Photo by: The Boston Globe With vacancy rates as high as 8.0% for industrial properties in the Boston commercial real estate market, many have been searching for a way to keep their businesses out of the red. One of the new innovations as of late is the re-purposing of industrial building’s roofs for solar panel […]
In the first quarter of 2015, the Boston industrial market showed minimal change from Q4 of 2014. The vacancy rate stayed the same in both quarters, at 8.0%; however, that number was down from Q3 of 2014, where the vacancy rate was at 8.3%. The overall vacancy rate for flex and warehouse projects went down, […]
The Boston office market finished the first quarter of 2015 in an overall positive standing. It concluded the quarter with vacancy rates averaging at 9.1%, not a significant change from the previous quarter of 9.2%, however, vacancy rates have been consistently decreasing among all types of office spaces, i.e. Class A, Class b, and Class […]
The commercial real estate retail market has experienced minimal change in the first quarter of 2015. The retail market saw the vacancy rate held at 3.9%; vacancy rates are determined by a “percentage of the total amount of physically vacant space divided by the total amount of existing inventory.” The Boston retail market includes the […]
photo by:http://blog.ucsusa.org/solar-power-blooms-across-the-country-121 As the world is pushing for more ecologically-friendly energy sources, the people of Boston are responding by increasing clean, renewable, and sustainable energy sources, such as solar energy panels. Solar energy panels work because of the photo-voltaic process, which is a chemical phenomenon that occurs when an electrical charge, or voltage, is generated […]
Thank you very much to The Somerville News Weekly for the recognition! The Somerville News Weekly Special Person of The Week Antonia Shelzi May 25, 2015 by thesomervillenewsweekly Antonia Shelzi the principal and manager of Associated Brokerage Group, founded her first office in 1988. With degree’s in Economics and Management Finance she has started and […]
photo by: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/a-farm-to-table-restaurant-with-organic-appeal.html Farm-to-table is the new trend, and Boston’s restaurant scene has really picked up on it. From sourcing ingredients from local food vendors and becoming a true part of the neighborhood, farm-to-table restaurants are receiving tremendous success right now. Most of these farm-to-table restaurants have an atmosphere different from any other type of […]
This year is Boston’s 119th hosting of the Boston Marathon. On April 20th at 8:50 in the morning, the first wave of runners will be released. The trek is run by more than 35,000 athletes, 98 percent of which finish. Groups of male runners, female runners, and handicapped racers all compete for the best times. […]
Anyone living in Boston or in the surrounding areas know to start wearing rain boots, as our snow is finally melting sporadically in 40 degree temperatures. This past February has beat records as the snowiest four weeks Boston has ever had. Our last record from 2005 was toppled by more than 15 inches, placing us […]
On Thursday, October 30, 2014, the city of Boston lost a great leader. Thomas Michael Menino, Boston’s longest serving mayor, died. He was diagnosed with advanced cancer earlier this year after leaving office. A man with great vision for the city of Boston, he helped mold and shape the city’s skyline. A friend to all, […]
