Hot Property: Seaport East at Commonwealth Pier
A winter garden reopened this month at Seaport East following a nearly year-long capital improvement project designed to refresh the 223,000-square-foot office tower’s common area amenities.
Look Beyond Boston for CRE Opportunities
At City Realty, we have seen firsthand that there are still opportunities available in the office market and new tenants in the market to fill those well publicized vacancies. Our successful repositioning project in Quincy Center is just one example.
Can Beacon Capital Put Dorchester on Biotech Map?
The life science industry is well-known for its tendency to cluster in preferred real estate submarkets. So why would biotechs take a flier on a 65-year-old former newspaper building a 30-minute subway ride from Kendall Square?
$100M Makeover Due for International Place
One of Boston’s signature office properties is getting a makeover as a large tenant prepares to depart for another Financial District tower next year.
Bedford Office-Lab Conversion Gets $82M Financing
A Bedford office building is in line for a lab conversion after the project received an $82.2 million financing package.
Webinar: Reuse & Repositioning
Experts from Arrowstreet, National Development and btcRE discuss reuse and repositioning trends in Boston and beyond.
Fortune Favors the Bold in Repositioning Projects
Merely applying new paint and fixtures to a building that otherwise looks like “The Office’s” Dunder Mifflin may help a bit, but it is important to be realistic: transformative results are born of transformative measures.
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.
How to Reposition Office Buildings from Class B to A
A lot more goes into renovating an older class B building into a class A than just adding a coffee bar or flat-screen TV in the lobby. A big part of the decision to renovate is the owner’s appetite for risk and how far they are willing to go to achieve a higher rate of return.
Hot Property: 50 Hunt St.
Renovation and repositioning of 50 Hunt St. in Watertown has transformed the property into 25,000 square feet of creative office space and attracted a crop of new tenants ranging from a nonprofit to digital marketing firm.
Cutting Carbon Footprints and Costs in Real Estate
Chris Gray looks at commercial properties through an energy efficiency lens to help Boston-based Taurus Investment Holdings evaluate potential acquisitions, at a time when landlords are creating efficiencies through operational upgrades, and reducing their exposure for capital upgrades.
Hot Property: 99 High St.
Visitors to the 99 High office tower in Boston will notice a series of upgrades to the lobby, facade and entry areas following completion of a $7.5 million project.
