NAIOP has announced a new name and brand identity. Formerly known as the National
Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the association will
now be known solely as NAIOP. A definer, the Commercial Real Estate
Development Association, complements the name and signifies the
association's strategic shift of encompassing all professionals within
the industry. "NAIOP is the leading association for the development industry,
extending its reach beyond office and industrial product types into
mixed-use, medical office, retail and more," says Thomas J. Bisacquino,
NAIOP president. "We recognize that our members engage in diverse
development opportunities, and our brand expansion supports our vision
of advancing responsible commercial real estate development."
Today, NAIOP comprises 18,000 members in its extensive 56-chapter
network across North America. Its principal membership are developers,
owners, and investors of all product types in commercial real estate,
in addition to a wide-ranging scope of professionals who support the
industry, including architects, brokers, engineers, land planners,
contractors, and suppliers.