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Banker & Tradesman's Commercial Real Estate BlogWatertown Apartment Complex’s Dog Policy:Trust, But Verify
As dozens of new luxury apartment complexes open around Greater Boston, the rental market appears to be getting more pet-friendly. A new Watertown complex is using DNA testing to make sure the grounds remain uncontaminated. Watertown Mews, a 206-unit complex that...
Where Innovation Goes, Food Trucks Follow
Food trucks have arrived at the Innovation and Design Building in the Boston Marine Industrial Park as owner Jamestown upgrades amenities for the 1.4 million-square-foot complex’s tenants. A rotating collection of nine mobile food vendors began making the rounds this...
A Golf Community Developer Bets That Bigger Is Better
A golf course community in Ipswich that got mired in the rough during the housing downturn is moving forward with more expansive designs under its second development team. The 311-acre Golf Club of Turner Hill was originally proposed in 2004 by Raymond Property Corp....
Searching For Directions To Midtown Boston
It doesn’t easily roll off the tongue of a native, but the “midtown Boston” designation is still in the mix as a marketing tool for the real estate industry. A Google search reveals dozens of condos and luxury apartment listing pages using the midtown address. The MLS...
As Wayfair Departs, Boston’s 177 Huntington Ave. Gets A Facelift
Adding a lobby-level Caffe Strega by restaurant operator Varano Group is the latest makeover evident at 177 Huntington Ave. as Boston-based Beacon Capital Partners modernizes the 26-story office tower for the next generation of tenants. Online furniture retailer...
How a developer restored the peace in Manchester-by-the-Sea
It’s not quite the affordable units that housing advocates say the region needs more of, but a developer appears to have restored peace to a Manchester-by-the-Sea neighborhood as he builds the Summer Hill development on the former site of one of the North Shore’s...
What a drone looks like as it hovers over Downtown Crossing construction site
Yup, that's a drone hovering over the construction site for the 56-story, $630 million Millennium Tower project at the old Filene's site (captured by editorial director David Harris). A spokesperson for Suffolk Construction, which is the project manager for the site,...
Secret’s Out…
It’s been a well-kept secret that Partners HealthCare has signed a deal for 136,000 square feet of office space at Lafayette City Center, formerly known as Lafayette Corporate Center, in Boston’s Downtown Crossing neighborhood. Not just that, but industry executives...
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