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Hip, flexible and fast growing – Technology innovators have distinct real estate needs
July 21, 2021The future of the fledgling tech company seemed threatened the morning the co-founders arrived at work to discover the lights were off and the locks had been changed. MD Energy Advisors had sublet a small space within an occupied office – just big enough to accommodate a few desks –…
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Reimagining the Office – CRE professionals help clients invent a post-pandemic work world
July 21, 2021The Clearview Group’s headquarters in Owings Mills and Merritt Properties’ Core community lounge in Columbia embrace growing trends in office design – colorful, comfortable, inviting interiors, communal space, outdoor space and ample amenities. Photos courtesy of JMT Architecture and Merritt Properties. As Maryland approached the July 1 expiration of…
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Innovation City – Developers, industry experts work to help Baltimore realize its high-tech potential
June 2, 2021While planning Port Covington, a team from Weller Development studied other high-tech centers, including Boston and Silicon Valley. The team tailored development plans to appeal to tech innovators, investors and workers. Early tenants, such as LaunchPort, say City Garage and the Port Covington technology mission could help Baltimore grow its…
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State Circle: State struggles with climate goals, financial constraints in push to decarbonize
June 2, 2021Following the dramatic defeat of a sweeping climate change bill on the final day of the 2021 General Assembly session, stakeholders are trying to determine how to move forward with Maryland’s ongoing debate over how to decarbonize buildings. “The failure of the large, Senate climate bill was emblematic of the…
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After a year of mid-pandemic slowdowns, challenges and uncertainties, Central Maryland’s office market is beginning to revive and adapt. We caught up with several NAIOP-MD members to get their impressions of current trends in office leasing. Leasing Levels While office leasing is not roaring back, it is experiencing heightened activity…
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The Biden Administration’s $1.7 trillion proposal to repair the country’s aging infrastructure system takes aim on improving how Americans move around cities and towns, the speed of Internet connections, the quality and availability of energy and water and the enhancement of our nation’s educational institutions. If enacted, the plan is…
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5,000 sunflowers, 360 plants, 100 volunteers and gallons of sweat at Community Service Day
June 2, 2021More than 100 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help The 6th Branch (T6B), a veteran-led 501(c)3 organization, and the New Broadway East Community Association install a vibrant four-season landscape on Friday, May 14, 2021. The project that will reap many benefits, including better soil quality, stormwater filtration,…
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State Circle: Anne Arundel County’s growth plan requires bolder thinking, better regulations
March 24, 2021Bolder thinking about development and more rigorous analyses of regulations will be needed to help the Anne Arundel County Council achieve its Plan2040 vision of creating healthy, thriving communities. That’s the argument currently being advanced by NAIOP Maryland and others. Plan2040, the county’s proposed General Development Plan, sets out a policy framework…
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Picture of Health: Healthcare and life sciences markets create opportunities for spec buildings and conversions
March 24, 2021On a high-visibility site two miles from Anne Arundel Medical Center, St. John Properties’ decision to build a 100,000-square-foot, LEED Gold, state-of-the-art, medical office building on spec is paying off. In quick succession, St. John announced leases with Maryland Oncology Hematology, Chesapeake Medical Imaging, Chesapeake Urology, Kure Smart Pain Management,…
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CRE Concepts: Mass timber trend takes root in Baltimore?
March 24, 2021In Canton, 28 Walker Development is preparing to construct Baltimore’s first mass timber office building. Image courtesy of 28 Walker Development Asked how he feels about leading the first mass timber construction projects in Baltimore City, Chesapeake Contracting Group Vice President Dan Hannon replies, “Excited, beyond your wildest imagination.” Well…