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INSPIRING THE INDUSTRY

Green design beneficial to environment, developers' bottom line

Landscape architects, architects, planners and developers nationwide are being challenged to change the way they design and build projects.  Strategies such as shallower building setbacks, fewer restrictions on building height and creative formulas for shared parking shed the statutes of traditional layer-cake zoning that have brought about the sprawling, uninspired suburb.  This revolution in the way developers, designers and municipalities alike look at their projects comes at a time when the building industry is rethinking their approach to design in order to incorporate more environmentally sensitive and energy efficient systems.  Together these objectives form a philosophy that is being adopted in all reaches of real estate development.

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NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP

Multifamily developers deliver in the Northeast

The multifamily market has been through its share of ups and downs over the past several years and even more so in the last year. Always a strong market, the Northeast region multifamily market continues to attract attention from developers and investors worldwide. In many markets, multifamily rental development has taken center stage now that the condominium craze has slowed down, but in many urban markets, residents are still eager to buy their own piece of real estate to call home.


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Western Hotel Investment Trends and Outlook

Hotel investors still like the West as global economics favor incoming travel and capital flows.

Investors continue to have a more favorable outlook for West Coast properties versus the national average. This is due primarily to the high barriers to entry on the West Coast, where coastal property is at a premium — Hawaii at the extreme with very restricted development. The West Coast is poised with strong economies such as Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego and all Hawaiian cities, each generating strong demand for leisure and business travelers, including group demand.


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