Developer Submits Hotel Plan at former CBT Offices
Redevelopment plans by Rhino Capital Advisors would restore the historic facade of a Bulfinch Triangle office building while creating an 82-room hotel with an “urban contemporary aesthetic.”
EMC Data Center Sold for R&D Conversion
An EMC office building and data center in Hopkinton will be repositioned for R&D and flex tenants following its sale to a Boston developer.
Uniqlo Announces Opening Weekend Events in Braintree
Clothing chain Uniqlo will mark the opening of its fourth Greater Boston store this week with a series of promotions in partnership with local institutions including the Museum of Fine Arts.
Life Time Fitness Announces Back Bay Expansion
A high-end fitness club that operates five suburban locations in Massachusetts will expand into Boston in 2025.
Developers Line Up to Lure Vertex HQ
As Vertex Pharmaceuticals weighs whether to relocate its headquarters, Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners is aggressively pursuing a new lab project that could lure the life science firm from its Fan Pier perch.
Insurer Breaks Ground on Campus Expansion in Norwood
Insurer FM Global has broken ground on a new all-electric-powered campus expansion in Norwood that utilizes 221 geothermal wells to reduce its energy consumption.
With Banks Pulling Back, Who’s Financing Office Deals?
Behind the scenes of Boston’s troubled office market, landlords and lenders are seeking ways to restructure their existing debt, keep control of properties and avoid foreclosure.
Hot Property: The Davis Cos. Headquarters
Boston-based developer Davis Cos. hired architects Fogarty Finger to redesign its longtime headquarters overlooking the Rose Kennedy Greenway in the firm’s first project in Boston.
Suffolk Downs Announces Rents at First Building
The first building at the 16 million-square-foot Suffolk Downs redevelopment is nearing completion and has begun marketing 475 apartments for occupancy in June.
BPDA Hits Winthrop Center Over Public Access Promises
The Boston Planning & Development Agency ordered developer MP Boston to open the centerpiece public amenity of its $1.3 billion Winthrop Center skyscraper on weekends to comply with an agreement with the city.
Fallon Co. Gets OK for Development Next to New NFL Stadium
The developer of Boston’s Fan Pier is set to begin another signature project transforming an urban waterfront.
Arup Exec Named Boston Climate Chief
Brian Swett is returning to Boston City Hall after a nine-year stint in the private sector to lead the city’s climate change and decarbonization policies.
Lab Vacancy Rate Nears 14 Percent
As more life science conversions and new developments were completed without tenants, Greater Boston’s lab vacancy rate rose to 13.7 percent in the first quarter.
Harvard Files New 1M SF Allston Development Plan
Harvard University and its development partner Tishman Speyer are set to begin the public review of their next major real estate project in Allston, the second phase of the school’s Enterprise Research Campus.
A Groundbreaking Lab Plan for North Shore Quarry
At an abandoned quarry in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Cell Signaling Technology plans to tap into the underground terrain for a geothermal heating and cooling system for its proposed 250,000-square-foot development.
Boston Looks to ‘Skyline’ for Help
Changes designed to attract more developers and commercial tenants to downtown Boston and avoid a looming fiscal chasm tied to declining office occupancy are moving closer to the finish line.
Building Community Wealth Through Patient Capital
Roxbury-based BlueHub Capital’s Karen Kelleher is seeing no let-up in demand for the lender’s services as an intermediary piecing together financing packages for real estate projects in low-income communities.
Hot Property: Boston Scientific Innovation Center
A renovation designed by architects Margulies Perruzzi created a 20,000-square-foot training center including interactive learning spaces for doctors and Boston Scientific Corp. employees in Marlborough.
What Does Berklee Have in Store for Fenway Property?
A Fenway commercial property added a major new tenant in Berklee School of Music, a neighborhood institution that’s had a rocky town-versus-gown relationship with residents and Boston officials.
Related Beal Picked to Develop Roxbury, Marine Park Projects
Developer Related Beal received approval to move forward with projects on city-owned properties in South Boston and Roxbury that could include more than 400 housing units and nearly 320,000 square feet of lab space.
