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Navigating the New Map of Multifamily Development Across New England

Leadership Perspective: Nick Dellacava, PE, Principal - Allen & Major Associates, Inc.As we move through the first half of 2026, the multifamily development landscape across New England has been reshaped, not by a single seismic event, but by a convergence of policy uncertainty, regulatory friction, and shifting developer priorities that are fundamentally redrawing ...

Shop Talk Blog Post - Observation and Maintenance of BMPs, Why It’s Important to Your Bottom Line

“In February 2000 the Northern Virginia Planning District Commission issued a report to owners and operators of stormwater best management practices (BMPs), urging them to properly maintain their systems. According to the report, “Over half of BMPs fail in the first five years due to lack of proper maintenance.” For those ...

Shop Talk - Wetland or Detention Basin, Timing is Everything

Do you own or are you planning to acquire a Massachusetts property with a detention basin that has turned into a wetland? When a detention basin is not maintained for several years, there can be standing water, woody growth, wetland plants, and even animals living within what was previously an engineered and constructed ...