The Other Barrier to Development

Some residents’ opposition to multifamily housing frequently dominates headlines, but developers say understaffed and fragmented town hall bureaucracies are just as big a problem in Boston suburbs.

Hot Property: 50 Hunt St.

Renovation and repositioning of 50 Hunt St. in Watertown has transformed the property into 25,000 square feet of creative office space and attracted a crop of new tenants ranging from a nonprofit to digital marketing firm.

Hot Property: 179 Bear Hill Road

Boston-based developer btCRE has completed the conversion of 179 Bear Hill Road into a modern, flexible workplace for office, lab, R&D and light industrial users.