Spec Industrial Pipeline Responds to Market Changes

Industrial development is ramping up to the highest levels seen in the current real estate cycle, driven by a group of large speculative projects designed to satisfy shifting shopping patterns and the Massachusetts building industry’s demand for storage space.

Retrofitting Suburbia

Well-situated Route 128 communities such as Burlington, Needham and Waltham have resuscitated moribund office parks with multifamily housing, restaurants and retail, enhancing their appeal to corporate employers tempted by downtown options. Can towns along the Interstate 495 belt duplicate their success?