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,

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