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How Wall Street’s Big Bets on A.I. Are Driving Interest in Huge Parking Lots

J.P. Morgan, Blackstone and other financial giants are buying “industrial outdoor storage,” sites vital to logistics, trade and the construction of data centers.

Triangles, Crescents, Slivers: Can Odd-Shaped Lots Help Ease the Housing Crisis?

As needs escalate, more U.S. cities and states are making it easier to build on irregular and long-overlooked lots.

Amid a Defense and Aerospace Boom, Demand for Industrial Real Estate Soars

Leasing for defense and aerospace start-ups is up as global tensions and conflicts buoy investments in manufacturing.

How Stockyards Are Being Redeveloped in Western Cities

Lands in cities and towns that were once shipping points for livestock can be low-lying, unfavorable and often prone to flooding. They’re also hotbeds for…

In Hospitals, Affordable Housing Gets the Long-Term Investor It Needs

Health care systems and affordable housing developers have a mutual financial interest in helping communities live healthier.

A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green

Artificial intelligence’s booming growth is radically reshaping an already red-hot data center market, raising questions about whether these sites can be operated sustainably.

As Coal Plants Shutter, a Chance to Redevelop ‘the Gates of Hell’

Developers are combining new strategies with state and federal funds to turn decayed power plants once considered a blemish into potential assets for economic growth.

A.I. Can’t Build a High-Rise, but It Can Speed Up the Job

Developers are embracing artificial intelligence tools like drones, cameras, apps and robots, which can reduce the timelines and waste that have made construction increasingly costly.

Affordable Housing Woes Paint ‘Bleak Picture’ for Developers

So many developments have been sidetracked or delayed that some experts expect a “production cliff” to hit in a year or so, meaning fewer new…

A Campus With a Smokestack: Converting Old Factories Into Schools

Adaptive reuse projects have turned former big-box stores, churches, tortilla factories, office buildings and even a space for laser tag into educational facilities.