How to Create a Superior Rail-Served Industrial Property

By: Nick Kern and Dan Grant

Extensive planning, consultation and communication are necessary ingredients for successful projects.

Spring 2021 Issue

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The Vaccines are Here. What Happens Next?

By: Trey Barrineau

The rollout of immunizations to defeat COVID-19 has enormous implications for the commercial real estate industry.

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The Meier & Frank Building: A New Life for an Old Department Store

By: Brent Carroll

An adaptive reuse project revitalizes an iconic retail tower in Portland, Oregon.

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Cutting-edge Research That Has an Impact

The NAIOP Research Foundation's annual report highlights the relevant studies, activities and deep dives to come in 2021 and beyond.

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Must-Read Articles

Measuring the Impact of Smart Building Technology Investments

By: Marta Soncodi
A new ratings system quantifies how effective they are across several important criteria.

How a Fully Remote Team Can Manage Large Construction Projects

By: Rob Towne
Data-driven BIM and cloud collaboration tools enable design, engineering and construction efforts to be coordinated from almost anywhere.

Packaging Construction Tasks Improves Project Success

By: Shawn Anderton
Advanced work packaging techniques can boost efficiency and lower costs.

The Catalyst Building: Sparking an Eco-District Neighborhood

By: Alice Devine
The South Landing project in Spokane, Washington, demonstrates how properties can benefit from shared energy infrastructure.

COVID-19 Creates a Downshift in Parking Demand

By: Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.
Large revenue shortfalls will accelerate technological advances, conversions and design innovations.

Lessons in Mitigating Risk on a Megaproject

By: Ann Moore
A waterfront development in California used multiple strategies to get off the ground.

Life Sciences Boom Sparks Design Innovations for Commercial Buildings

By: Tom Sieniewicz, Jonathan Wall and Mark Bryan
Turning existing spaces into laboratories and research areas requires special considerations.

Pessimism Dominates Contractor Expectations for 2021

By: Ken Simonson
Survey shows that most respondents see less work available to bid on as material prices keep climbing.

PERSPECTIVES

CEO on Leadership: Gretchen Wilcox, G.S. Wilcox

By: Ron Derven
The head of the only woman-founded commercial mortgage banking firm in the country shares her experiences and an analysis of the commercial real estate industry in the aftermath of COVID-19.

Moving Forward Together in 2021

By: Molly Carson
One year ago, we were celebrating the longest economic expansion on record. Almost overnight, everything changed. Although we’re still navigating this new normal, I believe the horizon is clearing and brighter days are ahead.

From the Editor: A New Era Is Upon Us

By: Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.
Local economies will begin to reopen this spring and we will return to some semblance of normalcy.

Leveraging Diverse Teams to Build a Profitable Culture of Inclusion

By: Trey Barrineau
Get past assumptions and act with intention to create the workplace of the future.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

An Industrial Project Encounters Unique Challenges

By: JD Barnes
An abandoned cemetery dating to the 1800s was among the obstacles for this distribution facility near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.

New & Noteworthy

By: Trey Barrineau
An assortment of brief facts and figures about new and noteworthy development projects.

EB-5: An Alternative Source of Capital to Support Commercial Real Estate

By: Lee Y. Li
The program helps attract foreign investment into projects all over the U.S.

Commercial Buildings a Key Focus of President Biden's Green Agenda

By: Aquiles Suarez
NAIOP supports incentive-based approaches to achieving energy efficiency.

How to Use Incentives Wisely

By: Scott Ziance and Sean Byrne
A four-pronged approach to state and local economic development incentives can help draw tenants and boost profits.

NAIOP Chapter Merit Awards Honor Top Programs and Individuals

By: Trey Barrineau
Recognition goes to exceptional leadership and impressive local efforts in education, special events, membership and legislative advocacy.

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Development’s summer issue discusses how secondary and gateway cities currently stack up in the eyes of investors. Also featured: what’s driving a CRE renaissance in the Rust Belt; how purpose-built medical is adding health to the live-work-play model; and the feasibility of redeveloping brownfields into sites for data centers.  
Spring 2026

Development’s spring issue examines shifting priorities in industrial real estate, including power, automation and regional supply chain strategies. Also featured: the growing attraction of industrial outdoor storage; the complexities of developing a university-anchored innovation district; and a CRE company’s pursuit of decarbonization across its bicoastal portfolio.
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In Development’s winter 2025/2026 issue, find out why power availability has become a top constraint for commercial real estate development and what stakeholders are doing in response. Also featured: the ongoing transformation of Philadelphia’s Navy Yard; the office market’s selective rebound; 25 years of the NAIOP Research Foundation; and how research directors view the trends shaping the industry in Canada and the U.S.
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