<p>In this episode of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.vvco.com/real-finds-podcast/">The Real Finds Podcast</a>, host Gordon Lamphere sits down with Anita Verma-Lallian, a seasoned real estate developer at the intersection of data centers, energy infrastructure, AI, and film studio development. With a family background spanning more than four decades of land development, Anita shares how her platform has evolved from residential and industrial projects into some of the most capital-intensive and strategically complex assets in real estate today.</p><p>The conversation explores what actually makes a viable data center deal in 2025 and beyond, from access to power and transmission infrastructure to land scale, zoning feasibility, and community dynamics. Anita breaks down why Arizona has emerged as a critical data center market, how developers are navigating long power lead times, and why off-grid and bridge power solutions like natural gas, solar, and nuclear adjacency are reshaping site selection.</p><p>Gordon and Anita also dig into capital formation and exit strategies in a low-liquidity market. Anita explains how tech investors and real estate developers are increasingly partnering to merge technical expertise with development execution, why data centers continue to attract capital despite broader market uncertainty, and how different projects call for different exit paths, from land sales to long-term development and leasing.</p><p>Beyond data centers, the episode explores Anita’s work in film studio development, the role of tax incentives in Arizona, and the surprising overlap between media production, AI, and data infrastructure. The discussion highlights how proximity to data centers can reduce latency, improve production efficiency, and support next-generation content creation.</p><p>The episode closes with Anita’s perspective on how AI will reshape real estate over the next decade, advice for young professionals entering cyclical markets, and a candid look at why margin, not hype, ultimately determines which asset classes get built.</p><p>This is a must-listen conversation for developers, investors, occupiers, and anyone tracking the future of data centers, energy-driven real estate, and AI-enabled infrastructure.</p><p>For more on how data centers are shaping the Illinois and Wisconsin market, reach out to our team of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.vvco.com">commercial real estate agents here</a>!</p><p></p>