10 CRE Stories to Watch in 2019

As projects in Somerville, East Boston, Allston-Brighton and South End move forward, developers of large vacant commercial properties in Newton and Woburn are laying out plans for mixed-use projects totaling over 3 million square feet.

The City Is Her Canvas

Architect Vickie Alani’s specialties in the multifamily and hospitality sectors are starting to blur together, as hotel and housing developers borrow each others’ design trends.

JLL to Market Big South End Development

JLL Boston will recruit tenants for Boston-based developer Abbey Group, which is expected to break ground next year on a 1.6-million-square-foot office and lab complex on Albany Street in South End.

Hot Property: 7INK

7INK by Ollie and the co-living program is the logical evolution of our innovative Ink Block brand. The built-in infrastructure of Whole Foods Market, our restaurant and fitness retailers, the AC Hotel by Marriott, and our new Underground at Ink Block art park make this a perfect location for co-living.

From Farmers’ Markets to Cubicle Farms

Boston’s lower South End became synonymous with luxury condominiums, organic food and high-end fitness concepts in its recent transformation. Now developers think the time is ripe to test the market for life science and corporate-grade office space.