{"id":1004088763,"date":"2013-12-18T13:28:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T21:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004088763"},"modified":"2020-01-10T02:32:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T10:32:55","slug":"2014-top-development-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2014-top-development-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Top Development Firms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>You can also read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/top-development-firms-2019\/\">2019 Top Development Firms<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2018-top-commercial-development-firms\/\">2018 Top Development Firms<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/top-50-property-managers\/\">2017 Top 50 Development Firms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/indexes-rankings-top-50-development-firms\/\">2016 Top Development Firms<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2015-top-development-firms\/\">2015 Top Development Firms&nbsp;<\/a>to see how the rankings compare.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004088771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2014-top-development-firms\/cpe_developers_3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"490,732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CPE_Developers_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_3.jpg?w=490\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1004088771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/01\/CPE_Developers_New.jpg\" alt=\"CPE_Developers_3\" width=\"490\" height=\"732\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Business is Booming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Mike Ratliff and Jack Kern<\/p>\n<p>We are happy to report in this year\u2019s CPE-MHN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Development Firms<\/a> ranking that new construction has continued to make a big statement in 2013. This is impressive because breaking ground is not an easy feat. Labor and material costs continue to rise. In spite of the persistence of low interest rates, lenders have become more selective as deal terms for construction and permanent loans tighten. But ultimately, money talks, and these projects have demonstrated that the location and delivery of space will bring solid returns in a time of worldwide financial volatility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004088769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2014-top-development-firms\/cpe_developers_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"632,468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CPE_Developers_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_2.jpg?w=632\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1004088769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_2.jpg\" alt=\"CPE_Developers_2\" width=\"210\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_2.jpg 632w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/12\/CPE_Developers_2.jpg?resize=300,222 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/>An expanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tech sector<\/a> is fueling a need for trophy-quality build-to-suit office space. The shift towards overnight and same-day Internet retail delivery is putting pressure on the industrial sector to deliver distribution space adjacent to core cities. Urban areas are tight in regards to the supply of quality units as both Gen Y and the Baby Boomers seek space in dense, walkable communities.<\/p>\n<p>Developers are traditionally an optimistic lot, and this group is no different. More than 18 percent of these firms (and some of the bigger players, at that), project a significant increase in their development activity over the next six quarters. More than 20 percent predict a modest increase, while 50 percent plan to deliver at a pace consistent with quarters past. We expect that, increasingly, this new activity will move from the trophy markets into the secondary investment markets as the economy continues to improve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Methodology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our development survey asked a series of questions relating to current and future plans, levels of investment in each asset class and preferences in location. The rankings demonstrate that these are all great companies. The strongest firms in our results showed a large national presence, variability in investment sectors and geography, and aggressive plans for the future. Our rankings reflect our belief in each firm\u2019s capacity to perform as we enter a new year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 2014 look at development suggests that other real estate sectors are starting to catch up with the apartments. We expect industrial and office building to ramp up in 2014.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1312,"featured_media":1004047025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37763,37784],"tags":[35206,33010,32797,32952,32893],"class_list":["post-1004088763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rc-surveys-and-rankings","category-research-center-top-development-firms","tag-brookfield-office-properties","tag-duke-realty-corporation","tag-hines","tag-related-companies","tag-trammell-crow-company"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>2014 Top Development Firms - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/2014-top-development-firms\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2014 Top Development Firms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our 2014 look at development suggests that other real estate sectors are starting to catch up with the apartments. 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