2022 Year in Review: Joe Freeman, Manzo Freeman Development

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023?
Businesses are exiting Greater Boston for our properties because they are built to last and priced right. Our business model includes buying historical mill properties at a low cost per s/f before

2022 Year in Review: Alex Freeman, Manzo Freeman Development

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
Youth Development Organization (YDO) recently signed a 23,280 s/f, 10-year lease at our mill property, The Landing at Everett Mills in Lawrence, Mass. This expansion allows YDO to broaden its

2022 Year in Review: David Katz, Global Security Group, Inc.

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
Our fire/life safety division is run by the most qualified experts in the industry.  What matters even more to our clients is having similarly qualified personnel working with them onsite. In 2022,

2022 Year in Review: Marci Alvarado, SVN Parsons Commercial Group Boston

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
Earlier this year, John Parsons, president & CEO of SVN Parsons, reached out to me to help him find a new location for our company. He wanted to be further east and closer to amenities. I sourced an

2022 Year in Review: David Skinner, The Stubblebine Company

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year?
Industrial real estate has been totally reshaped for a number of reasons, but specifically Amazon’s change in corporate strategy in subleasing some notable distribution centers has shifted the view

2022 Year in Review: Bill Pastuszek, Shepherd Associates, LLC

How has your career path changed in 2022?
My career path leads me toward quality over quantity in terms of assignments. Taking on challenging appraisal and review engagements that are interesting professionally and personally are preferred.

2022 Year in Review: Ben McConchie, Erland Construction, Inc.

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
I’ve had the benefit of working on a handful of Erland’s notable 2022 projects including the completion of a new residence hall for St. Mark’s School which houses single and double

2022 Year in Review: John Famiglietti, Commercial Connection

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? There were a few things that impacted commercial real estate this past year. Industrial inventory was low, and with rising construction costs, demand on vacant space was high.

2022 Year in Review: Taylor Perun, Northeast Private Client Group

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? This year certainly saw a shift in overall market sentiment driven by the Feds decision to move rates upward. While this has been long overdue, it has shifted the conversations and strategic plans we are discussing with our clients.

2022 Year in Review: John Carroll, Winchester Savings Bank

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? I took over as president & CEO of the bank in January.