Hot Property: Simon’s Rock Campus
Bard College selected brokerage JLL to market its 275-acre Simon’s Rock campus in Great Barrington for sale.
Hot Property: Williams College Museum of Art
Skanska Integrated Solutions is program manager for construction of Williams College’s new Museum of Art which broke ground in September.
Two Berkshires Hotels Sell
A two-hotel portfolio totaling 171 keys in Lenox has sold to a new owner in a $38 million deal.
Berkshires Poised for Second Year of Explosive Home Price Growth
Desperate buyers waiving home inspections and going way over asking. A steadily shrinking pool of homes available for sale. Yes, the tidal wave of homebuying unleashed by the pandemic in the suburbs of big urban markets across the country has reached bucolic, quirky and cultured Western Massachusetts.
Second Home Demand Soars 84 Percent, Mortgage Data Says
A new analysis of nationwide mortgage application data shows just how much demand for vacation homes has grown during the pandemic.
Western Mass. Officials Use Pandemic to Push Growth Opportunties
As Massachusetts works to claw its way back from the economic upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders in the western part of the state see an opportunity to generate new interest in the region’s offerings.
After Wayfair Win, Pittsfield Asks: What’s Next?
“It’s about a slow but steady transformation. It’s almost like a formula. Keep up with the current businesses you have. Promote the ‘cultural economy.’ Try to attract new businesses.”
Lawmakers, Residents Want Study for Train From Boston to North Adams
Armed with emails and social media comments from more than 700 Western Massachusetts residents, two lawmakers pitched the Transportation Committee on studying an east-west passenger rail connection between Boston, Greenfield and North Adams.
Report: Berkshire Mall ‘Struggling,’ Behind on Taxes
The Lanesboro mall, just north of Pittsfield, is facing court action over $276,000 it owes to the Baker Hill Road District.
