Summer 2024 Issue

The Future of Sustainability Includes the Past

By: Boris Kaplan

The Lower Hill Redevelopment project in Pittsburgh aims to rebuild connections with a historic neighborhood decimated by urban renewal in the 1950s.

Victory Logistics District: Transforming Northern Nevada’s Desert Into a Thriving Industrial Center

Mark IV shares lessons from acquiring and master planning a 4,300-acre Opportunity Zone industrial project.

Soaring to Zero Carbon

The Stack in Vancouver stands tall as the first commercial high-rise office project in Canada to earn Zero Carbon Building Design certification.

Nine Critical Issues in Solar Rooftop Leasing

By properly navigating the risks and liabilities, building owners can create additional revenue streams while helping the environment.

Preparing for Conversions of Retail to Restaurants

Experiential uses can require complex infrastructure.

Come Rain or Come Shine: Rainscreens

Rainscreen systems can be an aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly choice.

Reinventing Hotels as Housing

Whether for dormitories or apartments, converting underperforming hotels in urban markets shows promise.

Extreme Weather: Key Tactics for Future-proofing CRE Development

Developers can minimize future climate risks by incorporating resilient building strategies that position their properties for economic success.

Behind the Scenes of a Closing

How to avoid three legal speed bumps on the road to closing a deal.

Enabling Resilient Real Estate Through Microgrids and Distributed Energy

The business case for microgrids is growing stronger.

New & Noteworthy Projects

An assortment of brief facts and figures about new and noteworthy development projects.

What Does it Mean? NAIOP Releases Glossary of Commercial Real Estate Terms

Search Terms in the Online Glossary

DEVELOPMENT/OWNERSHIP FROM PAST ISSUES

Seize Opportunities to Appeal Property Tax Bills

Office property owners should contest excessive assessments now, before a potential crisis drives up taxes.

The Future of the Warehouse: Automated Smart Buildings

Developers need to prepare now for the fast-moving evolution of warehousing and the growing expectations for last-mile delivery.

Rethinking the Downtown Office-to-Multifamily Conversion

An architect suggests rightsizing CBD office space and new housing for the suburbs.

Adapting Underutilized Commercial Spaces for Residential Redevelopment: New Tools and Challenges

California recognizes a need for more legislative support for conversions.

Breaking Ground and Barriers: The Evolution of Industrial Redevelopment

Allstate’s former corporate office campus is being transformed into 3.2 million square feet of modern logistics facilities.

The Attraction Game: Creating Community Hubs From Old Uses

The developer’s role is expanding as redevelopments become a key ingredient of placemaking.

The Future of Connection in Commercial Real Estate

Commercial real estate is at the forefront of integrating distributed antenna systems, particularly in the health care, retail and office sectors.

Brighter Days and Darker Nights: Lighting That Appeals to Circadian Rhythms

Wellness advocates believe integrating biological lighting solutions in buildings would boost both productivity and health.

Navigating EV Infrastructure Ordinances: A Developer’s Guide

It’s possible to comply with regulations while also taking advantage of opportunities that enhance development projects.

New & Noteworthy Projects

An assortment of brief facts and figures about new and noteworthy development projects.

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Development magazine’s Fall issue profiles Crescent Communities, explores 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.

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