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Professional Profile: Ben Blumberg 2014

Name: Ben Blumberg Title: Executive Vice President Company: Stark Office Suites Location: Rye Brook Birthplace and Year: NYC 1964 Education: BA - Tufts University What 5 words would you use to describe how you got to where you are now: Integrity, honesty, humor, friendship, commitment First job outside of what you are doing now: Sales training First job in real estate or allied field: Stark Office Suites What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Business development. Retiring. How do you unwind from a busy day at work? Family time, music, tennis Favorite movie: Big Lebowski Favorite song and artist: Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, My Morning Jacket If you knew then what you knew now, what would you tell yourself: Don't worry so much about being judged by others. One word to describe your work environment: Teamwork Rules to live by in business: Be straight and treat others with respect, but don't be a doormat. If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go: Gerry Garcia. I would meet him at Garcia's at the Capital Theater in Port Chester What is your dream job: Move Critic
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Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate Journal presents<br> the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate Journal presents
the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary