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Bill Holzman (left), Vice President, Retail Leasing, St. John Properties; Kate Jordan (middle), Principal, Lee & Associates | Chesapeake Region; and Michael Tait (right), Leasing Manager, The Howard Hughes Corporation, gathered in Downtown Columbia to discuss leasing pace in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. marketplace, drivers expected to impact absorption in 2020…

Food halls stoke small business success, community growth Food halls, such as R House (above), are providing food entrepreneurs with fresh opportunities to grow their businesses and prodding food markets, such as Broadway Market (below), to embrace today’s retail trends. Photos courtesy of Seawall Development and Plano-Coudon Construction. The swirl…

This article appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of NAIOP-MD InSites Newsletter A dramatic forecast of a looming housing shortage in the Greater Washington region is fueling discussions about the adequacy of Greater Baltimore’s housing supply. Last fall, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) released an analysis of that…

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT AS A JOB CREATOR KATE NOLAN BRYDEN (KNB): There exists a false perception that, due to the rise of technologically-savvy warehouse users, these large buildings require less employees to operate the uses. In reality, that is not the case with many of the jobs requiring skilled workers. Then,…

‘Surban’ developments address key employment, lifestyle, transportation needs Surban developments, such as Maple Lawn, are delivering a high-density mix of commercial, retail, residential and recreational space that is proving highly attractive to employers and residents. Photo courtesy of St. John Properties. The development proposal left Ed St. John sitting in…

Community engagement is changing the shape, success and impact of developments Winner of a NAIOP-MD Award of Excellence for Best Community Impact, Eager Park is also a best- in-class example of how close collaboration among developers, neighborhoods and nonprofits can dramatically increase a project’s quality, success and benefits. By some…

More clients seek properties that meet high environmental goals L’Oreal’s carbon-neutral logistics facility in Germany. Photo courtesy of Prologis. On a tight site in downtown Silver Spring, an elliptical, 130,000-square-foot office building made history last year. United Therapeutics’ Unisphere, constructed by The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, became the largest net zero…

Forest mitigation banking benefits environment and development Amid ongoing debates about forest conservation, some ecology and policy experts insist that expanded forest mitigation banking would produce the biggest environmental benefits and the smartest development patterns. But local governments will need to take action to create forest banking markets. Facilitated through…

John Hutch, Partner, JP2 Architects, LLC; Don Kemp, Healthcare Studio Leader, JMT Architecture and Christopher Pfaeffle, Director of Architecture, Morris & Ritchie Associates recently gathered to discuss emerging trends and local projects that place reduced stress on the environment, contribute to the economic development condition and improve the lifestyle of…