Source: CBRE Research, Boston 2026 U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook Greater Boston’s commercial real estate market is showing early signs of stabilization heading into 2026, according to CBRE’s latest regional outlook. Leasing activity has begun to rebound across office and industrial sectors, while life sciences demand remains a core driver of long-term growth. The report […]
New data from Colliers, Savills, and Cushman & Wakefield show that office leasing activity in Greater Boston increased significantly in late 2025, signaling early signs of stabilization in the region’s office market. While vacancy remains elevated, market participants report that demand has stopped declining and is beginning to reverse in key submarkets.
Related Beal has signed a 40,000-square-foot lease with AI Proteins at One Kenmore Square, bringing a new artificial intelligence–driven biotechnology tenant to the mixed-use office and lab development. The deal highlights continued demand for well-located, flexible office and laboratory space in Boston’s life sciences and technology sectors.
The historic, mostly vacant office building would include over 250 apartments, with ground-floor retail. Source: Boston.comBy Beth Treffeisen Boston developer Synergy is moving to launch the city’s largest office-to-housing conversion yet, filing plans last Wednesday to transform an 11-story, mostly vacant Downtown Crossing office building into more than 250 apartments. The project would convert the upper […]
Blackstone reported accelerating deal activity, driven in part by strong demand for data center assets and improving capital markets conditions. The update highlights growing investor interest in digital infrastructure and signals increasing transaction momentum as commercial real estate enters 2026.
CBRE’s 2026 U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook forecasts increased investment activity and continued recovery in leasing across major property types, led by prime office, industrial, multifamily, and data center assets. The report highlights a continued flight to quality, selective supply constraints, and income-driven returns as key themes shaping commercial real estate performance in 2026.
According to new JLL research, Boston recorded its highest quarterly office leasing volume in four years in Q4 2025, driven by tenant renewals and selective relocations into high-quality space. The report points to improving momentum, even as vacancy and availability remain elevated in lower-tier assets.
One of Greater Boston’s largest life sciences landlords is revising plans for a key Fenway asset, opting to pursue office leasing instead of additional lab conversion. The shift highlights how evolving demand dynamics are influencing development and repositioning decisions across the region.
Source: power-technology.com By Lucia Maffei Fusion energy’s promise of clean, limitless energy is becoming even more critical in the era of AI, which requires massive computational power. Google and a Massachusetts-based company are working together to bring secure fusion power to market. Devens-based Commonwealth Fusion Systems, or CFS, said Monday it deepened an ongoing relationship with AI giant […]
By Randyl Drummer, Ryan Ori, Katie Burke As far as commercial real estate services firms are concerned, dealmaking is back. After years of trying to predict when the industry would improve, the five biggest of those companies — CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers and Newmark — raised their financial outlooks for 2025 after posting […]
