The CRE Insider
Hastings Marks a Half-Century in Homebuilding
It’s been over 40 years since Tom Hastings started his homebuilding odyssey with the innovative Leisurewoods 55-and-over development in Rockland. Along the way, he’s turned bunkers into housing and helped transform the Hingham Shipyard.
Greater Boston’s Life Science Market Is Recalibrating for Growth
Vacancy reached a new all-time high of 36.1 percent and asking rents continued to decline. But green shoots give reason for hope.
Through the Fog, Boston’s Lodging Market Should Find Its Bearings
Economic and political headwinds have dampened travel spending and kept hotel operators focused on managing rising costs. Next year could be better.
Boston’s Running Out of Offices to Convert
Boston office-to-residential conversions are in danger of getting too expensive. Developers rushing into the space are bidding up the price of the few financially feasible buildings left.
Soured Relationship Leads to Defamation Lawsuit Against Architect
The Massachusetts Appeals Court declined to hold an architect liable for advising its municipal clients to avoid working with a particular construction company.
School Conversion Proves Concept in the North End
We took a nondescript midcentury office building and designed a new home for the Boston public school that had educated Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
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.
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