In October we were joined by Yanni Tsipis, Senior Vice President of Development and Victoria Maguire, Director of Development at WS Development. They shared how the partnership came to be and the vision and philosophy behind developing a project that both respects the historic fabric and character of the area around Fenway Park and embraces the future of the city.
During this virtual event, leading expert Lori Mabaradi, Senior Director, ESG Research & Strategy at JLL, discussed the hot topic of ESG (Environmental Social, and Governance) and how it is quickly making its way from the corporate world into the commercial real estate sector.
Members attended this virtual happy hour and shared their notes from Convention.
While the weather was not ideal, CREW Boston members and colleagues enjoyed nine-holes of golf at Wellesley Country Club to benefit the CREW Boston Educational Foundation. Thank you to all of our sponsors and suppporters – especially our tournament sponsors, AvalonBay Communities and Boston Building Maintenance/Purifly. And a special thanks to the CREW Boston Golf Committee and volunteers.
CREW Boston members joined Boston by Foot for a walking tour of Boston that focused on the engineering of the City over the years - how a subway system was built, streets were expanded, neighborhoods were rebuilt, bays and rivers were filled in, and buildings grew.
No doubt there is an upheaval being felt across the various market segments of commercial real estate in the wake of the pandemic, however, many of those transformations were underway well before COVID sent the world economy into a tailspin. Trends such as companies shifting to distributed work environments (combining remote and in-office options), migration to the suburbs by millennials, an increase in online shopping, and a movement away from the open office concept were taking place long before the pandemic struck. An examination of those trends as well as future developments in the industry was the subject of the September CREW Boston program, “Industry Update: How the Pandemic has Accelerated Shifts in all Market Segments” at the Hyatt Regency Boston, presented by Julia Georgules, Senior Director of Research at JLL.
Hosted by CREW Boston and SIOR New England, members celebrated happy hour outside on the Newton Marriot Patio. Sponsored by ARCO, participants enjoyed some face-to-face socially distant networking while overlooking the Charles River.
After being quiet for the past couple of years, CREW Boston’s Meds and Eds Group met to discuss what’s been going on in the Meds (Medical- Healthcare/Life Sciences) and Eds (Education – Higher Education) region.
CREW Boston member Maureen Mass hosted members on a Netwalk through the Greenway Conservation Area in Wayland. Members enjoyed a walk while networking on the trails, many of them old cart paths, as well as along the Sudbury River.
During this virtual event, Robin Jones, Project Executive with Plaza Construction, and Will Beckham, Senior Account Executive with NEA Insurance Group, discussed the challenges of building condominiums as well as what’s changing in the South Florida condominium market.
Boston Harbor Hotel, Wharf RoomRowes Wharf, Boston MA
Public
Join us as we showcase emerging women developers using real estate to create economic opportunities, drive equity, and foster transformational changes in communities across Massachusetts.
Boston Sand & Gravel180 New Rutherford Avenue, Charlestown MA
Members Only
Join the CREW Boston Design & Development Group for a behind-the-scenes tour of Boston Sand & Gravel, a cornerstone of the New England construction industry. All attendees must provide and wear full PPE.
Clarendon Hills Apartments34 North Street, Somerville, MA
Join us for an exclusive hard hat tour of the Clarendon Hill Redevelopment in Somerville, MA — a bold reimagining of affordable housing through community collaboration and modular innovation. Building community, one modular block at a time.
Holland & Knight LLP10 Saint James Avenue Floor 12, Boston MA
Join us for an in-person lunch to hear from CREW Boston members active in Network leadership as well as Convention Attendees and Scholarship Recipients. Learn how to maximize your CREW Network Membership.
