MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Series Returns on September 8th: Alternative Project Delivery – the New Economic Development Opportunity

Relationships between the public and private sectors in the provision of infrastructure projects and other services are evolving and becoming more fluid.  A popular term of art to describe these evolving relationships is a P3 or a public-private partnership.  This presentation will provide an overview of the types of available relationship structures to accomplish economic development and other projects.  Join MEREDA on September 8th at the Clarion Hotel in Portland from 7:30 – 9:00 AM as this presentation explores Public Private Partnerships (P3s) and other forms of alternative financing. 

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Names New President and Announces 2016-17 Officers

Paul Peck, attorney at Drummond & Drummond and real estate developer with LWS Development LLC is the new president of the Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), a statewide organization of commercial real estate owners, developers and related service providers. Founded in 1985, MEREDA promotes responsible development and ownership of real estate in Maine through legislative advocacy, educational programs and professional networking opportunities.

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Recognizes Retiring Board Member

MEREDA has announced that Lawrence A. Wold, president of TD Bank has retired from MEREDA’s Board of Directors after 18 years of service. During this time, Larry served as president from 2000 – 2002 and was recognized with MEREDA’s Volunteer of the Year Award in 2003.  During his tenure, Larry spearheaded an initiative to assist with MEREDA’s new member recruitment efforts.  Fourteen years later, the TD Bank Membership Recruitment Matching Funds Program continues to help introduce new members to the organization and makes a major contribution to MEREDA’s continued growth and success.

MEREDA Index comes in at a healthy 91

Last week, the Maine Real Estate & Development Association, announced that the latest MEREDA Index had achieved a healthy 91, indicating that as Maine sales continue to achieve high water marks for sales prices and square footage sold, there will be strong fluctuations from Press Release to Press Release. The MEREDA Index is an economic metric that measures the health of Maine’s commercial real estate market twice annually relative to pre-recession 2006 levels.

The previous MEREDA Index numbers came in at 100 and 110, in the fall and spring of 2015 respectively. Previous to that, the four MEREDA Indexes completed to date, between spring 2013 and fall 2014, had not managed to top 80.

Maine Real Estate & Development Association Awards Top 6 Notable Projects of 2015

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the state’s leading organization for commercial real estate professionals, has announced the recipients of its 2015 Notable Projects Awards at its annual Spring Conference in Portland on May 17.

“MEREDA is thrilled to recognize these exemplary projects, all of which not only embody MEREDA’s belief in responsible real estate but also involved a significant investment of resources and job creation statewide,” noted Michael O’Reilly, President, MEREDA Board of Directors and Senior Vice President, Southern Maine Commercial Banking Team Lead, at Bangor Savings Bank.

Employees ‘win career lottery’ at office of the future conference in Portland

75 percent of employees, nationally, are not happy with the place they go to work, according to the research and design firm Gensler. Dean Strombom and Sven Govaars of Gensler traveled from Houston, TX to Portland to serve as keynotes at last week’s Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA) conference. The event, meant to discuss “the office of the future,” included robust conversation about how place and technology work together, with real-world examples from Maine.

MEREDA’s Morning Menu Breakfast Event – Environmental Update: The Latest from the Trenches in Due Diligence and Changes at the Department of Environmental Protection

Join the MEREDA for breakfast on June 7, 2016 from 7:30 – 9:00 AM at the Clarion Hotel in Portland for an update on Due Diligence and Changes at the Department of Environmental Protection.

After several decades of living with environmental liabilities, most developers and brokers understand the road map through environmental issues, and the value of an environmental site assessment.  

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Nationally renowned architects to headline MEREDA’s spring conference

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association announced today that two nationally renowned experts will travel to Portland next month to keynote the group’s annual spring conference scheduled for Tue., May 17 and entitled “Office of the Future.”

Office of the Future to be unveiled May 17

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association (MEREDA), the trade association for commercial real estate in Maine, will host a half-day conference about the “Office of the Future” on Tue., May 17 in Portland.

MEREDA’s Morning Menu – “Historic Masonry Reborn” – the care of historic brick and stone buildings in Maine

Join MEREDA for breakfast on April 5th at DaVinci’s Eatery in Lewiston to learn how to address the  challenges of repairing historic masonry buildings.  Our panelists will review how to analyze the conditions of existing buildings, propose solutions that meet budget, design and constructability considerations  as well as ensure the Secretary of Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation are met.