Kathryn Hamilton

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Kathryn Hamilton, CAE

Kathryn Hamilton, CAE, is Vice President for Marketing and Communications at Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
This warehouse is used for storing goods in the chill and frozen temperatures

Two Paths to Cold Storage: Lessons from Adaptive Reuse and Build-to-suit

September 2, 2026
As cold storage developers navigate a market that has shifted from rapid speculative growth toward more selective development, two approaches are emerging as practical ways to meet demand: adapting existing industrial buildings and developing highly customized facilities for users with specific operational needs.  At a session at CREDA’s I.CON Cold Storage this week in Dallas, moderator Steven Majich, managing director […]
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Safety hardhat for dangerous accident protection in warehouse during work. Cold room storage and freezing warehouse with stacker truck inside moving.

From Paper to Project: Key Lessons from Two Cold Storage Developments

September 2, 2026
Cold storage development rarely follows a straight line from concept to completion. Tight timelines, specialized infrastructure, evolving end-user requirements and challenging existing conditions can create significant risks – and opportunities – throughout the development process.  At the CREDA I.CON Cold Storage conference this week in Dallas, the “From Paper to Project Case Studies: The Construction Room” session examined two cold […]
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Rethinking Power, Entitlement Risk and Execution in an Increasingly Complex Data Center Market

Rethinking Power, Entitlement Risk and Execution in an Increasingly Complex Data Center Market

May 19, 2026
The data center development landscape is evolving at extraordinary speed, panelists agreed during a session at NAIOP’s I.CON Data Centers this week in New Jersey. But as demand accelerates, so do the challenges. Developers today are navigating a far more complicated environment than even two years ago – one shaped by power constraints, growing community scrutiny and shifting utility requirements.
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Inside a Los Angeles Ghost Kitchen Powerhouse

Inside a Los Angeles Ghost Kitchen Powerhouse

March 3, 2026
Tucked inside a former furniture store in Los Angeles sits one of the most sophisticated food production facilities you’ve likely never heard of. Owned by City Storage Systems and operated by ProFoods, this 30,000-square-foot “cloud kitchen” is a case study in how real estate, engineering and food technology converge to power the modern delivery economy.
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