Lending Clarity in a Confused Workplace Era

With her specialty in interior design, TRIA Architects’ Marilyn Shen says she spends the vast majority of her time anticipating people’s needs and likes. That emphasis has taken on a paramount role in her new position as the Boston-based firm’s director of integrated workplace design.

A New Player in Boston Commercial Development

Oxford Properties Group made a splash in 2014 with its big-ticket arrival in Massachusetts, buying five trophy office buildings in Boston and Cambridge. To spearhead its next effort, Oxford in 2018 hired Mark McGowan as its local head of development.

Two shoppers are caught crossing an intersection near the Hynes Verteran Memorial Convention Center.

2020 Vision for the Year Ahead

Greater Boston’s booming real estate industry continues to reshape the local landscape as the real estate cycle passes the decade mark, and 2020 is likely to generate more headlines about how developers are responding to the region’s job growth and housing needs.

Is There a Life After WeWork?

If WeWork’s IPO troubles turn into bankruptcy and departure from the scene at the same time as a broader economic downturn, the downtown commercial real estate market could take a dramatic turn, researchers warn.