ABG Commercial Advisors Q4 Boston Industrial Market Report By the end of 2013, Boston’s Industrial market continued the improvement it showed at the beginning of the year. The market ended the fourth quarter 2013 with an overall vacancy rate of 8.9%, down from the 10% rate from the end of the first quarter. In fact, […]
Fuji is coming to Somerville as part of the ongoing development of Assembly Row. Julian Lewis of ABG Realty was the sole broker in the transaction of 4,361 square feet of restaurant space between the JP Fuji Group and Federal Realty Investment Trust, the group behind the Row’s construction. This massive urban mixed-use development hopes […]
The Nature Conservancy recently decided to honor local restaurants that are “going green” through serving locally sourced meals and maintaining energy-efficient facilities. Last month the TNC named five eateries around the Boston area as finalists for its prestigious Nature’s Plate Award. Here are a few notable restaurants that made the final list: Area Four – Located […]
The University Station project in Westwood has been delayed for years. As the state’s largest development project, many are excited to see the dormant project take shape again. Phase 1 was anticipated to be competed by fall of 2014, but the project stalled in 2010. The location is ideal, just off I-95, and major retailers […]
On November 6th, 2013, the Somerville Chamber of Commerce hosted local businesses and community leaders at the Somerville Holiday Inn for the 67th Annual Dinner, sponsored by the Bunker Hill Community College and East Cambridge Savings Bank. As active members in the Somerville community and CRE market, several of ABG’s agents were in attendance to enjoy […]
This past Sunday, two blocks of Cambridge Street were closed off to make way for the 4th annual “Smoke This” Ribfest, sponsored by the East Cambridge Business Association. As a longstanding member of the ECBA, several of us at ABG donated our afternoon to volunteer at this lively and taste-bud-friendly event. The event went off without […]
Log onto a website, and chances are it’s hosted by WordPress. More than 73 million websites use it, according to Yoast. The sheer flexibility of WordPress served it well in its rise to dominance, as it isn’t typecast into being “just” a blogging script. It can also power a magazine website, e-commerce stores and enterprise intranets. […]
In what is excellent news for the Bay State from both an economic and environmental standpoint, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center recently made an offer of $1 million to support energy-efficient retrofits for affordable multifamily housing developments. The MassCEC was created in 2008 for this exact purpose. They aim to accelerate the Commonwealth’s clean energy […]
Entrepreneurs are problems solvers. The first challenge they face is getting their arms wrapped around their own projects. Luckily, many successful people are willing to share their own stories and tips. They remember their early days in business when there seemed to be an overwhelming number of details to consider. If you’re ready to embark […]
There are currently 2.5 million square feet under construction in the city of Cambridge. From Central Square to East Cambridge, commercial real estate development is thriving. A great deal of this construction consists of lab space for tech and pharmaceutical companies. One reason for this is the Commonwealth is looking to take advantage of the talent […]
