Commercial real estate interests are cheering the inclusion of language to extend valid permits – including ones for around 40,000 unbuilt homes – for an additional two years in the economic development bill expected to head to the governor Thursday.
Three former attorneys general, two towns, one state rep and a number of advocates and industry groups have all filed briefs with the the Supreme Judicial Court on whether Attorney General Andrea Campbell has the legal authority to compel Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
State agencies’ pending lease expirations in downtown Boston would add over 800,000 square feet of vacancies to the beleaguered office market, prompting pleas for Gov. Maura Healey to reverse a planned real estate diet.
As we continue to navigate the coming months, it is important policymakers do no harm to the industry so that as financing loosens up, projects can move forward without additional cost constraints.
Commercial developers group NAIOP said distress in the office market has been concentrated in a small percentage of buildings that are functionally obsolete.
Other cities’ experiments with “rent control 2.0” offer clues to how Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may try to fulfil a key campaign promise while keeping developers on-side.
The news is dire. We immediate action to address the monumental threat of climate change. But Massachusetts must be strategic about how we tackle this challenge, and avoid well-intentioned but deeply flawed ideas.
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
What’s the single most important thing for a Massachusetts community to support biotech firms? It’s not access to venture capital or passels of PhDs. Instead, it’s municipal water and sewer lines in commercial areas.
A new report from McKinsey & Co., commissioned by the Baker administration, suggests downtown Boston’s office market could be in for a rough ride as remote work takes hold among tenant companies.
As we continue to rebuild and recover in the new normal, it’s time we take a look at the last year’s predictions to separate fact from speculation as the reality of a post-pandemic world becomes clearer.
Scuttling what looked to be a major session-ending accomplishment for the legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed ambitious climate legislation on Thursday over his concerns that key pieces of the bill could stymie housing construction, and that the legislature did nothing in the bill to help cities and town adapt to the effects of climate change.
A plan to reverse exclusionary zoning in Boston and address discriminatory housing practices needs only Mayor MartyWalsh’s already-pledged signature to take effect, after receiving a favorable vote Wednesday from the Boston Zoning Commission.
Major figures in the banking and commercial and residential real estate industries roundly condemned Wednesday’s attack on the U.S. Capitol Building by supporters of President Donald Trump aimed at halting Congress’ ceremonial affirmation of the 2020 election results.
The program would set a limit on vehicle emissions, and hold auctions for fuel suppliers that transport gasoline into Massachusetts and other states to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon dioxide that the fuel they are carrying would emit when burned.
One thing is clear; 2020 drastically changed expectations and the way the world did business. But industry stepped up to the plate, responding with kindness, creativity and courage.
The second-in-command at Massachusetts’ commercial real estate trade group is leaving the organization for a new job in Florida.
The MBTA’s proposed slimmed-down service menu for 2021 could cause indigestion for downtown Boston office landlords, discourage multifamily development near commuter rail stations and widen social inequities in accessing reliable transportation, real estate industry and economic development sources predict.
It was the darling of commercial real estate owners and brokers staring into the abyss of the early pandemic, but the market for industrial real estate will see a significant cooling-off this quarter, a new forecast from NAIOP predicts.
Commercial landlords will get a tax break on building upgrades under the $2-trillion stimulus package awaiting final approval by the U.S. House of Representatives.
