After 75 years as a Route 128 electronics landmark, the former You-Do-It Electronics building in Needham is entering a new era. Onyx Partners plans to transform the property into its headquarters alongside new retail space, while preserving a piece of the building’s iconic history.
Boston’s commercial real estate sectors entered the second half of 2026 at different stages of recovery, with office and living rents approaching greater stability while retail and industrial rents continue to face downward pressure.
After losing its longtime university anchor, New Bedford’s historic Star Store is preparing for a new chapter. The 125,000-square-foot downtown landmark is being reimagined as a creative hub for artists, makers, organizations and small businesses, with more than 100 prospective tenants already expressing interest.
After Eastern Nazarene College closed its Quincy campus, two potential paths for the 27-acre property emerged…and both fell through. Now, following a failed private redevelopment plan and the rejection of a $21 million municipal acquisition, the future of the former campus remains uncertain.
A $65 million land sale is opening a new chapter for Union Point, the 1,400-acre former South Weymouth Naval Air Station. After nearly 30 years of changing developers and ambitious plans, the latest vision calls for 6,500 homes and 2 million square feet of commercial and retail space.
Two historic Greater Boston theaters are on the market for $12 million each,but the beloved venues inside aren’t going anywhere just yet. The sale of the Somerville Theatre and Capitol Theatre buildings highlights the intersection of commercial real estate investment, historic preservation, and the future of longstanding cultural institutions.
A newly redeveloped East Cambridge office tower has transferred to Brookfield for a reported $1, along with nearly $232 million in outstanding construction debt. The sale of 40 Thorndike Street highlights the ongoing challenges and shifting dynamics shaping Greater Boston’s office market.
Somerville is currently evaluating two redevelopment proposals for 90 Washington Street, a four-acre site in the Inner Belt district near the MBTA’s East Somerville Green Line station. According to the Boston Business Journal, the decision is being made under meaningful financial pressure, with the city looking to recoup a roughly $30 million gap tied to its acquisition of the property…
If you live in Charlestown (or have driven past the brick buildings near Bunker Hill Street…) you have likely heard about the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment. Depending on who is telling the story, it is either the future of public housing in Boston or a project that seems to take forever to get off the ground. In truth, it is both. The redevelopment is the largest public housing transformation ever undertaken in the city, and it has unfolded slowly because of its scale, complexity, and the stakes involved for residents who have lived there for generations.
Mass General Brigham (MGB), the largest healthcare system in Massachusetts, has secured approximately $865.5 million in tax‑exempt bond financing to fund a major expansion and modernization of its hospital campuses in Boston and Jamaica Plain…
