Michael Hoban

Michael Hoban is a Boston-based commercial real estate and AEC writer and founder and principal of Hoban Communications. Contact him at [email protected].

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Development and Construction
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Residential
Using Technology to Enhance Community Experiences in Multifamily
Panelists at a ULI Boston event in April said that a newfound purpose for technology is emerging in multifamily segments—fostering a sense of community within the buildings and their surrounding neighborhoods.
May 31, 2018
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Michael Hoban
Development and Construction
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
Office Landlords Increase Focus on Enhanced Workplace Experience to Retain Tenants
A sea change is taking place in the way companies use office space design, amenities, and location to attract the most talented employees to their firms. Speaking at a ULI Boston event in May, panelists said that while lease flexibility is key to attracting desirable tenants, so is the user experience of the building itself.
May 21, 2018
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Michael Hoban
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Finance & Investment
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Finance – Capital Markets
Middle-Income Renters See Persistent Housing Cost Burdens
While the latest Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) report on the state of rental housing in the United States. shows some positive signs for inventory, the overall trend persists that low- to moderate-income renters face significant cost burdens in most markets.
January 9, 2018
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Michael Hoban
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Design and Planning
ULI’s Advisory Services Examines Impact of Boston North–South Rail Link
ULI Advisory Services was asked to examine how the construction of an underground rail line linking North Station to South Station in downtown Boston could help alleviate transportation and housing woes, while unlocking development potential.
October 19, 2017
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Michael Hoban
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Development and Construction
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Office - Buildings
From Mill City to Innovation Hub: Relocating a Global Headquarters Outside Boston
Lowell, Massachusetts, received a major boost in ongoing efforts to transform into a center of innovation when Kronos—a homegrown Massachusetts workforce management software and services company—decided to relocate its global headquarters, taking a half-million square feet (46,500 sq m) close to the city’s revitalized downtown.
September 20, 2017
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Michael Hoban
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Design and Planning
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Urban Design
Embracing Smarter Cities in India and South Korea
Technological innovations are affecting nearly every facet of how societies function, but it is the corresponding evolution of human behavior—not the technology itself—that is driving how the next generation of cities around the globe is being built. That was the general feeling of a panel of large-scale developers—veritable city builders—assembled at the World Real Estate Forum by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate.
September 5, 2017
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Michael Hoban
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Development and Construction
Drawing Employers to Tap Boston’s Well-Educated Talent Pool
In a survey released in January by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate, Boston ranked third in desirability by foreign investors among U.S. cities (behind New York and Los Angeles). ULI Boston/New England recently hosted a program in which panelists discussed the thought processes of the leadership of the companies and investors who are wagering heavily on the continued success of the region.
April 24, 2017
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Michael Hoban
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In Depth
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Urban and Regional Planning
Rethinking Public Housing in Mexico
Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design recently released a report examining how urban planning and design interventions can help improve housing and urban development practice in Mexico, including densifying existing population centers with infill development and retrofitting infrastructure and services in areas where existing homes have been abandoned.
January 23, 2017
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Michael Hoban
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Property Types
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Finance – Asset and Portfolio Management
New ULI Boston Report: Lack of Options for Middle-Income Households Jeopardizes Growth
A new report published by ULI Boston/New England sheds light on the shrinking middle-class in the Greater Boston region due in part to the lack of affordable housing options for middle-income households.
September 28, 2016
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Michael Hoban
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Development and Construction
Creative Placemaking’s Positive Impact on Community Development
“Creative placemaking” can mean different things to different stakeholders, but ULI’s recent Housing Opportunity 2016 conference offered participants some very different strategies as to how to incorporate the concept into their own projects.
May 31, 2016
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