Episodes

Bostonians all have their opinions about South Station. Love it, hate it, or tolerate it -- it's the one place in Boston where you can get an Amtrak, T, commuter train, or bus. And now it's a place to work, play, and live. Decades in the making, South Station Tower is a public-private partnership that guaranteed renovations for the Station, while creating a new 51-story tower above it. It's also part of a larger trend of using the 'blank space' -- the air rights -- above transit hubs worldwide. Hear how it was done.

Goldie Wolfe Miller entered commercial real estate when being the only woman in the room was routine—and turned isolation into impact. Over five decades, she closed landmark deals, helped reshape Chicago’s skyline, and built the largest woman-owned commercial real estate firm in the country. Through the Goldie Initiative and its annual Goldie Gala, she built a pipeline for women leaders, creating a mentorship network that proves real power isn’t just accumulated—it’s passed on.

Once the beating heart of downtown Dayton, the historic Dayton Arcade sat vacant for decades—too big, too broken, and too expensive to save. Join us as we trace the bold reinvention of a nine-building landmark into a mixed-use hub for entrepreneurs, students, and small businesses, revealing how preservation, creative capital stacks, and local leadership helped reignite a city built on innovation.

Just outside Denver, two nonprofits joined forces to support young mothers facing housing insecurity. Hope House Colorado had a bold vision for teen moms but lacked a facility to make it a reality. HomeAid, a nonprofit developer that mobilizes the building industry to combat homelessness, partnered with local real estate leaders to build a resource center that has become a lifeline for families on the brink.

When Emma Koehler kept the Pearl Brewery alive during Prohibition, she set the tone for the resilience that defines the Pearl District today. It's now a thriving hub of culture, design, and community built on its rich history.

In Mesa, Arizona, a developer set out to build something no one thought possible. What began as a childhood dream turned into a multimillion-dollar experiment in imagination, risk, and persistence — and a bold new model for development in unlikely places.

From six-foot waves in the desert to a brewery reborn as a neighborhood, Built dives into bold ideas that reshape communities. This season, discover the people behind the risks, resilience, and reinvention driving commercial real estate forward.

Cambridge Crossing transforms a former industrial site into a vibrant green neighborhood where nature and urban life intertwine. Designer Kishore Varanasi reveals the choices behind this eco-forward development, from repurposed historic granite to a stormwater park that adapts to climate needs.