Kira Dixon-Weinstein is a partner with The Gadsden Company, LLC. She serves as Gadsden’s resident expert on public markets and has devoted herself to perfecting the Gadsden team’s business strategy for the successful, sustainable and community-driven development and management of Tucson’s first public market.

The Mercado District is home to three shopping centers: the Mercado San Agustín (2011), the MSA Annex (2018) and the Monier (2022). The District also includes more than 40 small, locally-owned businesses and four residential buildings with a fifth mixed-use building now under construction. Kira inspires the vision and manages the execution of the many community events and recurring farmers’, flea, holiday and night markets held on the festival grounds, making the District a thriving public center.

Adam Weinstein is President/CEO and Managing Member of The Gadsden Company, LLC, founded in 2006. There, he manages all aspects of the company’s real estate investment, development and financing as well as property and asset management of its portfolio of residential and commercial properties.

As a founding member of The Gadsden Company, LLC, Adam oversees all executive functions of the company’s operations and partnerships, including the design and construction of its various products and asset classes.

With over 20 years in the industry, his experience includes consulting, architecture, interior design, public art, planning and development on the local, regional and international scale.

Gerald “Jerry” Dixon is Managing Member of The Gadsden Company, LLC. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Arizona and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Master’s Degree in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Prior to forming The Gadsden Company, LLC in 2006, Mr. Dixon spent more than 30 years in real estate development and construction as an equal partner with A.J. Waring in the Phoenix-based firms, AJ Properties & Case Construction Company, Inc., where he served as the Qualifying Party for Case Construction. During his tenure with Case Construction, Mr. Dixon was responsible for the successful completion of more than $500 million in general construction projects in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico, including office, resort, retail, apartments, and parking garages.