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Extraordinary planning landed the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development as the anchor tenant in Reservoir Square’s new commercial space. Image courtesy of MCB Real Estate. From bespoke projects in distressed neighborhoods to reinventions of century-old industrial sites to the green build of an entirely new community, developers…

From the Summer Social to Developing Leaders programs, the Capital Stack presentation, and countless community service projects, NAIOP Maryland members know how to mix business, learning, and fun. Over four decades, this vibrant community has shaped careers, sparked friendships, and built lasting connections across the industry. To celebrate 40…

(From left to right) Brendan Gill, Kristi Smith and Ben Nichols. Photos courtesy of Howard Hughes Communities. 2025 has been an extremely tumultuous year for the business and real estate communities — especially for those operating near our Nation’s Capital, given the on-again, off-again tariffs policy, the…

Recent increases in electricity prices and projections that Maryland will likely face further price hikes and growing energy shortages in the coming years is compelling some commercial real estate owners to search for ways to contain their costs and secure their energy supply. Many owners of industrial…

Proposed legislation to expand Anne Arundel County’s adequate public facilities (APF) requirements to include more types of transportation has spurred some industry experts to suggest the county follow lessons learned by Montgomery County after it launched a similar multi-modal initiative. In October, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman…

The headlines only provide a glimpse of the market trend. News articles in recent months have announced plans to build a 240-unit luxury senior housing complex on six acres of the Suburban Club, a 105,000-square-foot independent living/assisted living/memory care facility at the corner of Falls Road and Northern Parkway, two…

After months of meetings and detailed debates about the nature of signs and branding in an evolving commercial world, participants in an Anne Arundel County work group are hopeful the county will soon adopt improved, if more complex, regulations about signage. The initiative was geared in part to ensure the…

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the imposition and alteration of numerous import tariffs, shifting economic outlooks, the prospect of a new container terminal, and the completion of CSX’s Howard Street Tunnel project have conjured a mix of prospects, problems and uncertainties for traffic through the…

Professionals engaged in the commercial real estate sector join and maintain their membership in NAIOP Maryland for varied reasons and, during our 40-year anniversary celebration, we sought perspectives into the specific value propositions of the association. Their responses touch on the wide-ranging career-advancing, educational, and networking benefits provided, in addition…

In the post-Covid world, arts are playing a bigger role in investment decisions and employee retention. Photo courtesy of Howard Hughes. From the $240 million transformation of CFG Bank Arena to the $68 million Performing Arts Center in Columbia to construction of maker spaces, cultural centers, artists flats…