News: Spotlights
Posted: December 29, 2023
2023 Year in Review: Amir Kripper, Kripper Studio
Founding Principal
Kripper Studio
What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year?
Elected officials are listening to community groups who are more vocal about proposed changes to zoning and proposed new construction. The discussion around carbon footprints, community needs and public realm priorities is making us all more accountable to how we contribute to a better future for our city.
What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2024?
The density of Boston’s core and of surrounding neighborhoods will only increase because this is where people want to work and have fun. What might appear to be constraining available square footage or restrictive zoning ordinances to developers are opportunities to reuse and adapt existing buildings. The most sustainable new building is an existing building.
How has your career path changed in 2023? Developers across all segments - office, retail, entertainment, residential - now realize that investing in the current inventory of our city’s buildings has ROI. As an architect, I’m more involved in assessing the viability of reusing and adapting existing buildings and then making it all happen.
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