By Rowan Walrath In the 2010s, life sciences developments made up less than 5% of all office construction nationwide. In the last two years alone, such projects have compromised more than one-in-four new projects, according to a new report from commercial real estate software company CommercialEdge. The report, released last week, warns of a possible oversupply on […]
By Rowan Walrath – Life Sciences Reporter, Boston Business Journal Developers hit a significant milestone in construction for a new, $915 million lab project in Boston’s Allston neighborhood. On Monday, developer King Street Properties and building contractor Consigli Construction Co. Inc. topped off the project that will become Allston Labworks, a mixed-use site involving life sciences space, […]
By Cassie McGrath – Reporter, Boston Business Journal Healthcare in southeastern Massachusetts has been hampered by unforeseen events this year. In June, Quincy-based physician organization Compass Medical abruptly shut down, leaving many in Southeastern Massachusetts without access to primary care providers. That came on top of a shutdown of parts of Signature Brockton Hospital in February due to an 11-alarm […]
By Tréa Lavery The day Dewey Parsons bought Downtown Wine & Spirits in November 1986, his landlord came into his office and ripped the telephone cord out of the wall. Parsons owned a food service business based in Brighton at the time, and was on the phone when the landlord, who was also his mentor in […]
By Andrew Brinker Globe Staff, Massachusetts housing officialson Thursday added to their arsenal of financial penalties for communities that don’t comply with an ambitious new state law to boost housing development near transit stops, while granting them one big compromise that may make it easier to meet its requirements. The new rules threaten towns that avoid rezoning under […]
By Greg Ryan Astellas Pharma Inc. has agreed to take space on two floors of the newest lab building in the massive Cambridge Crossing mixed-use development, one of the region’s largest lab leases this year. The Japanese pharmaceutical giant will occupy about 62,000 square feet at 441 Morgan Ave., a 10-story building whose core and shell […]
Meet the people who helped make it happen Cathy Mande surveyed the rubble of her former home on a recent warm day, a serene look on her face. A few days later, the rubble would be gone, cleared away to build what many hope will bea new model for affordable housing. Months prior, when Mande […]
By Konrad Putzier Apartment buildings, long considered a real-estate haven, are emerging as the next major trouble spot in the beleaguered commercial-property world. Investors bid up the prices of multifamily buildings for years, attracted by steadily rising rents and the prospect of outsize returns. Many took on too much debt, expecting they could raise rents fast enough to […]
By Andrew Brinker A high-profile push by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and some housing advocates to end the state’s three-decade-old ban on rent control has gained little traction with state lawmakers this year. So now supporters are considering another approach: taking the matter to the voters. Cambridge StateRepresentative Mike Connolly — “acting in my personal […]
By Greg Ryan With the help of a crowdfunding platform, a Boston-based real estate development firm and its partner have acquired a nearly 12-acre commercial property in Somerville’s Assembly Square for $142.5 million. A joint venture between Cabot Cabot & Forbes and a Cannon Hill Capital Partners fund bought 65-75 Mystic Ave., a site adjacent to […]
