Greater Boston’s Life Science Market Is Recalibrating for Growth
Vacancy reached a new all-time high of 36.1 percent and asking rents continued to decline. But green shoots give reason for hope.
Keurig Dr Pepper HQ Sells for 29 Percent Discount
A 431,233 square-foot corporate campus occupied by Keurig Dr Pepper’s headquarters traded for $84.5 million in an acquisition by Los Angeles-based Montana Avenue Capital Partners.
High Bid of $42M Submitted for Revere Beach Towers
A developer with a large portfolio of multifamily housing in Boston and North Shore communities submitted the high bid for a trio of Revere Beach apartment towers in a bankruptcy case.
DivcoWest Adds Back Bay Tower in $125M Deal
DivcoWest made its second big Boston office acquisition of 2025 with the $125 million purchase of a 245,000 square-foot Back Bay tower.
C&W Names New Industrial Team in Boston
Two new brokers joined Cushman & Wakefield’s Boston office to bolster its industrial team, making the move from Newmark.
Medtech Firm Relocates HQ to Blue Sky Drive
A medical technology company will expand and relocate to Burlington’s Blue Sky Center after signing a lease with owner Nordblom Co.
GEM Realty Capital Buys Billerica Campus
A 450,000 square-foot industrial park in Billerica was recapitalized for $79 million following a series of major leases with manufacturing and R&D tenants.
Boston Offices Trade for 55 Percent Discount
A partnership of Tritower Financial Group and Live Oak Real Estate Investments paid $28 million for One Bowdoin Place.
Avison Young Begins Leadership Search After Dolan Departs
Avison Young is seeking a new leader for its Boston office following the departure of John Dolan after two years as managing director.
Hot Property: The Retreat
Current and future tenants at 225 Franklin St. have a new, elevated escape from their desks following completion of The Retreat, the downtown Boston office tower’s signature indoor-outdoor amenity.
Needham Offices Sold to Wellesley Buyer for $19M
A Needham office building that previously traded for over $26 million in 2012 was sold this week for $19 million to a local developer.
101 Station Landing Sold to Burlington Developer
An office building that’s part of the 16-acre Station Landing mixed-use development at Medford’s Wellington Circle was acquired by a Burlington-based developer that’s planning a repositioning project.
NU Buys Converted Lab Building at Big Discount
A suburban lab conversion was acquired by Northeastern University for $33 million, just three years after a local developer sold it for $103 million to an institutional investor.
Another Big Office Landlord Tests Sales Climate
Blackstone’s office real estate arm is testing the investment sales climate in Boston with plans to sell a Back Bay multitenant building after an 11-year ownership period.
Here Comes Trump to Further Wreck Boston’s Lab Real Estate Market
The battered life sciences sector is already sitting on enough empty lab space to fill 16 Prudential towers. Now, the Trump administration’s plans to cut billions in research grants will make the sector even worse.
Personnel File – No. 403
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Industrial Tenants Focus on Cost Reduction
Rising industrial availabilities throughout Greater Boston reflect slowing economic conditions as tenants’ sublease listings hit the highest level since 2011.
Andover R&D Property Trades for $26.4M
An Andover property leased to a medical technology company was acquired by a Luxembourg-based real estate investor for $26.4 million.
Prominent Newton Corner Property Sold to City Realty
Allston-based City Realty Group acquired a prominent Newton Corner property best known for its ground-floor tenant Buff’s Pub from a Wellesley developer for $8 million.
Two Colleges Seek Developers for Big Tracts in Weston, Newton
Regis College is selling off a 62-acre parcel across from its campus on Wellesley Street in Weston, while UMass officials are seeking proposals to modernize campus housing at the Amherst campus and parts of the former Mt. Ida College campus in Newton.
