Gateway Cities Bid for Self-Reliance
In the Gateway Cities, self-funded business improvement districts are picking up the slack to keep downtown areas fresh after weathering the pandemic.
Mass. Gateway Cities’ Big Assets Make Big Impacts
Massachusetts’ 26 Gateway Cities are important hubs, cultural centers and seats of government. They also have large sites ready for development and redevelopment.
Taunton Distribution Center Leases 135K SF
Despite softness in the Massachusetts industrial real estate market, one distribution center in Taunton was able to land a large tenant.
MassDevelopment Banks on Gateway Cities
As MassDevelopment looks to more aggressively embrace and utilize our land banking authority across Massachusetts for the benefit of residents and businesses, recent projects in Gateway Cities demonstrate our ability to reposition challenging properties.
Mass. Tribes Dispute Reservation Where $1B Casino Is Planned
A rift is widening between Native American groups in New England over who has claim to scores of acres south of Boston where one tribe has been trying for years to build a $1 billion casino.
Free Virus Testing Program Expanding to 8 More Communities
Massachusetts is expanding its free coronavirus testing program to eight additional communities where positive test rates are above the statewide average at the same time the number of tests being conducted is dropping.
South Coast Rail Could Help Ease Housing Crisis
The new South Coast line and it’s 90-minute end-to-end journey will suddenly open up the region’s mix of outer suburbs, old industrial cities and rural towns – and their significantly lower home and condo prices.
Appeals Court Denies Tribe’s Quest for Casino Land
A federal appeals court has ruled against a Native American tribe that had been granted sovereign land to build a casino in Taunton.
Taunton Supermarket Sells for $10.15M
A freestanding supermarket in Taunton has sold for $10.15 million.
Investigation: 39 ‘High Hazard’ Dams Threaten Downstream Homes, Business
A two-year investigation by the Associated Press has found 39 high hazard dams statewide that are in poor or unsatisfactory condition. In many cases, if the dams break, many living and working downstream would be at risk.
Pottery Barn Distribution Center Sold to Conroy for $26M
Stoughton-based Conroy Development is the new owner of a Taunton distribution facility for Williams Sonoma-affiliated furniture brands.
Brockton Pharmacy Company Relocates to Taunton Industrial Park
A company that provides pharmacy services for nursing homes and senior living facilities is relocating to Taunton’s Myles Standish Boulevard.
New Round of Grants, Tax Credits to Help Fund 1.6K Units
About $80 million in government funding and $40 million in tax credits will preserve and produce nearly 1,600 housing rental units in Massachusetts, under a round of awards announced Thursday by Gov. Charlie Baker.
Three-Property Industrial Portfolio Sells for $43.3M
A portfolio of three industrial properties on the outskirts of Greater Boston has sold for $43.3 million.
Ground Broken on First Phase of South Coast Rail Expansion
State and local leaders gathered just north of New Bedford in Freetown to celebrate the start of construction on the first phase of the South Coast Rail expansion project.
Boston’s Transportation Problems Benefit Gateway Cities’ Home Prices
Gateway Cities like Lawrence that are within bearable commuting distance of Boston’s core have seen demand for their houses soar as Boston homebuyers seek to avoid the hellish traffic and transit problems gripping the region.
In Retail, Change is the Only Constant
Only two years ago, it seemed unthinkable that up to 25 percent of the nation’s shopping malls might close by 2022. Now, as large retailers close outlets en masse, landlords are looking for new uses for old spaces.
Rhino Capital Plans 100K SF Expansion in Myles Standish Park for New Tenant
Rhino Capital Advisors LLC has purchased 11.3 acres in Myles Standish Industrial Park for a planned buildout of a 100,000-square-foot building to be leased by industrial company NN Inc.
In Rail Debate, Taunton Snubbed By Chosen Route, Pollack
Taunton officials on Tuesday pressed the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for a guarantee that a plan to extend commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford will include an electric-powered route with stops in their city.
Tribe Awaits Decision More Than Three Years After Taunton Casino Vote
The long, closed-door review of the Mashpee Wampanoag...
