Hot Property: 10 Post Office Square
Office tenants that have signed over 75,000 square feet of leases this year at 10 Post Office Square have access to a new amenity package that owner Synergy credits with boosting the century-old complex’s appeal.
One Lincoln Raises Stakes with $100M Office Upgrades
When close to 1,000 HarbourVest employees head to the office, they have access to an amenities package worthy of a luxury condominium tower.
Hot Property: The Clubhouse
A Back Bay boutique office building has a new amenity space and two new tenants that collectively take up almost 16 percent of the building.
Office Growth Expected, Except Among Largest Companies
A growing majority of office tenants plan to expand their real estate footprints in the next three years, according to a nationwide survey of occupier sentiment.
Study: Lots of Amenities the Key Difference in Office Performance
A new analysis by researchers at commercial brokerage JLL has concluded that a high level of amenities is the key difference between buildings that kept or gained tenants over the last four years, and those that lost tenants.
Full Floors of Fun at Boston Towers
Hundreds of millions of dollars of renovation and repositioning projects planned downtown could leave Boston’s best office towers stronger than ever despite office market upheaval.
Financial District Tower’s New Face Nearly Done
One Post Office Square’s transformation is nearing completion, and, we believe, the building’s now 1.2 million square feet of office space offers a terrific demonstration of the value of rehabbing more recent existing structures.
One Lincoln Owner Details Post-State Street Repositioning
The owner of Boston’s One Lincoln St. plans a major repositioning of the 36-story office tower following the departure of State Street Corp.’s headquarters, including a new 25,000-square-foot terrace in the sky with basketball and tennis courts and outdoor dining.
How Intelligent Is Your Office Building?
The next time you’re in an office building, take a look around. Can you tell if you’re standing in a “smart” or “intelligent” building? What can you learn from the faces of the employees busily crisscrossing the lobby and corridors?
Leading an Office Design Transition from Mandate to Magnet
With over 30 years at Boston-based Elkus Manfredi Architects, Elizabeth Lowrey leads the firm’s interior architecture practice as it works with developers and landlords on the changing nature of spaces where people gather.
Hot Property: Winter Garden
Oxford Properties Group hired Elkus Manfredi Architects to update 222 Berkeley St., a 550,000-square-foot Back Bay office building designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and completed in 1991.
A New Seat at the Design Table
David Miller leads the Greater Boston region for New York-based WiredScore, which helps the owners of 56 million square feet of local real estate market their properties’ internet connectivity to potential tenants.
Pru Observatory Project Will Cost $125M
Prudential Center landlord Boston Properties plans to spend over $125 million to create a new attraction on the top of the Back Bay landmark.
Cape Cod 5 Opens New Hyannis Headquarters
Cape Cod 5 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new 11-acre Hyannis campus, which includes the bank’s headquarters and the full-service Hyannis Route 132 Banking Center.
Hot Property: Rapid7
Cyber-security firm Rapid7 relocated from 100 Summer St. in Boston and 1 Main St. in Cambridge to its new global headquarters at The Hub on Causeway in July.
Leasing Team Named for Dedham Offices
Cushman & Wakefield has been selected to represent the new owners of a 90,000-square-foot Dedham office building that’s undergoing a series of upgrades.
The View From The Top
Robert Brown’s career in the industry began during high school summer vacations doing drafting for a custom home architect in Toledo, Ohio. After college, he took a job for a hospital design firm in Cincinnati before moving east in 1981.
