Pennrose’s Playbook Blends Preservation and Housing Production
Karmen Cheung is leading affordable housing developer Penrose’s efforts to raise its profile Greater Boston, with at least four mid-sized and one large projects in its pipeline.
Rebutting Anti-Housing Narratives with Data
After playing a key role authoring the 2024 Massachusetts’ Affordable Homes Act, Eric Shupin is returning to an advocacy role as CEO of CHAPA.
Cementing Sales Through Celebrity Connections
Michael Carucci has $160 million worth of residential real estate listings queued up to sell in his new role with Serhant, the New York City luxury brokerage made famous by Netflix that’s expanding in Boston.
Stepping Up Once Again
Jim Petkewich started 2024 as the EVP and COO of St. Mary’s Credit Union, then served as interim president and CEO until the credit union hired Grace Lee. Now he’s back in the CEO seat after less than a year
Connections Open Doors to Development Deals
A troubled renovation project prompted Josué Velney to learn construction management skills. But it was making connections with major industry players that sent his development career into a higher gear.
Mixing Retail and Relationships in New Branches
The Village Bank is adding a retail incubator storefront to its latest location. If it works, President and CEO Joe De Vito says, more banks should copy the idea.
Optimizing Construction Costs and Schedules Through AI
Ziv Levi’s startup uses AI to translate construction drawings into nuts-and-bolts work plans, potentially saving developers and contractors time and money.
Making Civic Connections to Architects’ New Home
Boston Society for Architecture is banking on Nader Tehrani’s skills to help it build connections between the industry and general public with a new headquarters downtown.
Big Hospital Projects Bookend a Career
Cathleen Lange’s architectural career began with an opportunity to work on one of the biggest Boston construction projects of the late 1980s. She’s ending it with one of the biggest healthcare projects in Connecticut.
A Big Name Makes a Big Jump
Nitin Mhatre’s jumping from a $12 billion bank to a $2.3 billion bank after leaving Berkshire Bank following its merger. The attraction? New ways to have an impact – and a little fun.
Rizzo’s Motto for Advancement: Staying Prepared
Leeanne Rizzo built layers of experience deal-making in both leasing and investment sales that she brings to her new role leading the New England offices of Avison Young.
Why Are Mass. Homes Sitting on the Market So Long?
It’s the first spring market where a buyer can’t waive their right to a home in section, and everyone’s trying to figure out how to navigate that. Lamacchia Realty agent James Major is ready with advice.
Investors Seek Hard Assets Amid Market Turmoil
Robert Horvath focuses on retail transactions, helping Lynnfield-based Horvath & Tremblay scale its brokerage platform across the U.S.
A Multifamily Investment Strategy That Points North
With the looming threat of rent control in Massachusetts, Arrowpoint Properties CEO David Lamattina is looking to New Hampshire for better opportunities.
How a Top-Producing SBA Lender Wins
M&T Bank’s SBA unit has become one of its highest-producing departments in Massachusetts. That’s down to the way it trains bankers, Senior Vice President Rob Drake says
A Value Proposition in Lean Biotech Times
In a prolonged biotech industry and real estate slump, one lab space provider is bucking the trend and expanding its Greater Boston portfolio: LabShares, under CEO Philip Borden.
A Beacon Cuts Through the Housing Crisis
As a former Star Market property sat vacant in Somerville and financial hurdles delayed redevelopment, Beacon Communities stepped in under CEO Dara Kovel.
A Long-Term Perspective for Volatile Times
After years of working for large banks, Steven Finocchio is switching teams to join Metro Credit Union as CFO, where he’ll run the financial strategy that supports its lending activities.
Independent Brokerage Takes Hands-on Approach
As it passes 97 years in Boston real estate brokerage, Hunneman CEO Steve Prozinski is growing its property management arm to augment investment sales and leasing, the latter of which just generated headlines via Managing Principal Peter Evans.
Getting Creative with Concessions
Is it still a seller’s market if there’s less than two months of inventory, but sellers are only getting 94 percent of list price? Steve Seaver is grappling with that question as the 2026 president of the Cape Cod Islands Association of Realtors.
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