Spotlights

R.W. Holmes secures multiple office leases
- four office space transactions, totaling 11,742 s/f

Framingham, MA R.W. Holmes negotiated seven new office leases. Four office space transactions, totaling 11,742 s/f, have been finalized at 205 Newbury St. Where’s the Bus, represented by Gordon Real Estate

2023 Women in CRE:
Sheryl Starr, Bernkopf

What recent project, transaction, or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am particularly proud of representing a leading commercial real estate developer in Southeastern Massachusetts in an intricate multi-parcel assemblage and hotel development deal. My experience in acquisitions, sales, and financing enabled us to navigate through complex issues, achieving a favorable outcome for my client while maintaining focus on their larger financial objectives.

2023 Women in CRE: Carla Cabral, Massachusetts Housing Partnership

What advice would you offer to women getting into the CRE industry? Don’t be afraid to take risks, be inquisitive, above all network within the industry, and what better way of doing it by joining an organization such as CREW! Real estate

2023 Women in CRE: Marianne Ajemian, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

What advice would you offer to women getting into the CRE industry? My advice to young women entering the CRE Industry would be to remember that no one ever succeeds totally on their own. Throughout our lives, we all need assistance

As the oceans rise, insurance rates rise faster - by Thomas House

Regardless of where one considers the increased carbon in the atmosphere comes, the physics doesn’t care. As experimentally demonstrated by the mid-1800s, carbon dioxide stores heat by absorbing the infrared light that would normally escape the atmosphere. (Hold your hand over hot asphalt

2023 Women in CRE: Kelly Caralis, Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C

What recent project, transaction, or accomplishment are you most proud of? A recent project of which I am proud is my representation of a full-service restaurant and bar located in multiple locations across the Boston area

2023 Women in CRE: Colleen O’Connor, BioMed Realty

What advice would you offer to women getting into the CRE industry? I’ve learned that success in the earlier years of your career is heavily driven by sharpening your strengths in a defined area of expertise to deliver unique value

2023 Women in CRE: Tamie Thompson, JLL

What advice would you offer to women getting into the CRE industry? If you are interested in a career and not just a job then, think about the long game, focus on opportunities vs obstacles, and always network, network, network. Make sure

2023 Women in CRE: Chelsea Siefert, Quonset Development Corp.

Why should this nominee be recognized in our WCRE Spotlight? “As the newly promoted COO of Quonset Development Corp., Chelsea has demonstrated skillful leadership in a field largely dominated by men. She has delivered tangible results

It’s nice to be the king! - by Dennis Serpone

When you’re the landlord, you’re the king. Every business, once a location is secured, has to prepare for dealing with a landlord, a build-out, personnel, and then the customers. At the top of this pyramid is the ‘landlord’. Be it an individual or, in many cases, the landlord’s representative.