Developer Challenges Waltham Office Park Rezoning
Southborough-based Ferris Development is suing the city of Waltham because its office park wasn’t upzoned for housing alongside three BXP-owned properties.
The Five Mass. Real Estate Stories You Missed in Summer 2026
From rent control to suburban mega-developments, here are the seven biggest stories that happened in Massachusetts real estate in summer 2026 since Memorial Day.
Needham Office Campus Gets $73M Mortgage from Barings
A Needham office campus that sold last year for $132 million received $72.6 million in financing from Barings.
BXP Buys Waltham Properties for $30M After Rezoning
Office giant BXP plans to build up to 2,000 apartments within three rezoned office parks in Waltham.
Day of Reckoning for Boston’s Lab Market
The region’s historic lab building boom – and subsequent glut – has largely played out. Now, lenders and landlords are looking for alternative uses for their empty buildings.
Councilors Buck Waltham Mayor to OK BXP’s Office Park Overhauls
Waltham city councilors said letting three office parks redevelop with up to 2,000 new homes, saying the project was vital to the city’s future.
Mayor Vetoes BXP Rezoning, Citing ‘No TOD Benefit’
BXP got the OK to add multifamily housing to two of its office parks, but Mayor Jeannette McCarthy vetoed a third.
Boston Dynamics Leases 320K SF in Waltham
After receiving $25 million in incentives from the Healey administration to create 1,250 new jobs, Boston Dynamics signed a 323,000-square-foot lease at BXP’s Reservoir Place property in Waltham.
MBTA Ordered to Release Details of New Commuter Rail Station
The state Supervisor of Public Records ordered the MBTA to release documents on plans for a new commuter rail station on the Weston-Waltham line tied to a proposed housing development.
Boston Lagging in AI Office Boom
Early-stage AI companies are driving office space demand in many established tech clusters, but Boston has remained notably absent from the surge.
BXP Touts Strength of Back Bay Office Market
BXP sold a Boston waterfront residential building for $55.5 million as part of its strategy to focus on downtown office and life science properties in the region.
Cambridge Life Science Company Relocating to CityPoint
A Cambridge-based life science company will relocate to Waltham after signing a seven-year lease at BXP’s 180 CityPoint property.
Back Bay BID Prospects Strengthen
A three-year campaign to establish the Back Bay’s first business improvement district is nearing the finish line, despite opposition from a major landlord.
Housing Starts to Fill Up Office Parks
Developers are pursuing plans for nearly 4,000 homes on sites currently occupied by office buildings, and more are in line for empty parcels in the same commercial parks.
BXP Brings Ray of Hope to Suburban Boston Housing Production
Between office parks it owns in Waltham, Weston and Lexington, the office mega-landlord now has plans to add around 2,300 new homes in the western Route 128 corridor.
BXP Seeks Housing at Waltham Office Parks
Office parks and a high-profile commercial property in Waltham would be rezoned to allow large-scale housing development under a push by developer BXP.
Boston-Area Lab Market Takes Another Step Back
Lab vacancies in Greater Boston hit 34 percent in the fourth quarter despite a pair of big leases in Somerville and Allston.
Pembroke Eyes Resi Acquisition Strategy with Cambridge Deal
Fidelity Investments’ real estate arm added a Kendall Square housing high-rise to its portfolio as it pursues a diversification strategy.
BXP Sells Needham Campus for $132M
BXP sold its 140 Kendrick St. office campus in Needham to a partnership of Lincoln Property Co. and Cross Ocean Partners for $132 million.
BXP Outlines $1.9B Disposition Strategy
BXP executives outlined plans to sell 23 properties and concentrate investments in “premier workplace assets” in coastal urban markets.
