants, investors, and communities

• Meeting data and reporting requirements

Annual Responsible Investing Reports

Each year, we publish a Responsible Investing Report outlining our progress, initiatives, and priorities. Explore previous reports to learn more about our commitment to responsible investing and our ongoing efforts to create long-term value.

2025 Responsible Investing Report → Download PDF

2024 Responsible Investing Report → Download PDF

Our Responsible Investing Partners

Over the past several years, we’ve developed key initiatives such as Longfellow Advance, our nationwide DEI steering committee, and Longfellow LIFTS, our corporate giving initiative. Longfellow is always proud to support organizations in each of our markets that give back to the community by improving social and environmental issues.

Longfellow has been a member of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Greenprint Community of Practice since 2022, joining the global alliance of more than 130 leading real estate owners, developers, and investors that are committed to improving the environmental performance of the global real estate industry.

Our Responsible Investing Team

Longfellow’s core Responsible Investing team is tasked with establishing and implementing our strategy alongside our interdisciplinary Responsible Investing Committee. The Committee is also accountable for the successful implementation of our Responsible Investing Strategy within their respective verticals.

Our Responsible Investing Committee

Jill Ratke Partner, Asset Services

Jill is responsible for all asset management related activities for the firm’s portfolio including the development and execution of operational and capital business plans for each property, oversight of the firm’s property management team, oversight of project management activities across the portfolio and investor reporting and relations. Prior to joining Longfellow, Jill held positions with the following organizations: Federal Realty Investment Trust, Clark Nexsen Architecture and Engineering, and Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Jill obtained her MBA from The Wharton School in conjunction with a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, School of Design. She also holds a BA in Architecture and Spanish from Lehigh University.

Lauren Ballou, CEM Director, Responsible Investing

Lauren leads Longfellow’s Responsible Investing Strategy, supporting the firm’s commitment to investing responsibly. She works collaboratively across all departments to integrate environmental, social, and governance priorities within decision-making, advance sustainable building design and operation, and track and report progress. Before Longfellow, Lauren spent 8 years in consulting where she worked alongside clients to develop strategic, stakeholder-driven sustainability plans and programs. Lauren is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Boston/New England and the ULI Greenprint Community of Practice.

Mark DiNapoli Managing Director, Design & Construction

Mark oversees and directs the Design & Construction group for Longfellow’s international portfolio. He is responsible for the project management of all construction activities over the lifecycle of investment evaluation, facility repositioning, adaptive reuse, and ground-up development.

Prior to the joining Longfellow in 2019, Mark had a 30-year career with Suffolk Construction Company, serving as its Northeast President, National COO and leading the West region’s office, strategic growth and development as President and General Manager. Mark’s expertise includes all facets of general contracting and construction management. He has a well-established track record of client development, contract negotiation, trade partner relationship development, and has successfully built multiple businesses with high-performing teams.

Nora Neilson, CPM Managing Director, Property Management

Nora oversees the property management and facilities team across Longfellow’s expanding international portfolio of life science/office in the Northeast
(Rockville/NYC), Southeast (Raleigh/Durham), West Coast (SoCal: San Diego and NorCal: San Francisco Bay Area), and the UK (London/Cambridge).
Prior to joining Longfellow, Nora was Regional Manager for JLL, Director of Property Management for Spectrum Properties, and General Manager for
CarrAmerica. She has a MBA from Marymount University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton. Nora holds the Certified Property Manager (CPM) designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) and her North Carolina Broker license. She is a past president of the local chapters of IREM and Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW). She’s represented Longfellow as a speaker at numerous association events and on Life Science Real Estate panels locally and abroad. Nora has also taught commercial property management as an adjunct professor at St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh.

Natalie Orlofsky Managing Director, People & Technology

Jim McGlade Senior Director, Planning & Design

Jim is responsible for ensuring Longfellow’s design and construction projects are aligned with their strategic vision and mission. His 30+ year career includes a wide variety of complex Life Science projects totaling over 25 million square feet. Jim is a Registered Architect and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional. Jim is also a Past-President of the ISPE Carolina-South Atlantic Chapter, Past-Chairman of the ISPE Facility of the Year Awards Committee, and Project Management Community of Practice Leadership Chair. Jim was a co-author of the ISPE Good Practice Guide: Project Management for the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Hai Blankinship, RPA Director, Property Management

Hai manages the daily operations of Longfellow’s San Diego portfolio. Her responsibilities include day-to-day operations of the properties across various sectors such as leasing, construction, preparation of annual operating and capital budgets, financial reporting, and tenant relations. Hai brings with her over 15 years of commercial real estate and asset management experience for institutional and forward-thinking companies. Prior to joining Longfellow, Hai held positions with the following organizations: Arden Realty, a GE Real Estate Company, Equity Office and Locale Advisors.

Joe Van Saun Partner, Finance & Accounting

Joe is responsible for leading and executing the operational aspects of the firm, including accounting, investor relations, treasury, IT, and HR. In this capacity, Joe oversees the accuracy of financial information, maintains accounting and cash management systems, resolves complex accounting issues, and is responsible for financial and corporate planning. Prior to joining Longfellow, Joe held positions with the following organizations: Harvard Management Company, AEW Capital Management, Deloitte & Touche. Joe obtained a BS from Boston College and received his Masters in Accounting and Information Systems from the University of Kansas.

Jenna White Senior Director, Capital Strategy

Jenna works with the investments team to source, evaluate and underwrite core, value-add and opportunistic real estate acquisitions and development opportunities. Her responsibilities include identifying new potential investments, overseeing financial modeling, producing investment memoranda for investors and managing the due diligence and closing process for acquisitions.

Prior to joining Longfellow, Jenna held positions with the following organizations: CBRE/New England, DTZ and TD Bank.

Responsible Investing Case Studies

Avia Labs Millbrae, California
Bioterra San Diego, California
CamLIFE Cambridge, United Kingdom
Via Labs RTP, North Carolina
Durham ID Durham, North Carolina

In our San Francisco Bay Area portfolio is Avia Labs at Millbrae Station, which is one of the first all-electric life science developments in the Bay Area. The project is LEED Gold and Fitwel certified with a host of environmentally focused attributes that double down on the transit-oriented location – just steps away from Millbrae Transit Center and San Francisco International Airport.

In our Southern California portfolio, we have Bioterra which will serve as a milestone for the region as San Diego’s first all-electric life sciences building. The project is LEED Gold and Fitwel certified with solar PV panels, showcasing Longfellow’s commitment to sustainable building firmwide.

In the United Kingdown, CamLIFE’s first phase is targeting BREEAM Excellent and EPC A. The adaptive reuse design approach has led to a 40% whole-life embodied carbon reduction relative to a new-build net zero equivalent.

At 265,000 SF of Class A lab and office building space, Via Labs at Hub RTP serves as a state-of-the-art project built to LEED Gold and Fitwel certification standards. Equipped with exclusive amenities that connect scientific progress with the community, our partners at Via Labs will have access to destinations like Boxyard RTP, outdoor events, and walkable retail and residential offerings.

On the East Coast we have Durham ID, which is LEED Gold certified and features EV charging availability, a heat recovery loop system, and high efficiency equipment to save water and energy. Most recently, the asset received BOMA 360 Certification, showcasing our commitment to building performance and operation.

For more information on Longfellow’s sustainable building efforts, contact our team at ResponsibleInvesting@lfrep.com