BSLW 1145 Real Estate Development
This course employs various teaching and learning methods: class lectures; videos of interviews with experts and about illustrative projects; case study discussion; guest lectures; team-based virtual tours of Boston neighborhoods that have been transformed by large-scale real estate development; and, a capstone project of teams preparing a development plan for an actual site in the Boston areas. This course is focused on what real estate development is and what it means to be a real estate developer. Students will gain an understanding of the process of real estate development, including design and construction; how developers engage with the public sector and the surrounding community to obtain approval for a development; how projects are financed; and, other important elements that contribute to completing successful real estate projects. Also learn about the legal aspects of developments; the ways that development is a catalyst for neighborhood improvement and local economic growth; and, trends in sustainable development.
Course overview
- Department
- Business Law and Society
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.30 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.30 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Edward Chazen | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 37 of 49 |
| Spring 2025 | Edward Chazen | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 39 of 48 |
| Spring 2024 | Edward Chazen | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 54 |
| Spring 2023 | Edward Chazen | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 40 of 45 |
| Spring 2022 | Edward Chazen | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 42 |