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Industrial Development Goes Vertical

By: Jay Todisco, AIA, LEED AP, Ware Malcomb

A prototype design demonstrates the viability of multistory distribution centers in land-constrained North American submarkets.

Winter 2017/2018 Issue

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The Perot Family\u0027s New Corporate Headquarters: A Powerful Collaboration Between Architecture and Landscape

By: Dave Goldberg, Annie Rummelhoff and Dakota Keene, Mithun

The new headquarters for the Perot family businesses represents both the family legacy and an investment in the well-being of their employees.

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Northgate Distribution Center

By: Taylor Cole

The largest speculative distribution center in southern Nevada is turning North Las Vegas into an e-commerce mecca.

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CRE Tech Adoption Speeds Up

By: Ron Derven and Margarita Foster

Commercial real estate has been a slow adopter of new technology, but that’s about to change.

Must-Read Articles

Construction Costs Outlook

By: Ken Simonson, chief economist, Associated General Contractors of America
Labor and materials concerns loom large.

The First Modern Multistory Logistics Building in North America

By: Dan Letter, managing director, Prologis
Prologis Georgetown Crossroads, a three-story, 590,000-square-foot logistics building, is now under construction in the heart of Seattle’s transportation network.

Legal Agreements for Mixed-use Projects

By: Paul N. Dubrasich, Cox Castle Nicholson LLP
Anyone considering developing a mixed-use project should be aware of these key legal, design and management considerations.

Health Care Tenants Inject New Life into Ailing Shopping Malls

By: Eric Johnson, managing director of healthcare advisory services at Transwestern
As health care providers seek to improve customer service by offering convenient access closer to where their patients live and work, they are discovering a hidden resource: the regional mall.

Real Estate Diversification via Structured Investments

By: Gabriel Pozo, principal, Advalurem Group
Structured investments can enable real estate investors to move into a new market while limiting risks.

Six Innovative Concepts for Moving Freight

By: Robert T. Dunphy, transportation consultant; adjunct professor, Georgetown University real estate and planning programs; and emeritus fellow, Transportation Research Board
Some of these innovations may change how freight is moved in the future.

RELATED RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Office Space Demand Forecast, Fourth Quarter 2023

By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan College and Michael J. Seiler, DBA, College of William & Mary
The office market continues to face stiff headwinds as office utilization has remained relatively flat over the last year, as evidenced by mobile-phone location data and building-access records.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Commercial Real Estate: Best Practices and Common Challenges

By: Mirle Rabinowitz Bussell, Ph.D., Risa Itow and John Tavares
The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to identify best practices for promoting DEI within CRE firms. The study draws from existing studies on DEI, as well as interviews with a representative sample of practitioners at CRE firms that have pursued DEI initiatives.

Industrial Space Demand Forecast, Third Quarter 2023

By: Hany Guirguis, Ph.D., Manhattan College and Michael J. Seiler, DBA, College of William & Mary
Given current economic conditions and recent demand trends, the authors estimate that quarterly net absorption of industrial space will average 52.6 million square feet over the next two years. Read the full report from the NAIOP Research Foundation.

PERSPECTIVES

CEO on Leadership: Jordan Lott, President and Founder, Lake Washington Partners

By: Ron Derven, contributing editor, Development
The president of this Issaquah, Washington-based real estate management and development firm offers his perspective on being a developer.

It's All Up to You

By: Jonathan Tratt, principal, Tratt Properties, LLC, and 2017 NAIOP Chairman
As I conclude my time as chairman, I offer my appreciation for the honor of leading this organization.

Developing Leaders on the Future of CRE

By: Marie Ruff, communications senior manager, NAIOP
NAIOP’s 2017 Developing Leaders Award recipients offer their insights.

Sound Bites From NAIOP’s National Research Directors Meeting and CRE.Converge


Sound Bites From NAIOP’s National Research Directors Meeting in Herndon, Virginia, and CRE.Converge 2017 in Chicago:

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

A Second Set of Leading Indicators for the Future

By: Kathleen Farrell, head of Commercial Real Estate, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
CRE should focus on indicators that may foretell technology’s impact on the industry.

Artful Landscape Design for Stormwater Management

By: Brian L. Reetz, senior associate and landscape architect, and Emilie C. Carter, PLA, ASLA, landscape architect, Design Collective
Stormwater management features became an asset for a mixed-use project in Columbia, Maryland.

New & Noteworthy

By: Julie D. Stern, Managing Editor, Development
An assortment of brief facts and figures about new and noteworthy development projects.

Ten Industrial Trends to Watch

By: Ron Derven, contributing editor, and Margarita Foster, editor-in-chief, Development
Industry experts discuss trends that will impact industrial facilities in 2018 and beyond.

A Real Estate Developer's Sustainable Headquarters

By: Mohamed Abaza, PE, CEM, LEED AP, executive vice president and director of energy and sustainability services, Capital Brand Group LLC
The Duffie Companies’ new headquarters incorporates innovative HVAC systems, lighting controls, a green roof and more, targeting LEED Platinum certification.

Mixed-use Design: Making the Mixes Work

By: Eric Brown, AIA, principal/partner, and Rob Hagan, AIA, associate, Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
Why do some mixed-use developments get the mixture so right, while others struggle?

Air Resources Board Targets California's Industrial Properties

By: Toby Burke, senior director of state and local affairs, NAIOP
California’s Air Resources Board is considering an indirect source rule that would hold building owners and/or tenants responsible for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from trucks and other mobile sources that service their facilities.

NAIOP's 2018 Buyers Guide


From accountants to architects to developers, contractors, and financial sources. Whatever you need, you’re likely to find it and a lot more in our annual Buyers Guide.

ARCHIVED ISSUES

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Cover Fall 2023 Issue

The fall 2023 issue of Development magazine features a cover story on NAIOP’s Developer of the Year, VanTrust Real Estate. Other articles include a look at a logistics prototype for dense urban areas, a conversation with author and demographer Joel Kotkin and the challenging renovation of a Seattle landmark.
Cover Summer 2023 Issue

The summer 2023 issue of NAIOP’s Development magazine features a cover story on the evolution of office amenities. Other articles include an analysis of a document from 1989 that could help real estate professionals navigate the latest downturn, an on-the-ground report from the 2022 NAIOP-Drexel Summer Real Estate Program for rising high school juniors and seniors of color, and a look at the tenants in an innovative industrial building in Vancouver, Canada.
Cover Spring 2023 Issue

The spring 2023 issue of Development magazine features a cover story on industrial development in Mexico. Other articles include a look at the Novus Innovation Corridor in Arizona, a feature on how Buffalo, New York, engineered its latest comeback, and the NAIOP Research Foundation’s annual report.