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Industrial Real Estate 2018: Disruptions and Structural Shifts

By: Aaron Ahlburn, JLL

Supply chain advances and new technologies are affecting how, where and what types of industrial facilities are being built.

Spring 2018 Issue

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Capitol View: Master Planning a Dynamic Urban District

By: Kyle Reis

A cohesive yet flexible master plan sets the stage for this Nashville mixed-use development, which is now underway on a brownfield site.

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Crossroads Commerce Park: From Blighted Brownfield to Thriving Infill Industrial Park

By: Bill Mosher and Ann Sperling

Long-term planning and collaboration among various partners across multiple jurisdictions have been key to creating a new industrial park in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood.

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Best Practices in Developing Skilled Nursing Facilities

By: Greg Lazaroff

An Ohio-based developer of these specialized properties describes how it is capitalizing on growing opportunities as well as evolving market trends.

Must-Read Articles

How to Set Up a Private Equity Real Estate Fund

By: Jan A. deRoos, Ph.D., Cornell University, and Shaun Bond, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati
How does one go about creating a partnership to raise equity for ongoing real estate investment?

Repurposing Common Spaces in Office Buildings

By: David Pugh, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB
Education, health care and retail sectors offer lessons for office building developers, designers and owners as well as employers.

Three Ways High-resolution Aerial Imagery Facilitates Due Diligence

By: Gregg Katz, The Shopping Center Group
Aerial imaging technology enables commercial real estate professionals to research properties much more quickly and easily than in the past.

Columbus Tackles Smart City Initiatives

By: Camille Galdes
Columbus, Ohio, is using public-private partnerships and $50 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Vulcan Inc. to revolutionize its transportation infrastructure.

RELATED RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Industrial Space Demand Forecast, Third Quarter 2025

By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan University and Joshua Harris, Ph.D., CRE, CAIA, Fordham University
Given this continued uncertainty and persistently high interest rates, the current NAIOP Industrial Space Demand Forecast projects that net absorption will be nearly flat over the second half of 2025 (2.8 million square feet).

Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate in Canada, 2025 Edition

By: Altus Group
The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine the economic benefits of commercial construction across four distinct CRE asset classes, namely industrial, retail and hospitality, office, and institutional multifamily housing during 2024. The report also describes the benefits of commercial brokerage, property management and landlord operations.

The NAIOP Market Monitor

By: Maria Sicola, Elle Saling and Charles Warren
The NAIOP Market Monitor provides insights into shifting market conditions and capital flows across the United States. The report’s findings can help investors and developers identify regional trends and identify markets that align with their risk and return objectives or warrant further examination. The 2025 NAIOP Market Monitor identifies a resurgence of sales activity in office markets that likely reflects investors acting on the stabilization in overall demand for office space.

PERSPECTIVES

Sound Bites from The Office Conference 2017


Sound Bites from The Office Conference 2017, a collaboration between NAIOP and the Global Workspace Association (GWA), Nov. 9-10, in Brooklyn, New York.

Getting to Know the Chairman

By: Jim Neyer
I believe that the lifeblood of NAIOP is active, involved members who share their ideas and experiences.

Meet the Visionaries

By: Bennett Gray
A new program is engaging younger CRE industry professionals with the work of the NAIOP Research Foundation and its Governors.

CEO on Leadership: Robert Ward, President and CEO, Skanska USA Commercial Development

By: Ron Derven
The president of this New York City-headquartered real estate development firm offers his insights into the industry.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

Bringing It Home: Four Innovative Concepts for E-commerce Deliveries to Consumers

By: Robert T. Dunphy

All of these innovations could affect how goods are delivered directly to consumers in the future.

Robotic Furniture

By: Hasier Larrea
North American developers are animating small spaces with architectural robotics.

What Lies Ahead for Commercial Real Estate Sectors

By: Bill Hunt
A look at some of the challenges and opportunities facing CRE.

Women-centric Coworking Spaces

By: Audra Capas
Coworking centers designed by and for women are flourishing as entrepreneurial incubators.

The Impact of Landscaping on Tenant Well-being

By: Fred Peratt
Can beautiful landscaping make tenants happy?

Virtual Credentialing Is Now a Reality

By: Curtis Dennis
Also known as mobile access, this technology allows people to access buildings via their smartphones, eliminating the need for keys or other physical credentials.

Treehouses at Microsoft

By: Bret Boulter
By putting the employee experience at the center of its workplace design, Microsoft is reaching new heights.

Lenders' Environmental Due Diligence

By: Tom Mounteer, Paul Hastings LLP
Lenders’ due diligence can be just as thorough as buyers’.

New & Noteworthy Projects


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

ARCHIVED ISSUES

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Spring25ArchiveImage Spring 2025 Issue

The spring 2025 issue offers insights about where the office market might be heading over the coming year, explores the complexities of mission critical development, and provides detailed looks at two transformative mixed-use projects: The Bowl at Ballantyne in Charlotte and Baltimore Peninsula in Maryland.
Cover1ArchiveImage Winter 2024/2025 Issue

Development magazine’s winter issue delves into the evolving uses of artificial intelligence in the commercial real estate industry, from lease management and building operations to portfolio assessment and data analysis.  
ArchiveCoverCrescent Fall 2024 Issue

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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