Design for the Real Estate Developer: Online Resources

The CBRE website highlights a number services they provide to illuminate the complexities of real estate development across multiple property types and needs. They also conduct and share research into consumer behavior, sustainability, the real estate market, investment, and a number of other topics pertaining to development.

Documents related to the Holyoke Development Project can be found here. This includes Maps, property acquisition descriptions, each chapter of The Urban Renewal Plan, and related miscellaneous documents.

This presentation covers the beginnings stages and plan for the Holyoke redevelopment project. It goes over the research data concerning the Holyoke area and its residents, as well as market research for the commercial aspect of the redevelopment goals. The next section of the presentation then gives poor and good examples of signage, walkways, lighting, seating, and a whole host of other factors that the redevelopment project is aiming to improve. Finally, the business survey report is summarized with graphs.