Permits Paint Picture of Slowing, but Strong Lab Sector
New lab buildings are shouldering most of the load keeping Boston’s tax base growing, and city data shows the construction boom is still rolling. But not everything is OK.
Lab Developers, Nonprofits Clash Over Linkage Hike
Nonprofit housing developers said higher fees on development in Boston would help ease the city’s affordability crisis, while commercial developers warned an increase would have the opposite effect by making projects harder to finance.
Overseeing a Diversifying Portfolio in Massachusetts
Gary Kerr is the face of Greystar’s expanding profile in Massachusetts commercial real estate, as its developments rise in East Bridgewater, Somerville and Everett.
Wu Names Advisors on IDP, Linkage Fee Increases
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is following up on her campaign promise to require 20 percent affordable housing in new developments, appointing 11 members of an advisory committee and hiring consultants to study the topic along with potential increases in commercial development linkage fees.
