Rachel Edmunds is a real estate professional with over 10 years of experience specializing in retail leasing.
Rachel’s creative theater and arts background has provided a unique approach when working with retailers. There is an element of storytelling and a deep understanding of a brands’ narrative as they explore and enter into brick-and-mortar real estate. Rachel has proven to be a true thought partner in developing and executing strategic expansion plans nationally with transactional experience in every major city across the country. With experience in both tenant advisory services and landlord representation, Rachel has proudly represented global brands such as Theory, Zwilling, Toyota, Uniqlo and Hermes, as well as the leading and innovative e-commerce and direct to consumer brands including Allbirds, Dyson, Cuyana, Deciem, Warby Parker, Tecovas and Capsule Pharmacy.
Prior to joining Lantern, Rachel was the Director of Real Estate at Spacious Technologies, a drop-in workspace network throughout New York City and San Francisco. She expanded their dedicated model of activating vacant retail space across Manhattan and Brooklyn, negotiating and executing license agreements with several ownership groups including Harbor Group International, Premier Equities, Continental Ventures and The Riese Organization. The growth of Spacious caught the eye of the coworking leader, The We Co., and ultimately led to a successful acquisition in August 2019.
Prior to Spacious, Rachel worked on both the principal and advisory side of the business at Thor Equities and Thor Retail Advisors. She assisted the firm’s Acquisitions and Capital Markets teams as they sourced investments in Miami, Washington D.C., Nashville, Austin and Charleston as well as their expansion into Montreal, London and France. Rachel then transitioned to the Thor Retail Advisors group specializing in advisory services for luxury and high street retail transactions.
Rachel is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and a Licensed New York Salesperson.