New England Real Estate Journal

Ones To Watch: Innovators in CRE - Samuel Haydock, LEP, BL Companies

August 28, 2026 - Spotlight Content
Samuel Haydock, LEP
Manager, Project Development; Principal
BL Companies

Where do you see the biggest opportunities for innovation in CRE or your area of expertise? I’ve been involved in the world of investigating and remediating brownfields for years. When it comes to innovation in commercial real estate, these properties provide seemingly endless possibilities. What was once left for blight can become a blank canvas for a developer’s vision and turn into something productive and useful that uplifts the people in the community and generates tax revenue for the municipality.