Spotlights
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.
2024 Year in Review: George Paskalis, MG Commercial Real Estate
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024?A lot has happened this year in terms of professional accomplishments. In July Leeds Mitchell IV, SIOR and I became the new owners of MG Commercial as partners, and we certainly look forward to building upon the foundation of over 25 years serving Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts
2024 Year in Review: Steven King, Quonset Development Corp.
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts?Businesses continue to look for flexible, customizable leasing options. Quonset’s Flex Industrial Campus now includes ten move-in ready, modern industrial buildings with high-bay manufacturing space,
2024 Year in Review: Robert Marcus, Robert Marcus Real Estate Company, Inc. & Home Maintenance Organization LLC
What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2024?Both property management companies saw significant growth in 2024, and we see that trend continuing into 2025.
2024 Year in Review: Josh Soley, CORE
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts?Acquiring the Kittery Shopping Center earlier this year highlights the importance of breathing new life into underutilized properties. This 24,000 s/f space presented a great opportunity to address
2024 Year in Review: Nate Nickerson, Fieldstone Commercial Properties Inc.
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts?In 2024, Fieldstone Commercial completed four leasing transactions in class B office buildings along the I-495 corridor, totaling 40,000 s/f. These deals reflected a mix of traditional office tenants and flex/manufacturing users,
2024 Year in Review: Scott Bates, Erland Construction
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts?Over the past year, Erland was retained by Capstone Development Partners, LLC, as construction manager for two major design/build residence hall projects at Clark University and Tufts University. Both are Public-Private Partnerships (P3s), a model increasingly popular in higher education. P3s help universities reduce costs,
2024 Year in Review: David Skinner, Prescott
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts?Prescott arranged a lease between a local property owner and Turner Construction with a high watermark rental rate, which shows us that the demand for industrial outdoor storage is as strong as it’s ever been, and supply is short.
