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Aug 4, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Jennifer LeFurgy |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
I’m pleased to be the new editor-in-chief of Development magazine. My background is a combination of public policy and real estate development with an eye to demographic changes. The makeup of the United States is changing rapidly, but we also need to think about our place in the world. We are aging as a society and must rely on creative solutions from diverse, younger generations. We are confronted with many challenges not only on the home front but also in the emerging markets.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Ron Derven |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
The leader of this Falls Church, Virginia, turnkey construction company and general contractor encourages young workers “to never stop learning and seeking new challenges.”HITT Contracting provides a wide range of services, from base building construction and renovation to corporate interior fit-outs and emergency work. For 2018, it projects revenues in excess of $1.9 billion. The company has more than 1,000 employees working at its 10 offices across the country.
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Aug 4, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Tom Kucharski |Shaun Adams
Sound bites from NAIOP’s CRE.Converge, held October 15-18, 2018, in Washington, D.C.:“Technology is causing a huge shift in value from physical assets to user experiences.” Chase Barbarino, co-founder, HqO“What talent wants, landlords need, developers must build.” Chris Kelley, co-founder, Convene“We are not in a marathon of an expansion.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Ron Derven |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
Summer 2019 Issue
The leader of this Atlanta, Georgia, industrial development firm reflects on its purchase by two Canadian public pension funds and its strategy to develop logistics buildings in coastal and gateway markets. IDI Logistics is a leading investor and developer of logistics real estate throughout North America.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Tom Kucharski |Shaun Adams
623,000 sq. ft. Ridgeline Property Group’s newest development, Chariot Logistics Center, will be a three-building, 623,000-square-foot industrial project in Melrose Park, Illinois. Scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2019, it will offer 32-foot clear height, modern building designs, ample parking and flexible sizing. Buildings will range in size from 135,000 square feet to 252,000 square feet.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Ken Simonson |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
After a brief retreat, outlays for materials are poised to increase; meanwhile, compensation for workers continues to climb. Construction cost increases slowed, and in some cases reversed course, during the past few months after accelerating steeply in the first half of 2018. But property owners and developers may find the relief is short-lived as the pressures that drove costs higher have not disappeared.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Jennifer LeFurgy |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
The digital revolution is shifting how we relate to each other and the world. As with other revolutions, rigid hierarchies give way to the power of the networked individual. Adam Grant, an organizational psychologist and Wharton professor, recently observed that a teenager with a cellphone can now reach more people than a corporate communications executive.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Rich Tucker |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
Five members of the association’s Deal and Investment Concepts Forum tell how members bond through relevant, in-depth conversations in a noncompetitive setting. NAIOP’s National Forums Symposium brings together prominent industry professionals from across North America to share best practices, strengthen relationships with fellow Forums partners, and identify how to capitalize on business opportunities.
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Jul 26, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Doug Lowrie |Shaun Adams
Flexible space is now key for the technology giant, which recently overhauled the way it markets its products. The priority for the Microsoft real estate team is designing workspaces to optimize employee experience. Much of what they provide is aimed at making Microsoft employees more comfortable, satisfied and productive, in areas from office temperature to food variety. But how to design workspaces to best suit the unique needs of a worldwide sales organization?
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
naiop.org | Shawn Moura |Matthew Goelzer |Maribel Barba |Shaun Adams
By adding new uses and amenities, older properties can be remade into magnets for younger skilled workers. The suburban office parks built in the 1980s and early 1990s were once desired, cost-efficient corporate destinations. But as skilled workers migrated to urban cores, corporate campuses lost favor. However, a new trend in office demand has emerged as a growing share of skilled workers are now moving back to the suburbs in search of affordable housing and quality schools.
