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Profiles of, and critical insights from powerful executives and businesses fighting industry roadblocks and accelerating DEI across the real estate industry and their communities.

Alexis McSween in her office, 232 W. 139th St., New York.
IMPACT
New York City

Alexis McSween Grabbed a Career in CRE and Wants to Take Others With Her

By Larry Getlen
An illustration of people walking up steps to a glowing door.
IMPACT
National

After Three Years of Promises Is CRE Any More Diverse?

By Celia Young
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Chris Alexander, executive director Office of Cannabis Management for New York, inside Union Square Travel Agency dispensary on Feb. 23, 2023.
Retail · IMPACT
New York City

Chris Alexander On Building Gotham’s Legal Cannabis Market

By Celia Young
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Residential · Development
National

Housing’s Missing Middle: A Debate in Arlington, Va., Magnifies the Challenge

By Patrick Sisson
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ESG storage.
Development
National

ESG’s Staying Power Tested by 2023’s Economic Uncertainty 

By Anna Staropoli
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Among the gentrifying signifiers in Bed-Stuy is a Shake Shack at the corner of Bedford Avenue and Fulton Street.
Development
New York City

Developers Have Rediscovered Bedford-Stuyvesant. Can It Sustain the Boom?

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Rep. Karen Bass speaks during an election night party with the Los Angeles County Democratic Party at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
Policy
California

Karen Bass’ LA Mayoral Win Hinged on Addressing Homelessness Crisis

By Greg Cornfield
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Nailah Flake-Brown at Brookfield's 250 Vesey Street offices.
Finance
New York City

How Brookfield’s Nailah Flake Pirouetted From Dance to Deals

By Andrew Coen
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Alicka Ampry-Samuel, regional administrator for HUD, at her office at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan.
Residential · Finance
New York City

Alicka Ampry-Samuel, HUD’s Top New York-Area Official, On Affordable Housing

By Aaron Short
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Andrew Simmons in A&S Rebar's yard at the Brookhaven Rail Terminal in Yaphank, N.Y., in late October.
Industry · Development
New York City

How Andrew Simmons Went From Prison to the Top of New York’s Rebar Industry

By Larry Getlen
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"Never a sprint” 
IMPACT
National

How Are CRE Diversity Promises Holding Up?

By Anna Staropoli
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Gemma Burgess.
Industry · Finance
National

New Ferguson CEO Gemma Burgess Talks CRE Diversity

By Andrew Coen
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Clockwise from top left, Christopher Pearson, Christopher Lewis, Laura Campbell and Victor Coleman.
IMPACT
California

Hudson Pacific Launches Investing Platform for Women and People of Color

By Greg Cornfield
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