Steve Adams
Banker & Tradesman StaffSteve Adams is Banker & Tradesman's associate editor for commercial real estate.
by Steve Adams | Mar 28, 2024
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking the option of shifting a larger portion of the city’s property tax levy onto commercial and industrial properties as soon as fiscal year 2025 to compensate for anticipated declines in values.
by Steve Adams | Mar 27, 2024
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority will drop its immediate plans for development of 6.5 acres near the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, opting for a broader look at its strategy and the changing market conditions in commercial real estate.
by Steve Adams | Mar 27, 2024
A Needham developer seeks to redevelop a vacant restaurant site in Middleton with a combination of retail space and 60 apartments.
by Steve Adams | Mar 27, 2024
The first phase of a speculative industrial development by The Davis Cos. in Wilmington landed a full building lease from a medical device company.
by Steve Adams | Mar 26, 2024
A Dorchester waterfront property approved for a $90 million redevelopment that’s embroiled in a legal dispute will be put up for auction.
by Steve Adams | Mar 26, 2024
The new owner of a Bulfinch Triangle office building is considering options including a residential conversion after acquiring it for a 63 percent discount from its previous sale in 2018.
by Steve Adams | Mar 25, 2024
Wary of a backlash at an upcoming town meeting, Burlington officials approved a plan to comply with the MBTA Communities law by rezoning four areas for multifamily development that already include large housing complexes.
by Steve Adams | Mar 25, 2024
Boston Properties completed its partial sale of a Kendall Square life science project that values the two-building development at over $2,000 per square foot.
by Steve Adams | Mar 24, 2024
Zoning changes designed to revitalize downtown Hyannis got immediate traction from developers proposing multifamily housing. But a leadership change on the Barnstable Town Council is driving fears of a rollback.
by Steve Adams | Mar 24, 2024
A former call center in Canton has been redeveloped as 135,600 square feet of GMP/advanced manufacturing space.
by Steve Adams | Mar 24, 2024
On the front lines in the housing affordability battle, Suneeth John leads the Fenway CDC’s real estate team in identifying promising sites and finding financing sources to acquire and develop them.
by Steve Adams | Mar 21, 2024
A Boston office building that traded for nearly $156 million weeks before the COVID shutdown in 2020 was acquired by Boston-based Synergy Investments in exchange for the assumption of $76.5 million in mortgage debt.
by Steve Adams | Mar 20, 2024
As Boston seeks to stimulate housing production on publicly-owned properties, a newly-completed project in Brighton could become a model for forming partnerships with private developers.
by Steve Adams | Mar 19, 2024
The MBTA’s plans for a Silver Line extension running past the proposed New England Revolution stadium site in Everett hasn’t diminished Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s concerns about the project’s potential burdens.
by Steve Adams | Mar 19, 2024
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian will open a showroom at the Samuels & Assoc. air rights development anchored by the new Lego Group and CarGurus headquarters on the western edge of Back Bay.
by Steve Adams | Mar 18, 2024
The developer of more than 600 apartments in Quincy Center is marketing its newest units in a newly-expanded former Masonic Temple.
by Steve Adams | Mar 17, 2024
Leaders in Watertown, Needham and elsewhere are looking to go above and beyond the call of the MBTA Communities law even as those in other towns are making headlines with their resistance.
by Steve Adams | Mar 17, 2024
A winter garden reopened this month at Seaport East following a nearly year-long capital improvement project designed to refresh the 223,000-square-foot office tower’s common area amenities.
by Steve Adams | Mar 15, 2024
A new Northeastern University dorm tower in Roxbury and lab developments in Charlestown and South End received approval from Boston Planning & Development Agency directors.
by Steve Adams | Mar 15, 2024
Boston Planning & Development Agency directors gave cautious support for Mayor Michelle Wu’s rezoning plan designed to encourage mid-rise housing construction near transit stops in 18 neighborhoods.