BOSTON–Face-to-Face With Movers & Shakers today talks to Joseph Maguire, who had a huge impact on the commercial real estate in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA. He will be honored with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Boston Real Estate Times on Sept. 26, 2024 at Burlington Marriott Hotel in Burlington, MA.
Also featured in this episode are David Manfredi, CEO and Founding Principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects; Al Spagnolo, Founder and Chairman of SGA; Bob Richards, Executive Managing Director of JLL, and Maureen McCaffrey, a Director at MIT Investment Management Company.
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On Sept. 26, Boston Real Estate Times will honor Mr. Maguire and other winners of the 2024 Excellence Award at its annual gala at the Burlington Marriott Hotel in Burlington, MA.
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Mr. Maguire’s work as MIT Investment Company Director continued with his role in the acquisitions and redevelopments of numerous properties near and around the MIT campus including Technology Square, 640 Memorial Drive, properties in Cambridgeport and the Osborn Triangle. Binney St in Cambridge with approximately 3 million square feet of properties has been fully transformed with Biotech, pharmaceutical companies, offices apartments and retail.
In 2004, Mr. Maguire transitioned to Alexandria Real Estate Equities where his focus turned to the northern edge of Kendall Square at Binney Street, where he and his team developed over one million square feet of commercial office, lab and residential buildings.
Mr. Maguire’s interest and work in sustainability initiatives includes state-of-the-art energy conservation components in his development projects. In addition, along with city staff and other developers, Mr. Maguire was an original member of the energy committee that developed the Cambridge Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance.
Mr. Maguire developed and fostered relationships with city staff, business owners and residents of the Kendall neighborhoods over his almost 40 years in Kendall Square.
Mr. Maguire remains a beloved advocate for quality development and inspires those he has mentored along the way.
