A Business Model Built for the Long Haul

The apartment business runs in the family at The Hamilton Co., the Allston-based landlord and developer founded by the late Harold Brown. His son Jameson, after working as a real estate agent in Boston, joined the company in 2009. Following his father’s retirement in November 2017, Jameson Brown was named co-CEO along with Chief Financial Officer Andy Bloch.

The Ghosts of 75 State St.

Brookfield Properties has reached an agreement to recapitalize 75 State St. at approximately $755 per square foot. But unlike other downtown trophy properties, this building rose in the 1980s amid a scandal that threatened to topple some of Massachusetts’ most powerful figures.