Developer of the Year: The JBG Companies - Building a Sustainable Advantage

By: Ron Derven, contributing editor, Development

The ability of The JBG Companies to analyze and understand dynamic market trends and conditions, as well as its state-of-the-art design and planning processes, have helped it achieve tremendous investment success. Focusing on the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Northern Virginia metropolitan area, JBG has developed and invested in urban-infill, transit-oriented projects, strengthening the communities in which it works.

Fall 2012

Navigating Healthcare Development: Seventh & Madison - A Puzzle Worth the Effort

By: Patrick Callahan, founder and CEO, Urban Renaissance Group

Developing for the healthcare and life sciences market contains challenges unlike those in the office, retail or mixed-use sectors. The 7th & Madison property in Seattle is one such example of a project with its share of complexities that started out as anything but the typical deal.

Reinventing a Former Racetrack

By: Dominique A. Buttitta, director of law and development, Wirtz Realty Corporation

In April of 2011, the former home of the Sportsman’s Park racetrack was a vacant piece of land littered with remnants of a concrete track and a demolished grandstand. Standing on Laramie Avenue, Anthony Iatarola of Wirtz Realty Corporation, envisioned a 605,000-square-foot office, warehouse and distribution facility and other land uses, forming the future home for Wirtz Beverage Illinois LLC.

Vernon Manor - Transforming a Historic Hotel For Medical Use

By: Gail L. Paul, a business writer based in Cincinnati

What was once a hotel for the wealthy and occasional dignitary guest has transformed into unique office space, housing administration and operations for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, moving 670 employees into the converted space in 2011. The office space is bright, modern and located close to other Cincinnati Children’s facilities that surround its pediatric hospital and research center.