Today’s industrial users are looking beyond rental rates to consider transportation and inventory carrying costs when making location decisions.

Spring 2017 Issue

Transforming an Industrial Building for Carnegie Robotics

By: Adrienne Schmitz

RIDC, a nonprofit developer in Pittsburgh, has converted a long-vacant factory building in a now-hip neighborhood into an industrial robotics facility.

Redeveloping Newspaper Headquarters

By: Patricia Raich and Julia Georgules

Redevelopment of former newspaper headquarters and other facilities is becoming big business in more markets, as news companies offload valuable real estate with great structural bones in high-quality locations.

Bulfinch Crossing The Next Phase of Urban Revitalization in Boston

By: Thomas N. O'Brien

A 4.8-acre mixed-use, transit-oriented development on the site of the Government Center Garage aims to meet the future needs of Bostonians.

Must-Read Articles

Data Center Outlook

By: Kelly McBride, Jeff Groh, and Allen Tucker
Increasing demand for cloud-based services is fueling data center leasing activity.

Creative Industrial Workspaces

By: Adam Robinson
As industrial users consolidate operations under one roof, “creative industrial” is becoming the future of industrial space.

Taller Wood Buildings Coming Soon

By: Steve White
Mass timber is becoming a mainstream material for high-rise buildings.

The Third Place in the Modern Office

By: Gary Miciunas
“Third places,” both in common areas and within tenant spaces, can add value to office buildings.

Why Investors Are Flocking to Student Housing

By: Paula Poskon
Purpose-built student housing has matured into an institutionally acceptable asset class.

Plantscaping and the Value of Biophilic Design

By: Kenneth Freeman
Interior plantings can make a big impact on LEED and/or WELL certification ----- and on building occupants’ comfort and productivity.

RELATED RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan College and Joshua Harris, Ph.D., CRE, CAIA, Fordham University
Net office space absorption in the fourth quarter of 2024 is expected to be 9.4 million square feet, with another 10.8 million square feet of positive absorption for the full year in 2025 and 3.9 million square feet of positive absorption in the first three quarters of 2026.
By: Chad W. Autry, Ph.D.
The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to provide insight into best practices in reverse logistics supply chain design and the implications for facility location and design. The study is of use to organizations seeking to improve their reverse logistics capabilities and to supply chain executives and developers interested in calibrating building design and location to maximize operational revenue and reduce costs.
By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan College and Joshua Harris, Ph.D., Fordham University
Total net absorption for the second half of 2024 is forecast to be approximately 114 million square feet, full-year absorption in 2025 is forecast to be around 249 million square feet, and absorption in the first half of 2026 is forecast to be approximately 154 million square feet.

PERSPECTIVES

By: Ron Derven
The CEO of the Canadian operation of a major global real estate services firm with more than 43,000 employees in over 60 countries offers his perspectives on leading and growing the business up north.
By: Julie Eisenhauer
CRE companies must take proactive steps to develop succession plans for management and other key positions.
By: Rachel Brown
A CRE services and investment organization has long recognized the value of a diverse workforce.
By: Jonathan Tratt
As chairman of NAIOP, I intend to share my story of what NAIOP means to me and how members can take advantage of the numerous professional resources, leadership opportunities at the local and Corporate level, legislative activities and valuable connections that membership offers.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

By: Allie Nicodemo
Researchers are exploring new materials and smart sensors, paving the way to better transportation infrastructure.
By: Sam Black
Corporate sustainability efforts vary widely in their approaches to real estate.
By: Toby Burke
NAIOP and its members must be on the lookout for local initiatives driven by national organizations that could impact commercial real estate.
By: Terence Tyson
Upgrades to walls, ceilings and floors can mute disruptive noise and vibration.
By: Robert T. Dunphy
About a third of the suburban office developers responding to a recent NAIOP survey have already added parking to existing properties; even more expect parking ratios to rise in the future.
By: Edward D. Meyette
New regulations create more cost segregation complexities and opportunities, making tax planning more complicated.
By: Tim Flanagan
Sensors, software and apps make dynamic pricing feasible — and profitable.
By: Julie D. Stern
An assortment of brief facts and figures about new and noteworthy development projects.

ARCHIVED ISSUES

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ArchiveCoverCrescent Fall 2024 Issue

Development magazine’s Fall issue profiles Crescent Communities, a pioneer in the creation of high-quality communities in Sun Belt markets and NAIOP’s 2024 Developer of the Year. Other feature articles explore the growing impact of spaceport real estate around Houston and along Florida’s Space Coast, the commitment to prioritize employee well-being and environmental stewardship in the design of REI Co-op’s latest distribution center, and the innovations involved in the development of EVE (Electric Vehicle Enclave) Park in London, Ontario.

 

Summer Summer 2024 Issue

This issue features a cover story on The Stack, the first high-rise office project in Canada to earn Zero Carbon Building Design certification. Other feature articles examine the new realities of CRE investing across different sectors, the challenges of finding move-in-ready space for advanced manufacturing startups, and lessons learned from Mark IV’s acquisition and master planning of a 4,300-acre Opportunity Zone industrial project in northern Nevada.  

Spring Spring 2024 Issue

This issue includes a cover story on the Judson Mill District, a mixed-use textile mill revitalization project in Greenville, South Carolina. Other feature articles shine a spotlight on two innovative redevelopment projects that are converting closed auto assembly sites into new uses; the first locally grown, locally sourced mass timber building in the Southeast (Atlanta); and Marquette University’s Summer CRE High School Immersion Program.

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