Massachusetts Studies Sewers as Sustainable Energy
A potential solution to Boston’s green energy transformation offering major cost savings is flowing through its sewers, sustainability experts say. So why aren’t more developers diving in?
Attleboro Jumps Aboard Transit-Oriented Development Pipeline
While city officials must still shepherd their 600-unit development vision near Attleboro’s commuter rail station to fruition, a wave of new housing projects in recent years is fueling multifamily momentum.
A Data-Driven Approach to Creating More Homes
ULI Boston/New England is partnering with three communities north of Boston to enhance both their urban mobility and their supply of new housing.
Delivering Timing and Predictability in Real Estate Costs
For the past 21 years, Lynn Tokarczyk has advised companies on public programs that reduce long-term costs of doing business and expanding in Massachusetts.
SJC Rules Against Tenant in Eviction Case
In a case involving the Massachusetts appeal bond statute in a summary process eviction case, the Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled against a family that had been occupying a foreclosed property for 11 years without making mortgage or rent payments.
Boston Office Landlords Bet on Spec Suites
Overall office requirements in Greater Boston are pushing past 3.5 million square feet. Many of them are on the hunt for a flexible, seamless solution in the market: spec suites.
Luxury Market Takes a Breather
Boston’s luxury multifamily market is showing signs of a slowdown, and it is unlikely things like luxe amenities will move the needle in generating more sales.
Is Limited Inventory Masking Weak Demand?
It’s been my view that limited inventory has been masking weak underlying demand. Even in communities where inventory is still constrained, the near-term inventory trends are sharply higher.
Condo Construction Slowdown Points to Price Hikes
The Greater Boston luxury real estate market has experienced an “attitude adjustment” during the past year and a half thanks to high interest rates, lack of product and buyers unwilling to move.
Right of First Offer Derails a Friendship
A Land Court judge in early April ruled on a dispute over a peculiar real estate side agreement between Provincetown neighbors involving a poorly-drafted side agreement.
A Hotel Makeover That’s Ripped from the Headlines
The first draft of history takes center stage at a newly-renovated boutique hotel in downtown Nantucket. Hotel owner and N magazine publisher Bruce Percelay looked to newspaper clippings of local historic events to inspire its new branding.
Back Bay Property Elevates Food and Beverage
The architects and development team behind Raffles Boston sought to create vitality and community through the way food and beverage offerings were integrated into the building’s public and common spaces.
Hotels Benefit from Business Travel Rebound
Our outlook remains optimistic for the Boston market, fueled by group and convention travel, as well as an increase in global tourism and the absence of any significant new hotel developments.
Patios Offer Path to Enhanced Profitability
The biggest dining debate in Boston’s North End is over the state of outdoor dining – something that’s having a much more upbeat rollout elsewhere in Massachusetts this season.
Interest Rates Depress Hotel Capital Markets Activity
With construction debt rates well north of 10 percent, you need aggressive assumptions for development underwriting to yield an attractive return.
Amid Limited Development, Hotel Owners Find Opportunity
Boston hotel operators are benefiting from the recovery of group demand, driving reservations connected to events at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
Potential Marina Investors Need to Navigate Hazards
Massachusetts is blessed with abundant navigable harbors ideal for marinas. These properties are in high demand, but they present special due diligence issues.
Harvard Gets into the Hospitality Business
Harvard Allston Land Corp. CEO Carl Rodrigues sees the mass timber conference hall and 250-key hotel rising as key differentiators for the company’s four-building development rising rapidly in Allston.
Turning Up the Volume in Back Bay
Samuels & Assoc.’s Rachel Diharce gives an inside look at how she and her team curated a unique retail experience at the new Lyrik development to cap off Boston’s iconic Newbury Street shopping district.
Ruling Could Threaten Linkage Fees in Massachusetts
This month’s unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision in...
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