On November 8th we heard from Dean Lincoln Hyers, Founder and Principal of SagePresence. As a seasoned speaker, expert storyteller, and co-author of the new release Winning Virtual AEC Interviews, Dean has coached over $15 billion in winning competitive presentations with Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firms.
The Development Project Management Group (DPMG) members and guests gathered for a fun night of networking at High Street Place – one of the city’s newest food halls created in the former atrium at 100 High Street in downtown Boston. New connections were made and ideas for future programming were discussed all while enjoying some of the diverse food and drink options available.
CREW Boston’s Housing & Community Development Committee hosted a Zoom Roundtable to discuss the important topic, “What Happens When Developing Affordable Housing is No Longer Affordable.”
CREW Boston’s Membership Committee kicked-off the 2022-2023 year with a night of networking and cheese tasting. Members and non-members mingled on the patio of SMMA’s building in Cambridge while learning more about CREW Boston and sampling different cheeses, prepared by Mill City Cheesemongers. The co-chairs of CREW Boston’s various committees and groups attended to encourage new members to get involved and to introduce non-members to the benefits of joining CREW.
CREW Boston’s October Luncheon featured an all-female panel discussing the design and development of a new campus for the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology (BFCIT). CREW Boston member and Development Consultant, Marty Jones, Principal of MLJ Insights, moderated the conversation with CEO and President Dr. Aisha Francis, the college’s first woman and first person of color to lead the BFCIT; Project Architect Gail Sullivan, Managing Principal of Studio G Architects and CREW Boston member; Associate Architect Natasha Espada, Principal of Studio Enée, and Landscape Architect Shauna Gillies Smith, Principal of Ground, Inc.
Although the weather was a little chilly, CREW Boston members and colleagues enjoyed a day on the links at Wellesley Country Club to benefit the CREW Boston Educational Foundation. Thanks to all the players, sponsors, volunteers, and our incredible Golf committee who helped make our 26th annual charity golf tournament a success. A special thank you to our two tournament sponsors, AvalonBay Communities and Bulfinch.
The Entrepreneur Exchange group kicked off the CREW Year with a fun night of networking at Trillium Brewing Company in Canton.
In an exciting return to the CREW Network Convention post-COVID, a 32 member-strong contingent from CREW Boston descended on Chicago along with nearly 1,400 other CRE professionals from across the US. In addition to welcoming a new Hawaii chapter, CREW Network also welcomed new chapters from Paris and Mexico City—the latest in its global expansion strategy.
CREW Boston kicked off our 2022-2023 season with a September Luncheon featuring Keynote Speaker Lisa Strope, Vice President, Director of Research at TA Realty. Hosted in the Wharf Room at the Boston Harbor Hotel, Strope provided a market overview on what we can expect in the upcoming year and how it will affect the various commercial real estate markets.
Members got together at the offices of Madison Marquette to meet and discuss this year’s upcoming CREW Convention in Chicago. While enjoying lunch, attendees shared tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the trip, especially for first-timers.
Holiday Market at Snowport100 Seaport Boulevard, Boston MA
Public
Join CREW Boston members for a Holiday Stroll through the Snowport!
Pryde15 Everett Street, Hyde Park, MA
Members Only
Join the Housing and Community Development Committee for a tour of The Pryde followed by dinner at Antonios Bacaro.
Hyatt Regency BostonOne Avenue de Lafayette, Boston MA
Save the date for the January Luncheon Program.
Join us as we hear from Adelaide Grady, Senior Vice President, Partner at Leggat McCall Properties, to learn how the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment project got to yes.
