Raising the Bar for Senior Living
Shane Herlet helps lead a company trying to up the ante in its industry with a new brand that combines hospitality-level living standards and urban locations.
Historic Church Transformed into Mixed-Income Housing
The Blessed Sacrament Church’s transformation from historic asset into vibrant housing community shows the promise and complexity of adaptive reuse.
Searching for Solutions to Boston’s Lab Glut
Developers have seen the bottom fall out of the Boston lab real estate market. But construction costs over $1,000 per square foot put most non-biotech tenants out of reach.
State Should Target Western Mass. for Biomanufacturing Push
Massachusetts can be a winner in the federal government’s push to bring biomanufacturing back to the United States – if it plays its cards right.
Signs of Life in Boston Biotech CRE
Little tiny green shoots are poking up here and there, with leasing activity running well ahead of 2024 totals and the pace of vacancy growth slowing down.
Beacon Hill Must Keep Biotech’s Flywheel Turning
To maintain Massachusetts’ leadership in global drug development, we cannot allow uncertainty and alarm bells coming from its biotech sector to paralyze us.
Woods Hole Project Illustrates Coastal Permitting Challenges
The deepwater port on Cape Cod has hosted research vessels for nearly 100 years. But replacing its main dock took years of permitting and consensus-building.
What’s Driving Transaction Activity in 2025
With vacancy rates elevated, demand softening and pricing still under pressure, the relative appeal of ownership has only grown. And it’s leading driving some major transactions.
How New Projects Are Responding to Climate Concerns in Boston
Like other waterfront cities, Boston faces existential risk from climate change – not just rising sea levels, but also sudden rainstorms and extreme temperatures.
Buildings Play a Key Role in Massachusetts’ Energy Future
If we want to maintain momentum on climate goals, we must be strategic in how and when building performance is integrated into the construction process.
SJC Limits Landlords’ Use of Security Deposits
When one of its tenants vacated her apartment without using professional cleaning services, a landlord deducted $115 from her security deposit. It could face a class-action lawsuit.
Downtown Flood Defense Plan Seeks Spending Solution
The Wharf District Council faces its most daunting challenge: coming up with the actual funds to pay for what it says are vital protections for downtown Boston.
Boston Updates Green Goals for Multifamily Sector
The Wu administration is focusing on how to wean Boston’s vast inventory of aging apartments off fossil fuels. But with electricity costs sky-high, landlord groups are wary.
Helping Developers Meet Higher Green Goals
Developers need to keep up to speed on an expanding array of environmental regulations, creating opportunities for Agnes Vorbrodt and her firm.
How to Talk to Building Owners About Embodied Carbon
Recent municipal regulations mean designers face an urgent need to translate these rules’ implications for building owners and developers.
No End in Sight for Housing Financing Hurdles
Across Greater Boston, approved multifamily building proposals are gathering dust despite strong market fundamentals. Blame banks and investors.
New CEO Sharpens Pencils on School Projects
Lorraine Finnegan, the new CEO of SMMA architects, has a history of adapting to changing economic conditions. The current economic climate is no exception.
Invasive Weed Trips Up Builder in Pepperell
Young parents buying new homes have many concerns. Whether their builder may have knowingly spread an invasive weed and glass on their property should not be among them.
Mass. Needs More Senior Housing, But These Aren’t Like Most Multifamily Projects
There is an extremely high demand for senior housing in Massachusetts, but good senior housing projects aren’t just rebranded apartment buildings.
There’s 2M SF of Offices Waiting to Be Converted to Housing, But They Need Help
Greater Boston’s high construction and capital costs have made most conversions prohibitively expensive. A solution needs state, municipalities and industry to collaborate.
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