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“What new leasing trends are emerging as companies consider returning to the office?” David FritzPrincipalNAI KLNB “Occupiers will continue to navigate their real estate decisions for the balance of the year based upon uncertainty of COVID-19 and its variants, measuring full-time vs hybrid work model and an actual reopening…

Labor Day — the national holiday honoring hard working people — was the date on the calendar circled by many companies signaling the mass return to the traditional office environment and the symbolic end of the pandemic. Rising COVID-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccination breakthrough cases have…

The industrial real estate market will experience record-high demand in 2021 and 2022, according a new NAIOP study. “Demand for industrial real estate continues to be strong as the long-term trend toward e-commerce (and away from in-store sales) continues with no end in sight,” the NAIOP Industrial Space Demand…

As employers grapple with efforts to bring workers back to offices, large shifts in work culture and the ongoing Great Resignation, customized commercial real estate is becoming a bigger factor in companies’ success. Consequently, CRE firms need to offer new services to bolster the success of their tenants and their…

When Prologis began planning its new office in Columbia, the design team focused on achieving several major goals: create a space that would enhance productivity, support changing workplace needs and capture the culture of the diverse markets the office would serve. “Our market spans Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia, and…

A proposal by Montgomery County highlights a fundamental divide over how Maryland should go about decarbonizing buildings and how decarbonizing legislation could ultimately impact building owners. In comments submitted to the Buildings Subgroup of the Maryland Commission on Climate Change, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection recommended the state…

Although their corporate missions focus on engineering and constructing buildings and infrastructure, Froehling & Robertson and Stewart & Tate are leveraging their skills and donating their resources to safeguard Maryland’s most beloved waterways. This summer, Froehling & Robertson landed in the Winner’s Circle for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation “Clean the…

The remote work model is proving more successful than major downtown business districts and landlords would like it to. Any effort to reenergize and establish vibrancy in major cities must begin with luring employees back to the workplace with the promise of amenities, social interaction and engagement, according to experts…

Maryland’s climate goals are aggressive and likely to become more rigorous when the General Assembly reconvenes in January 2022. At least that’s the indication from a preliminary study by the state’s climate consultant. Click image for report Maryland has already adopted policies to transform how utilities generate power and…

Maryland accelerated into the #12 position in CNBC’s annual “America’s best states for business” list, climbing 19 places from its former #31 ranking in 2019. CNBC did not release its list last year due to the pandemic. The rankings are based on 85 metrics in 10 different categories, including cost…