07
Oct
2015
Here We Go Again? Fiscal Cliff Redux
Posted On October 7, 2015  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Prior to its return from the August recess, we noted that a difficult fall session awaited Congress. Elected officials would face, among other things, a potential government shutdown, expiring highway funding, an unprecedented address to a joint session of Congress by the pope, and a party […]

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02
Oct
2015
Industrial’s Top 10
Posted On October 2, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Texas is the hottest market for industrial development, according to a top 10 list of states by construction value published in a new report by the NAIOP Research Foundation, “Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2015 Edition.” Here’s how the top 10 for industrial shaped up, […]

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28
Sep
2015
What – and Who – is Shaping Tomorrow’s Urban Landscape?
Posted On September 28, 2015  By Todd Burns  And has 1 Comment

New research from JLL adds to the voices in local NAIOP chapters – from Hawaii to Massachusetts – about the profound impact the Millennial generation is having on the built environment. This generation, between the ages of 18 and 34, are changing the way we work […]

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25
Sep
2015
Inside Facebook’s NYC Offices
Posted On September 25, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Facebook took Inc. on a virtual tour of its new 185,000-square-foot NYC office in Broadway’s historic Wanamaker Building. Designed by famed architect Frank Gehry – the brains behind Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museum and Los Angeles’ Disney Concert Hall, to name a few – this unique and trendy […]

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16
Sep
2015
Stormwater: NAIOP Massachusetts Represents CRE Industry in Legal Battle
Posted On September 16, 2015  By Tamara Small  And has No Comment

Stormwater regulations are a major issue for the commercial real estate industry, as illustrated by a recent legal battle in Massachusetts. In July, NAIOP Massachusetts filed a Motion to Intervene in Conservation Law Foundation, Inc., et al v. United State Environmental Protection Agency, et al. The […]

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14
Sep
2015
Pushing Women-Owned Businesses to the Next Level
Posted On September 14, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

When Felena Hanson started exploring co-working spaces for her own marketing business, she found (in her own words), “dudes in skinny jeans with headphones and rock music playing in the background.” In a video interview, Hanson says she knew there had to be demand for something […]

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09
Sep
2015
CRE’s Contributions to GDP: Office, Industrial, Warehouse and Retail Development Outlays
Posted On September 9, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has 2 Comments

Real estate aficionados understand that there are four distinct phases of the development process: (1) pre-construction (soft costs); (2) site development; (3) on-site construction (hard costs); and (4) tenant improvements. Hard costs are easily measureable – it’s the cost for the tangible assets and expenditures for […]

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02
Sep
2015
A Season of Discontent? Congress Returns for a Difficult Fall Session
Posted On September 2, 2015  By Aquiles Suarez  And has No Comment

Congress did itself no favors when it left in July, postponing a number of difficult policy decisions for its fall session. With Congress scheduled to return next week, it’s a perfect time to lay out what’s likely to happen on NAIOP’s most important agenda items in […]

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28
Aug
2015
Greenest Roofs in North America
Posted On August 28, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Who has more green roofs than anywhere else? Washington, D.C., according to Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, which measures square footage of green roofs in across North America. The Top 10: Washington, D.C. Toronto, Ontario Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chicago, Illinois New York City, New York Denver, Colorado […]

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27
Aug
2015
Toronto’s Condo Market is Hotter than Ever
Posted On August 27, 2015  By Kathryn Hamilton, CAE  And has No Comment

Toronto boasts the country’s largest condominium market and has seen extraordinary sales surges in the last year, says Global News, with the Toronto Real Estate Board describing suburban sales swelling by 25 percent and urban sales – in what locals call the “416 region” – spiking […]

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