The largest and best-known “edge city” in the U.S. is being transformed into a more walkable urban center.

Summer 2018 Issue

The Evolving Automotive Industry: Detroit Meets Silicon Valley

By: Michael E. Karp

Electrification, artificial intelligence, autonomy and mobility services are having big impacts on the Bay Area commercial real estate market.

395 Pedricktown Road: Tailored Improvements For a Specialized Tenant

By: John Seelmeyer

A speculative building in southwest New Jersey incorporates specialized systems to control spills and fire protection requirements for storage of liquid petroleum products.

The Distillery North: Passive House Apartments in South Boston

By: Michelle Apigian

The largest Passive House project in Massachusetts offers lessons for developers seeking to reduce energy use and operating costs.

Must-Read Articles

Setting Up a Private Equity Real Estate Fund, Part 2

By: Jan A. deRoos, Ph.D. and Shaun Bond, Ph.D.
What securities laws govern private equity real estate funds, and what factors must fund sponsors take into account when operating one?

Coworking Spaces With Child Care Services

By: Camille Galdes
A new type of coworking center is emerging to meet the needs of parents with part-time or flexible work schedules and child care needs.

Amenity-rich Movie Theaters as Anchor Tenants

By: Amanda Tran and Adrienne Schmitz
As cinemas become popular anchors for retail and mixed-use developments, they are generating more foot traffic and creating synergies with other tenants.

Mixing It Up in Midtown Houston

By: Kirsten Cornell
Houston’s new Midtown Park offers a wide array of amenities, plus an underground parking garage, coupled with sustainability.

Automated Parking Comes to the US

By: Scott Gable
While automated parking facilities are commonplace in Germany, Japan and China, they are gaining momentum in North America.

Construction Costs Outlook

By: Ken Simonson
Steel yourself for higher materials costs.

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


Sound Bites from The Office Conference 2017, a collaboration between NAIOP and the Global Workspace Association (GWA), Nov. 9-10, in Brooklyn, New York.
By: Jim Neyer
I believe that the lifeblood of NAIOP is active, involved members who share their ideas and experiences.
By: Bennett Gray
A new program is engaging younger CRE industry professionals with the work of the NAIOP Research Foundation and its Governors.
By: Ron Derven
The president of this New York City-headquartered real estate development firm offers his insights into the industry.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

By: Robert T. Dunphy

All of these innovations could affect how goods are delivered directly to consumers in the future.

By: Hasier Larrea
North American developers are animating small spaces with architectural robotics.
By: Bill Hunt
A look at some of the challenges and opportunities facing CRE.
By: Audra Capas
Coworking centers designed by and for women are flourishing as entrepreneurial incubators.
By: Fred Peratt
Can beautiful landscaping make tenants happy?
By: Curtis Dennis
Also known as mobile access, this technology allows people to access buildings via their smartphones, eliminating the need for keys or other physical credentials.
By: Bret Boulter
By putting the employee experience at the center of its workplace design, Microsoft is reaching new heights.
By: Tom Mounteer, Paul Hastings LLP
Lenders’ due diligence can be just as thorough as buyers’.

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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