2022 Year in Review: Shawn McGuiness, Bowdoin Construction

How has your career path changed in 2022?
I recently joined Bowdoin as director of design management, and I’m excited to help further develop their design-build capabilities. I entered the design-build arena 25 years ago and have always

2022 Year in Review: Ashley McGrath, Margulies Perruzzi

How has your career path changed in 2022?
My focus was on corporate interiors and workplace design before getting involved with our science & technology studio. I get to keep the workplace strategy while adding in technical aspects

2022 Year in Review: Kerrie Julian, Margulies Perruzzi

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
Joining Margulies Perruzzi, a firm I’ve admired for many years, as director of science strategy. In this role, I am responsible for lending my expertise to projects, managing and recruiting staff,

2022 Year in Review: Daniel Govoni, Northstar Project & Real Estate Services

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
Being part of a project to help facilitate a client’s vision of changing the world has been an amazing experience. I’ve had the privilege of working with Ambri, a Tough Tech company focusing

2022 Year in Review: Caitlyn Angelini, AKF

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023?
Two trends that will drive investment and development in 2023 include decarbonization and mass timber construction.
As many jurisdictions start to implement ambitious carbon neutral goals, we are designing more and more all electric buildings throughout the region and beyond.

2022 Year in Review: Francis DeCoste, A.W. Perry Inc.

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023?
The residential real estate market has been super-hot over the last few years, with median home values rising to record highs in the state. Unfortunately, due to the lack of inventory along with the

2022 Year in Review: Randy Catlin, Windover Construction

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023?
The market is extremely volatile, and with costs high, interest rates rising, and a possible recession looming, the need to make decisions quickly when it comes to construction is critical. What might be

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,