Browsing Program in Real Estate Development - Master's degree by Title
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Adaptive reuse of historic buildings and the potential of experiential retail : case studies and development ideas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)This thesis explores relationships between experiential retail and historic adaptive reuse, and develops an understanding of their mutual potentials. The emergence of e-commerce is pressuring traditional brick-and- mortar ... -
Advancing TOD in Boston's suburbs : advantages and obstacles in the entitlement process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This thesis is an inquiry into the feasibility of creating new compact, mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) within existing suburbs. I have focused on the entitlement phase of projects, during which land is rezoned, ... -
Advantages and opportunities of developing and investing in micro-units
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)I was raised in a formerly-communist country, where small apartments were mainly built to house working class families. People did not have many options and had to take whatever housing the state assigned to them. Most of ... -
After the gas station : redevelopment opportunities from rethinking America's vehicle refueling infrastructure
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Gas stations are found throughout the US, but their ubiquity causes them to go largely unnoticed. Because their purpose - refueling vehicles - is so uniform and so integral to the existing automotive transportation system, ... -
Agency risk in CMBS default resolution : a case study of the Peter Cooper Village - Stuyvesant Town mortgage loan default
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)Between 2010 and 2018, approximately $410 billion of maturing CMBS loans are expected not to able to refinance; that is, they are in high risk of default. The current real estate downturn has not only pushed delinquencies ... -
All real estate is local : causality between cross-border investment and United States commercial real estate prices
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Cross-border investment in United States commercial real estate has grown at an astounding rate - nearly tenfold - since the turn of the century. Yet little remains quantitatively understood about the practical effects of ... -
Alternative investment opportunities in real estate for individual investors
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)This thesis will evaluate whether an unsatisfied need to access private commercial market real estate investment opportunities exists on the behalf of individual investors via their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) ... -
Analysis of delinquencies in CRE debt : an approach to understanding risk and pricing
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019)Commercial Real Estate (CRE) debt has been the most staple form of capital for the real estate industry in the US for decades. However, a lot has changed in the CRE debt landscape since the Global Financial Crisis. With ... -
An analysis of Sovereign Wealth Funds and international real estate investments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)In recent times Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have become an important source of international real estate investments. A number of reports predict the swelling of SWF combined assets from its current figure of $3-4 trillion ... -
An analysis of the convention center market and implications for the planned expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The proposed expansion of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was approved by the Massachusetts legislature in 2009. In 2010, the governor put the expansion on hold citing an overstated economic impact. Proponents ... -
An analysis of U.K property funds classified according to U.S styles : core, value-added and opportunistic
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This analysis explores the feasibility of sorting UK funds into three different styles, which are widely used in the US. In an overview of major factors' impact on the expected risk of a fund, the analysis shows that ... -
Analyzing capital allocation for energy efficiency improvements by commercial real estate investment managers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Numerous studies have shown that retrofitting an office building with energy efficiency improvements can significantly reduce operating costs, yet many existing office buildings have not been retrofitted. The objective of ... -
Analyzing capital expenditure in commercial real estate assets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)The ability of Commercial Real Estate to provide strong current income returns has long been one of its benefits of inclusion into a long-term portfolio. Capital Expenditures can significantly hamper this income return of ... -
Analyzing the alignment of incentives, control, and economics in development agreements between private developers and mission-driven institutions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)This thesis examines and analyzes the alignment of incentives, project control, and economics in development agreements between private developers and mission-driven institutions. Mission-driven institutions, such as ... -
Analyzing the private development model for university real estate development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Universities within the Unites States have long been active in the real estate development market surrounding their respective campuses. However, beginning with the baby boom in the late 1950s, colleges have begun expanding ... -
Apartment volatility determinants across the United States markets
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Much research has been done to examine the volatilities of return on public and private real estate investments. However, little is known about market volatility in real estate in general and in apartment real estate in ... -
Application of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to the real estate development process
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)This thesis presents a pioneering application of an engineering systems framework, the Design Structure Matrix (DSM), to model the real estate development (RED) process. The DSM is a process modeling tool that originated ... -
Application of the Design Structure Matrix (DSM) to the real estate development process using modular construction methods
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Real estate development (RED) has traditionally been a very dynamic business, where real estate developers strive to turn an idea into a real asset, by delivering a quality project on time and on budget. In recent years, ... -
Artificial intelligence and machine learning : current applications in real estate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Real estate meets machine learning: real contribution or just hype? Creating and managing the built environment is a complicated task fraught with difficult decisions, challenging relationships, and a multitude of variables. ... -
Back to the city : differences in economic and investment performances between downtowns and suburbs
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Recently, we have observed significant changes in which corporate offices and residential buildings have been relocated from the suburbs back into the city. Does the observation mean that there is a real economic movement ...
