This Week’s Paper
Healey’s Climate Push Could Jumpstart Suburban Properties
While office tenants downsize, developers and brokers see a growing source of tenant demand for flex properties including a mix of office, research and light manufacturing space....
Hot Property: Innovation Square Phase III
Developers closed on financing for an estimated 345,000-square-foot research center in Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park that’s leased to Vertex Pharmaceuticals....
Boston Building Permits Tick Up In 2024
The numbers for the state’s capital and economic engine, while still far from robust, are also improving. Still, it’s worth asking why the housing numbers in Boston are stuck at very low levels....
After Leading Back-to-the-City Movement, Many Millennials Moved to Suburbs
Our research suggests recent suburbanization may have been motivated by the lack of affordable and right-sized housing in urban areas, factors that outweighed cities’ desirable amenities....
Empowering Women in Construction Through Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
Investing more in pre-apprenticeship programs and working with builders and contractors to hire more tradeswomen can help us meet the state’s requirements for workforce participation diversity....
What Type of Transportation System Do We Want?
Transportation is one of the cornerstones of our economy and without safe, reliable and affordable public transit service, our economic growth will be threatened....
Spotting Design Flaws
No newly constructed house is perfect. That’s why builders employ customer service teams to go back after customers move in and rectify whatever issues have popped up....
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