Opponents Begin Pushback Against Rent Control
Opponents of statewide rent control kicked off their campaign today by warning of threats to new housing construction.
Biotech Relocating to One Kenmore After VC Award
A Fenway-based biotech that recently raised $41.5 million will relocate its headquarters to Related Beal’s One Kenmore property in Boston.
Alexandria Drops Lab Conversion for Fenway Property
One property that Alexandria Real Estate Equities, the nation’s largest life science landlord, won’t be putting on the market: 401 Park Drive in Boston.
MBTA Communities Law’s Upshot: Smaller Projects, Far from Stations
Urban planners’ visions of a high-density housing boom steps from rapid transit service haven’t materialized five years after the adoption of Massachusetts’ MBTA Communities zoning law.
Shawmut Pursues Growth in Data Center, Mass Timber Projects
Shawmut Design and Construction is seeking to more than double its business as it pursues projects in the expanding data center and mass timber sectors.
Waltham Spec Lab Development Gets First Lease
A speculative Waltham lab development attracted a 98,500 square-foot lease by a publicly-traded Bedford biotech.
Copper Mill Pitches Davis Square Tower Under Chapter 40B
A 25-story tower containing 502 apartments would help reverse the decline of Somerville’ Davis Square, developer Copper Mill states in its initial development application for the $260 million project.
Cracking the Code for Gateway Cities Development
Decades after they roomed together at Boston College, Lucian McPherson and Kevin Mapp went into business full-time to accelerate the growth of McPherson Development.
Gateway Cities Bid for Self-Reliance
In the Gateway Cities, self-funded business improvement districts are picking up the slack to keep downtown areas fresh after weathering the pandemic.
Hot Property: 100 Cummings Center
A medical tools manufacturer is joining the roster of life science and health care tenants at Cummings Center in Beverly.
Samuels Steps in to Sustain Time Out Market
Boston-based Samuels & Associates will operate the Fenway Time Out Market under a licensing agreement, staving off its planned closure this week.
Boston-Area Lab Market Takes Another Step Back
Lab vacancies in Greater Boston hit 34 percent in the fourth quarter despite a pair of big leases in Somerville and Allston.
South Station Condos Test Ultra-Luxury Market
As the first closings near at the latest entry in Boston’s ultra-luxury condominium market, developers are counting on newcomers to generate a significant portion of sales.
Somerville Seeks Developers for Inner Belt Property
Somerville is seeking housing development proposals for a former shopping center property seized by eminent domain for an abandoned public safety complex project.
Synergy Proposes Boston’s Biggest Downtown Office Conversion Yet
Following the extension of Boston’s office-to-residential conversion incentives, Boston-based developer Synergy submitted plans to create 255 apartments in a Downtown Crossing office building.
Lab Developers Seek Swap for 935 Housing Units
Owners of stalled lab development sites in Burlington and Woburn are seeking zone changes enabling them to build up to 935 housing units instead.
524 Apartments to Replace Former KISS-108 Studio, Kappy’s Store
Two commercial properties near Wellington Circle in Medford will be redeveloped as 524 apartments following the city’s MBTA Communities rezoning.
Landlords Reinvest in Business-Focused Amenities
Foosball tables, indoor slides and golf simulators were once all the rage. In today’s leaner economic climate, office landlords’ focus is shifting to practical amenities.
MetroWest Brokerage Committed to Independent Niche
Wayland-based R.W. Holmes Commercial Real Estate is turning 50 this year under the guidance of second- and third-generation leaders Garry Homes and Elizabeth Holmes.
Hot Property: 200 State St.
Five tenants have signed leases for new offices or expansions at 200 State St. in Boston’s Financial District, bringing its occupancy up to 92 percent.
