ULI: Opportunities for Resiliency

Join Arrowstreet associate, Jordan Zimmermann, as she discusses East Boston’s vulnerabilities to sea level rise and planning opportunities with Shaun O’Rourke and Brian Swett at the ULI Member Lunch on September 11. The ULI Boston Climate Resiliency Committee will present their findings in “Building Resilience,” a Kresge Foundation Innovation Grant follow-up to the 2014 “The Urban Implications of Living with Water” publication.

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Interview Series: Justin DiCristofalo

As a part of an ongoing series, the following is an interview to dig a little bit deeper and learn what makes our team tick, what fascinates us about the design industry, and what is most important to us right now. Justin is an Associate with a background in design and construction management. He is has been BIM Manager extraordinaire…

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USGBC Green Breakfast Club

On July 30th, I spoke at the Green Breakfast Club at the USGBC MA chapter. The theme of this breakfast was green building advocacy. I discussed two topics at the event, Net Zero Energy Building Codes and PACE Financing. The purpose of this breakfast was to educate about the specifics of each topic and the chapter’s position on how the…

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Interview Series: Jessica Bessette

As a part of an ongoing series, the following is an interview to dig a little bit deeper and learn what makes our team tick, what fascinates us about the design industry, and what is most important to us right now. Jessica is a Senior Associate on the Arrowstreet schools team. She plays a significant role in the office’s staffing…

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Interview Series: Matt Byrnes-Jacobsen

As a part of an ongoing series, the following is an interview to dig a little bit deeper and learn what makes our team tick, what fascinates us about the design industry, and what is most important to us right now. Matt is an Associate and volunteers as co-chair of Arrowstreet’s ARE study group. Having just passed his exams and…

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BisNow: The Future of Downtown

Join Arrowstreet principal, David Bois, as he discusses recent trends in the Downtown Boston real estate landscape at Bisnow’s “Future of Downtown Summit,” on August 18. The event will also feature a keynote address by Larry DiCara of Nixon Peabody and panel discussions on the various forces impacting the evolution of Downtown. David will specifically present the Congress Square development…

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The Long-Awaited Public Market is Here!

This morning, I took a walk through the new Boston Public Market, which is celebrating its grand opening today. I was especially excited to visit and see the finished product of a long-anticipated idea. Arrowstreet has a special connection with this location–back in the ’90s, we led a team of several local architects for the design of Parcel 7, which included this retail space,…

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Omnichannel Retailing Brings the Right Mix

The biggest change in the retail landscape in the last 15 years has obviously been online buying.  In the last 3 to 5 years, the conversation around it has approached a fever pitch.  Worried about the “Death of the Mall” and even Main Street mom and pop stores, the International Council of Shopping Centers has lobbied Congress to level the…

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This Week in Green

This week has been a busy one in the sustainable design community! On Wednesday night, I enjoyed some great weather and a barbecue while discussing a very hot topic right now—the future of the solar industry in Massachusetts. Specifically, I was on hand as co-chair of the Advocacy Committee to discuss the Net Metering legislation currently on the floor of the…

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Our New Associates

Today we’re celebrating the best part of Arrowstreet: our people.  Specifically, we’re announcing new Associates and Senior Associates.  These staff members bring fresh ideas, creativity, and energy to the firm day after day, week after week, and we are proud to promote them to leadership positions at the firm. At Arrowstreet, becoming an associate is strongly tied with an individual’s project contributions,…

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