2024 Year in Review:
Abigail Bachman, Colliers

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? 
One of my most notable transactions in 2024 was representing ABA Centers of America in leasing a 10,900 s/f office at 35 Industrial Way, Rochester, NH. ABA Centers, recognized as No. 5 on the 2024 Inc. 5000 list

2024 Year in Review: Ryan Lynch,
Shawmut Design and Construction

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
New England’s emphasis on education is reflected in its leading institutions, which are increasingly prioritizing sustainability across their campuses and in their buildings.

2024 Year in Review:
Thomas Shihadeh, Marcus & Millichap

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
We’ve noticed that pricing for multi-tenant retail and multifamily has remained strong despite a stringent lending environment and higher mortgage rates.

2024 Year in Review:
Michele Fitzpatrick, Northern Bank

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
Northern 1031 Exchange recently demonstrated our commitment to comprehensive financial planning by facilitating a nuanced real estate transaction that addressed the unique needs

2024 Year in Review:
Emily Paparella, Elkus Manfredi Architects

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
As much of the nation grappled with the commercial real estate headwinds of 2024 - lingering office vacancy, high interest rates and local regulatory changes – we shifted our focus to diverse opportunities on university campuses

2024 Year in Review: Gregory Chakmakas, Sheehan Phinney

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
Increasingly, affordable housing developers must rely on their ability to cobble together an alphabet soup of competitively awarded funding sources.

2024 Year in Review: Margaret Cachel, Vantage Builders

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2025? 
In 2025, I believe we’ll see a resurgence of tenant improvement projects, as companies continue to implement their “back to work” plans.

2024 Year in Review: Andrew Deluski, BankRI

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
The conversion of commercial office buildings in downtown city locations to mixed-use and residential will continue for the next few years as the corporate world reshapes itself after COVID.

2024 Year in Review: Rich O’Connell, RJ O’Connell & Associates

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024? 
20 Years Strong - We hung out our shingle back on March 17, 2004, so this year RJOC celebrated its 20-year anniversary. We would like to thank our clients, consultant teams, strategic partners and vendors, and employees, past and present for their contribution to our success.

2024 Year in Review: Ryan Weinberg, Rockland Trust Bank

What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? 
Rather than focusing on a single transaction, I want to highlight a broader market shift that occurred when the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates.