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In May, members got an inside tour at Jim Davis’ vision to turn Boston Landing into a premier, world-class wellness hub with Erin Harvey, NB Development Group. Now home to New Balance’s World Headquarters, the practice facilities for both the Boston Bruins at Warrior Ice Arena and the Boston Celtics at The Auerbach Center and a carefully curated offering of retail shops and restaurants, Mr. Davis’s vision will culminate in the delivery of The TRACK at new balance, a hydraulically banked track with seating capacity for up to 5,000 spectators. With the recent announcement of The Bowery Presents, a live music venue in the heart of the project, Boston Landing has emerged as one of Boston’s premier work, live and play communities.
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CREW Boston members, colleagues and friends met up at Knoll Showroom for a Spring Shopping Fling - A Night of Networking, Shopping, Cocktails & Bites to benefit the Elizabeth Stone House. Attendees were able to stock up on all of their gift needs for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation and more! Vendors include Pots of Paradise, Sweet Lydia’s Treats, Ib Designs custom cards, Jewelry by Sage, Goodness Remedies and Project Bread. As a fun addition to the night - there was a Wine Pull and with a $20 cash donation to the Elizabeth Stone House, attendees walked away with a bottle of wine at the end of the night. It was a great night which raised $2,200 for the Elizabeth Stone House.
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The 21st annual Achievement Awards took place on April 24 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza with over 275 guests gathered to honor 22 members for their outstanding and impressive accomplishments in commercial real estate. In addition to our Achievement Award honorees, we also recognized two very special groups this year, our Mentor/Mentee program, as well as the cohort of members from our Leadership Academy. Through these three groups that we recognized – our earnest Mentees; our future Leaders; and our esteemed Achievers – attendees saw how the CREW organization supports its members as they grow both personally and professionally.
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Members attended the Public Strategies' breakfast for a discussion with members Ellen DeNooyer, Senior Project Manager with the MBTA and Mary Knasas, Senior Planner with the BPDA, as they spoke about their respective careers (private to public, planning to project management and back to planning) as well as an update on current real estate activities in each of their organizations.
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CREW Boston gathered on March 14th at Sara Campbells headquarters for a night of networking, appetizers, drinks, and fashion as we welcome our new members and honor our Legacy Council members. The evening included a glimpse of spring fashion, shopping with amazing deals and of course networking. Members got a chance to get shopping advise from Sara Campbell herself as well as hear about her journey, successes and struggles. In the spirit of CREW Boston, many members offered her their gudiance.
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On March 5th at the Hyatt Regency Boston, a packed room heard from Thomas Glynn, CEO of Harvard Allston Land Company and Marika Reuling, Managing Director for Allston Initiatives at Harvard on Harvard’s ongoing Allston campus transformation. Harvard is more than just Cambridge, it is Allston too and larger at 360 acres compared to 240 in Cambridge. As other neighborhoods in Boston have begun to transform the opportunity within Allston has grown. Western Avenue, with the industrial area and the Allston Rail Yards provide prime land for development.
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Hannah Payne, Sustainability Coordinator with the City of Somerville, MA presented at CREW's Sustainability Committee on the City's Community Climate Change Plan on February 14, 2019. The comprehensive plan, Somerville Climate Forward, contains implementable key priority actions that aspire for Somerville to become a resilient and carbon neutral city by 2050.
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The Rising Leaders Group, with the help of Goodwin Procter LLP and Commonwealth Land Title National Commercial Services, hosted a night of well-being for CREW and WWIRE members. Keith Foley, a physical therapist from Joint Ventures, demonstrated exercises to help loosen muscles that can stiffen during the work day. Attendees joined Keith in stretching and positioning to reduce the effects of neck and back pain as well as carpel tunnel. Andy Kelley, the renowned Boston Buddha, spoke to the group about the importance of understanding the effects of stress, deterring distractions to focus on the task at hand, and the basics of meditation. Andy then taught a technique of using breath, silent sound, and mantra to use during meditation. From the nutritious smoothies and snacks, to the simple workplace exercises, to the calming meditation, the night left guests rejuvenated.
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The Mentor Program had a very successful kick off lunch at KeyBank Real Estate Capital. This year’s Program is comprised of 40 members, including Peer to Peer and Mentee to Mentor pairs. Hayley Suminski and Erin Channel, co-chairs of the Mentor Program, kicked off the lunch by welcoming the pairs and asking everyone to introduce themselves to the group. After introductions and learning about suggestions for a successful experience, the mentors and mentees broke out into pairs to formalize their match and discuss logistics, as well as, what the mentees are looking to accomplish to begin a productive and rewarding mentorship relationship.
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On January 17th at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, we heard from Ani Ajemian from Rockhill Management and Mike Morris from CanaDev discuss the food hall that will be opening up in Boston’s Finacial District called High Street Place. Located at 160 Federal and 100 High, a 19,000 square foot food hall will open in late summer 2019 with approximately 20 unique food and beverage vendors that will transform the area around the property.
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