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2026 Mid-Year Review: Heather Deese, ReVision Energy
June 26, 2026
What trends or shifts have stood out most to you so far this year within your industry? The growing focus on energy storage reflects a broader shift in how businesses manage energy consumption and control costs. As business leaders well know, demand charges can be upwards of 50% of a monthly utility bill for industrial facilities.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Timothy Schofield, Schofield Donnelly LLC
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? We are a boutique law firm specializing in real estate litigation and condominium law. In the first half of the year, we have been intentionally expanding relationships with small to mid-size real estate investment firms,
2026 Mid-Year Review: Whitney Pulsifer, The Peabody Companies
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? The first half of 2026 has been focused on balancing growth, compliance, and resident impact. Our teams have remained busy supporting new affordable housing developments, lease-up activities, capital improvement projects, and asset preservation efforts across our portfolio.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Mark Duclos, Sentry Commercial
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? The first half of 2026 has been an interesting six months to say the least. We initially thought we’d come screaming out of the gate in Q1, but the first 60 days fell flat. Since then, the end of Q1 and all of Q2 have been extremely busy.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Hugh Leahy, E.M. Duggan Inc.
June 26, 2026
What trends or shifts have stood out most to you so far this year within your industry? What’s really stood out this year, at E.M. Duggan is in our service division. Clients’ expectations have shifted they are looking for simplicity and uniformity;
2026 Mid-Year Review: Jeff O’Neill, Condyne Capital Partners LLC
June 26, 2026
What trends or shifts have stood out most to you so far this year within your industry? One of the most notable trends we’ve seen this year is the continued momentum behind office-to-residential conversions, particularly in markets where housing demand remains strong and office vacancies persist.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Jonathan Garland, JGE Architecture + Design
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026 Affordable housing continues to be a major focus for our team, particularly projects in and around Boston and throughout Massachusetts.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Lydia Chesnick, Bernkopf Goodman
June 26, 2026
What challenges or opportunities have had the biggest impact on your business during the first half of 2026? Economic uncertainty has been extremely challenging for many clients, particularly in the retail and hospitality sectors. Clients are faced with rising operating costs including labor, materials and other expenses, higher interest rates, and more conservative lending practices.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Tirdad Shahbazi, KS Partners
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? The first half of 2026 has been active across all of our business lines. On the leasing front, we brought our Forbes 220R Business Center in Braintree to full occupancy, appointed Hunneman as exclusive leasing agent for the 200,000 s/f Connector Park at the Lowell Business Hub,
2026 Mid-Year Review: Dan McKnight, ARCO National Construction | New England
June 26, 2026
As we look ahead to the second half of the year, what are you watching most closely? As we look toward the second half of the year, we’re paying close attention to the factors that influence project feasibility and development timelines. Utility capacity, entitlement processes, and infrastructure availability continue to shape where and how projects move forward across New England.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Robert Yacobian, Cummings Properties
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? The first half of 2026 has been defined by our acquisition and repositioning of Bedford Woods, a 330,000 s/f, two-building office and R&D campus at 174–176 Middlesex Turnpike in Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Alinea Capital Partners, DHK Architects, Inc., and D.F. Pray celebrate opening of Flats At 8th in Ne...
June 25, 2026
New Bedford, MA Nearly 100 guests, including mayor Jon Mitchell and other city and state officials celebrated the official ribbon-cutting and opening of Flats At 8th, a new five-story 52-unit restricted-income apartment and mixed-use building in downtown.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Benjamin Markham, Acentech
June 26, 2026
What challenges or opportunities have had the biggest impact on your business during the first half of 2026? We’ve seen more opportunities than challenges in the first half of 2026. While there have been some challenges (for example, a major university project was recently cancelled at a school that has been targeted by the Trump administration),
2026 Mid-Year Review: Nathan Turner, Margulies Perruzzi
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? We have been seeing a mixture of project types from both existing and new clients that need our help moving a design idea forward. Unlike in 2025, when we saw more conservative approaches and overall budget constraints, teams are now showing a greater willingness to invest their capital.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Scott Bates, Erland Construction
June 26, 2026
What challenges or opportunities have had the biggest impact on your business during the first half of 2026? The multifamily market continues to represent a significant portion of our work, creating strong opportunities for growth and long-term partnerships.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Connor Kenworthy, Hayes & Sherry
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? The first half of 2026 has kept us busy on both sides of the table, representing tenants and landlords across Rhode Island’s industrial, retail, and flex markets.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Julie Freshman, MG Commercial Real Estate
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? MG Commercial has remained active throughout the first two quarters of 2026, with strong leasing and sales activity across the industrial, office, and retail sectors.
DiPrete Engineering raises over $16,000 for Alzheimer’s Support at Signature Fundraising Event
June 26, 2026
Cranston, RI DiPrete Engineering hosted its annual DiPrete & Greet: Remember the Reason event at Circe Prime. The evening was dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care and research. The event brought together colleagues, clients, and friends in support of the Hope Alzheimer’s Center, which provides services to families and individuals facing the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Tal Hartstein, Saunders Real Estate
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? The first half of 2026 has been largely focused on improving and reinvesting in our buildings. We’ve undertaken a number of upgrades to our common areas, amenities, and infrastructure, all aimed at enhancing the tenant experience with Saunders Real Estate and keeping our properties well-positioned in the market.
2026 Mid-Year Review: Thomas Sweeney, Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal
June 26, 2026
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? Recently, our firm has been busy being a client ourselves. For 15 years, we have worked with property owners, developers, institutions, and businesses providing brokerage, appraisal, and advisory services across Rhode Island & Southern Massachusetts.