CC&F Starts Spec Development in Woburn
With a $79 million construction loan from Kawa Capital Management, Boston-based Cabot, Cabot & Forbes broke ground on a 180,000 square-foot commercial development in Woburn.
Downtown Plan Ready for Decision Day
Battle lines are entrenched as Boston officials near decision time on new ground rules for downtown development.
Overlook Apartments in Brighton Refinanced for $212M
A former Brighton monastery property redeveloped as 555 apartments received $212 million in refinancing from Affinius Capital.
Children’s Hospital Housing Approved in Fenway
A Fenway development that was approved Thursday will provide temporary housing for families of Boston Children’s Hospital patients.
Supply Glut Prompts a Look Beyond Labs
Greater Boston’s 16 million-square-foot lab construction pipeline used to represent an exclamation point for the region’s life science industry. Today, it’s one of the biggest question marks in the local commercial real estate market.
Assembly Square Home Depot Eyed for Redevelopment After $142.5M Sale
A crowdsourcing campaign that raised $68 million paved the way for developers’ acquisition of the Home Depot-anchored property in Somerville.
300K SF Life Science Complex Would Replace Woburn Industrial Cluster
A nearly 300,000-square-foot research lab and biomanufacturing complex would replace a group of industrial tenants in a planned redevelopment of a 15-acre property near the MBTA’s Anderson Regional Transportation Center in Woburn.
This Month in History: Government Center Face-Off
The Boston City Council and BRA Director Ed Logue found themselves at loggerheads amid accusations of backroom negotiations over a 40-story office tower planned as part of the Government Center urban renewal project.
310K SF Life Science Project Proposed in Woburn
After recently completing a 289-unit apartment complex in Woburn, a Boston developer submitted plans to redevelop a 14-acre nearby industrial site as lab and biomanufacturing space.
Does Healthpeak Have Formula for Cambridge Success?
With more than $1.9 billion in West Cambridge acquisitions since 2019, the Denver-based REIT Healthpeak Properties is poised to begin testing the city’s appetite for a second Kendall Square-like cluster.
Healthpeak Plans 36-Acre Life Science Campus in Alewife
Developer Healthpeak Properties revealed plans to build out a 36-acre life science campus over the next decade on parcels it’s assembling in the Quadrangle section of West Cambridge.
Next Stop, Wellington?
A major Medford landlord is building out spec lab suites in a 1989 office building, while another developer is proposing a speculative life science tower and city officials are reviewing zoning for taller building heights.
Blakeley Shaped Local Economy and Development Patterns
Gerald W. Blakeley Jr.’s fingerprints are on many of Greater Boston’s dominant real estate development patterns of the past half-century, from the emergence of Route 128 as “America’s Technology Highway” to the growth of East Cambridge and revival of downtown Boston.
New Investor Joins Alewife Development Team
Beverly Hills private equity firm Township Capital has joined the ownership of a 4.4-acre development parcel in Cambridge’s Quad neighborhood where Cabot, Cabot & Forbes is planning a life science development.
Hot Property: The Overlook at St. Gabriel’s
Owners of the Overlook at St. Gabriel’s commissioned 12 original artworks to complement the redevelopment of the 12-acre former church and monastery property.
Outside the Building Envelope, Innovation Abounds
Even after the pandemic ends, most predict that demand for outdoor space, even if it’s only a sliver, will remain a high priority for many urban tenants concerned about their health and general well-being.
Alewife Development, Pedestrian Bridge Dealt Setback
Boston-based Cabot, Cabot and Forbes is weighing its options for a large development parcel in Cambridge’s Quad neighborhood following the city council’s rejection of a zoning amendment this week.
Next Phase of Alewife Redevelopment Ready to Begin
The Davis Cos. is set to break ground on the next 155,000-square-foot phase of its Quad campus in early 2021 after attracting South Boston-based Gingko Bioworks to the West Cambridge portfolio.
Cambridge’s Carrot-and-Stick Option for Development
The land rush at Cambridge’s final development frontier shows no sign of abating, and city officials hope to leverage private investment into public benefits including new transit connections and park space.
Housing, Offices and Labs Proposed for Long-Dormant Allston Property
A Boston developer partnering with Harvard University has a new game plan for a high-profile but dormant development site bordering the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston.
