Industry Insights

Written by Brian Quigley, Executive Vice President.  Durable Demand Drivers When selecting a new market for investment, Conor considers durable demand drivers to be paramount. These include population growth, access to transportation, and commerce, such as a...

Written by Sven Tustin, Chief Growth Officer During this unique time in the market, it is important to be opportunistic as a company. While real estate market fundamentals remain strong, capital markets are experiencing quite a bit of volatility. More so than ever, it...

Written by Brian Quigley, Executive Vice President Bringing industrial properties to residential communities can be a controversial topic. People hear “industrial” and instantly think of smokestacks blocking the sky and semi-trucks rumbling through their...

Written by Vicki Mutchler, Vice President of Capital Transactions A phrase we know well as real estate professionals is, “real estate is a cyclical industry.” The funny thing is that real estate professionals (most of whom are natural optimists) hope that this phrase...

Recently, we completed Brewster Creek Commerce Center, a 436,500-square-foot spec industrial facility in Bartlett, Illinois. While the development process went relatively smoothly, no project is without challenges. Due to the timing and sequence of construction, the...

Following the successful development of the first phase of Lotus Project, a four-building, 474,000-square-foot industrial park in Chandler, Arizona, we embarked on the development of Phase II. The second phase of the development incorporates three additional...

Planning and designing a successful speculative industrial development is no easy task. In the constantly changing business of logistics and e-commerce, the most efficient design for an industrial building is ever evolving. Because of this, it is important to consider...