Converting existing buildings to new uses is a growing trend in commercial real estate. A session during NAIOP’s CRE.Converge 2022 in Chicago this week profiled three projects that provide valuable insights into successful conversions. The Curtis, Philadelphia In 2014, Keystone Development acquired The Curtis, an iconic 12-story office building in Philadelphia, with the goal of […]
At CRE.Converge 2022 this week, panelists Patti Miller, vice president at E.E. Reed Construction; Michael Anderson, senior project manager at DLR Group; Keith Largay, senior managing director and Chicago office co-head at JLL; and Carolyn Salzer, director and head of Americas logistics and industrial research at Cushman and Wakefield discussed current trends in goods distribution […]
Supply chain disruption over the past few years has been the mother of innovation across a host of freight carrier modes as well as the industries they serve. Panelists traded ideas about supply chain disruption and innovation and provided a look into the pain points they faced and solutions they’ve found at CRE.Converge 2022 this […]
When you invest time on the front-end of your development efforts, you will reap dividends during its latter stages. Conversely, if you don’t heed the details – political landscape, concerns of residents, requirements of regulatory agencies and more – then you will pay in stalled or stymied projects. In vivid detail, panelists at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge […]
At CRE.Converge this week, attendees had the chance to hear from Marci Rossell, expert economic forecaster, former CNBC chief economist and co-host of Squawk Box. Rossell spoke candidly on a broad range of topics from supply chain issues to the challenges in finding labor to the Russia-Ukraine war, and more. A Question on Everyone’s Mind […]
Along the banks of the Chicago River on the city’s North Side, new developments are arising that have the potential to revitalize this former industrial area. A tour during NAIOP’s CRE.Converge showcased two projects that are part of this effort. Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards is a massive new $6 billion mixed-use project that will eventually […]
Technology continues to drive rapid change across project and asset lifecycles. On a tour of the Oracle Industries Innovation Lab in Deerfield, Illinois, as part of CRE.Converge 2022, attendees were able to explore some of the latest advances in autonomous equipment, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, drones and other developing technologies. Oracle calls the […]
NAIOP 2022 Chair Jeff Milanaik shared this message with the board of directors during the Annual Meeting, held at CRE.Converge 2022 in Chicago. It has been edited for clarity and length. What a year it has been! We knew from the beginning that 2022 was going to be a rebuilding year for the economy as […]
