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The 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…

By Allan Riorda, SIOR, President/Principal, Lee & Associates | Maryland Operating within a worldwide pandemic makes everything harder, but when was the last time you tried your hand at leasing a 100% vacant, 1-million-square-foot warehouse located in the middle of a cornfield in Carroll County? That was the challenge…

The grand opening of Chesapeake Contracting Group’s (CCG) new offices in late June revealed freshly renovated, light-filled space that mingles bold colors with natural elements and high-tech systems with a casual work vibe. But for at least one CCG employee, the biggest selling point for the company’s new Owings…

As the pandemic subsides, grocery stores are facing a shifting and more competitive marketplace. Fundamental changes in consumer behavior have started to unfold as concerns about COVID-19 have eased. Consumers are generally more apt to patronize grocery stores offering better quality food items and production selection, which reverses…

While Anne Arundel County’s General Development Plan (GDP) sets overall policy guidance, it is the nine region plans that assess Zoning Map designations and recommend changes to land use and other GDP amendments.  The county is taking applications until July 18th from those interested in serving on the regional…

It’s being described as the golden age of the employee and it could have big impacts on employers and their landlords. Companies will need carefully-constructed policies and strategies to deal with the eventual return to the corporate workplace. With health, safety and well-being remaining top-of-mind, workers are also…

The Anne Arundel County Office of Planning and Zoning (OPZ) has launched the application web portal where interested parties can apply to serve on Stakeholder Advisory Committees for the upcoming Regional Plans. The first round of plans will address Regions 2, 4, and 7. The OPZ…

Boston City Council is considering legislation that would transition the city’s existing energy benchmarking and disclosure law to a carbon emissions cap. If passed, Boston would follow London, New York, Washington D.C., St. Louis and the State of Washington in similar efforts to reduce and eventually eliminate carbon emissions…

As the Maryland office market begins to recover from the pandemic, commercial real estate owners and brokers are grappling with two immediate challenges – heightened availability of sublet space and escalating construction costs. “Sublet opportunities definitely seem more numerous than pre-pandemic, especially in city locations,” said John Hermann,…

As office workers continue their slow migration back into traditional settings — a process that is expected to accelerate throughout the upcoming summer months — several commercial real estate professionals expressed optimism about the pace of leasing activity throughout the central Maryland region.  Work-from-home fatigue, the yearning for…