Experiential Retail Helping to Fuel a Brick-and-mortar Revival

Retail spaces are evolving into experience destinations rather than just places to buy goods.

The Municipal Benefits of Urban Fulfillment Centers

City leaders should be more proactive in crafting municipal policies that capitalize on the e-commerce changes transforming commercial real estate and their tax bases.

Reaching for a New Standard in Industrial Warehouse Design

REI Co-op’s distribution center in Tennessee places equal priority on logistics, environmental stewardship and employee well-being.

A Campus Project Packed with Extracurricular Challenges

At N.C. State University in Raleigh, a building designed around a state-of-the-art textile machine also accommodates typical office and lab tenants, but getting to the finish line wasn’t easy.

The Future of Family-owned CRE Businesses

How can family-owned businesses stay competitive in the commercial real estate industry?

How the Other Half Builds: Small-Scale Development in Tertiary Markets

This research brief draws from a survey of NAIOP members and interviews with developers in tertiary markets such as Western Michigan and Southwest Missouri to examine these differences and their

Immersing Students From Underrepresented Backgrounds in the Possibilities of CRE

A program partnership between Marquette’s Center for Real Estate, NAIOP Wisconsin and Physicians Realty Trust could serve to create a pipeline of diverse talent for the industry.

Beacons and Sensors in Commercial Real Estate

This brief provides an overview of some of the ways that simple, tiny, affordable and ubiquitous sensors are being used in commercial real estate settings. It addresses radio-frequency identification