Category: Spotlight Content
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Neil Cohen, Barsh and Cohen, P.C.
November 28, 2025
What recent accomplishment or initiative are you most proud of, and what impact did it have on your firm, clients, or community? This year, I’m most proud of launching the Lawrence P. Cohen Memorial Scholarship in honor of my late father and our firm’s founder.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Michael Rosen, Ruberto, Israel & Weiner
November 28, 2025
What advice would you share with emerging professionals striving to become future leaders in commercial real estate? When I first started practicing, I made a point of wanting to learn at least one thing every day (and be mindful and reflect on what I learned at the end of the day).
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Jeff Similien, DMG Brokerage
November 28, 2025
What recent accomplishment or initiative are you most proud of, and what impact did it have on your firm, clients, or community? One accomplishment I’m most proud of is helping local business owners transition from being long-term tenants to becoming commercial property owners.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Peter Shrair, Halloran Sage
November 28, 2025
What is one major challenge you’ve overcome as a leader, and what did it teach you? When I began practicing law, leadership meant control of clients, revenue, and visibility. I learned true leadership is the opposite: it’s not about personal credit but advancing others so the firm grows beyond one person.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Ricky Beliveau, V10 Development
November 28, 2025
What recent accomplishment or initiative are you most proud of, and what impact did it have on your firm, clients, or community? V10 Development successfully completed and opened The Cove in Worcester, a 173-unit mixed-use multi-family development on the outfield wall of Polar Park on time and on budget.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Zoe Heyman, Basis Investment Group
November 28, 2025
What advice would you share with emerging professionals striving to become future leaders in commercial real estate? I would encourage young professionals to get involved in as many career-centered organizations as possible.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Maria Schroeder, Elkus Manfredi Architects
November 28, 2025
What recent accomplishment or initiative are you most proud of, and what impact did it have on your firm, clients, or community? I was responsible for the completion of 995,000 s/f of new and repurposed construction in Kendall Square: The Residences at 165 Main St.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: James Owens, HFA Architecture + Engineering
November 28, 2025
What recent accomplishment or initiative are you most proud of, and what impact did it have on your firm, clients, or community? I am most proud of the tremendous talent that we have added over the years creating teams that support our clients and one another.
2025 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders: Derrick Chery, H. J. Russell & Company
November 25, 2025
How do you inspire, motivate, or mentor others within your organization? I inspire and mentor others at H. J. Russell & Company by leading with accountability, clarity, and purpose. I aim to model excellence through action setting high standards while providing guidance and support.
Check out the New England Real Estate Journal's 2025 Fall Preview Spotlight
October 31, 2025
NEREJ’s Fall Preview is Out Now!
Explore our Fall Preview Spotlight, featuring exclusive Q&As with leading commercial real estate professionals and in-depth byline articles on today’s most relevant market topics. Gain insight into the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping New England’s commercial real estate landscape this fall.
The certainty of uncertainty - A real estate appraisal perspective - by Bill Pastuszek
October 31, 2025
In all things today, uncertainty is not an anomaly – it’s the norm. In today’s real estate landscape, appraisers, tasked with interpreting market signals and arriving at defensible value opinion, must navigate a terrain shaped by shifting and
Shifting currents in the development community - by David O'Sullivan
October 31, 2025
We’ve entered a new season yet there’s a familiar mix of anticipation and uncertainty in Boston’s real estate development scene. The conversations have been plentiful, about housing shortages, construction costs, and regulatory reform, but the
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