2022 Women in Construction: Molly Hentz, Project Engineer I at Erland Construction, Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? I have been involved in a few projects so far during my time with Erland, but I’d say the most notable project would have to be Freedom Wind coming to Patriot Place in Foxborough.

2022 Women in Construction: Haylee Bacik, Scheduling Team Lead at Gilbane Building Company

When you’re not busy, what is your go to book or podcast to help you unwind? I have been reading a lot lately, it’s a great way to unwind at the end of the day. Recently finished the Silent Patient and The Guest List – both are awesome reads if you are interested in thrillers/mystery books!

2022 Women in Construction: Nancy Martin, VP, Director of Human Resources at Erland Construction, Inc.

When you’re not busy, what is your go to book or podcast to help you unwind? I have been reading a series of books by Stephen Puleo about Boston’s history. He wrote the Dark Tide, The Boston Italians and A City so Grand. Reading about the hard times the city and its people endured adds such a different perspective

2022 Women in Construction: Atiya Rahim, Project Manager at Erland Construction, Inc.

Within your firm, who has helped you succeed within the industry? How have they helped you? I started at Erland in August of 2016. Right away I was assigned to a project with a very by-the-book project manager, Gregg Conboy, who was all about structure and details.

New England Real Estate Journal presents 2022 Spring Preview Spotlight

Check out this months Spring Preview Spotlight HERE!

Project of the Month: Integrated Builders completes 715,000 s/f distribution center for The Home Depot

Tewksbury, MA Integrated Builders, celebrating its 30^th year as the general contractor of choice for New England’s leading companies and institutions, recently completed a state-of-the-art 715,000 s/f distribution center for The Home Depot.

Why industrial rents are going up: It all depends on the type of property owner - by David Skinner

Industrial rents are going way up. The days of buildings on I-495 that rent for $3.00-$5.00 per s/f are gone, probably forever. Why is that happening, and what should we expect moving into the future? The way to understand where rents are going is to understand what kinds of landlords own the real estate

“Smart money” flows into the Southern New Hampshire/Seacoast industrial markets - by Michael Harrington

I recently completed a survey of the Southern New Hampshire and Seacoast industrial property markets that included Hillsborough County, Rockingham County and Merrimack County. The data I used included information from CoStar Analytics, the results are bulleted below. The search criteria for those counties included industrial

The most qualified design-build partner for successful industrial warehouse development - by Parker Snyder

As growth continues at a staggering rate, entering the industrial market for the first time is becoming less risky and more advantageous for traditional commercial office, retail, and hospitality developers.

The Maine conditions and indicators are simply too strong for any major negative swings into 2022 - by Justin Lamontagne

After the roller coaster that was 2020 (remember the Great Pause of March/April 2020?!), we settled into a more traditional industrial sector experience in 2021. That is to say, it was nuts. Our decade run of increasing demand and decreasing supply continued and we see no signs of material change in the coming year.