By Greg Ryan Battery maker Factorial Inc. formally opened a 67,000-square-foot facility to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles in Methuen on Monday. The deal was the latest in a series of real estate expansions locally for clean energy companies. Democrats in Washington have sought to encourage the domestic production of EV batteries by including financial incentives for […]
By Lucia Maffei Form D Friday is a Boston Business Journal feature highlighting regulatory filings from Boston-area companies raising capital for new projects or expanding their businesses. Form D reports are a type of SEC form used to file a notice of exempt offerings of securities. The SEC requires companies file the notice within 15 days […]
By John Gittelsohn The value of distressed US commercial real estate neared $80 billion in the third quarter, its highest level in a decade, as rising interest rates and sagging office demand shook the property market. The value of buildings in bankruptcy, repossessed by lenders or in the process of liquidation increased by a net $5.6 […]
By Augusta Saraiva US retail sales increased in September by more than forecast in a broad advance that suggests durable household demand as the third quarter drew to a close. The value of retail purchases, unadjusted for inflation, increased 0.7% after an upwardly revised 0.8% gain in August, Commerce Department data showed Tuesday. Excluding gasoline, September sales […]
By Greg Ryan The Healey administration on Wednesday is expected to put forward sprawling $4 billion legislation meant to narrow the massive supply-demand gap in housing in Massachusetts, a bill that includes a controversial proposal to empower cities and towns to impose a fee on real estate transactions over $1 million. Gov. Maura Healey and her […]
By Grant Welker It wasn’t long ago that the Prudential Tower stood out as one of a small handful of buildings in Boston’s skyline to carry a company name or logo. The insurer’s all-caps name across the top of the Back Bay office tower continues to be a city landmark. But today when you look out […]
By Alexander Berger, Trevor Hoffmann and Rajinder Saini Amid soaring interest rates and the recent swell in commercial real estate loan workouts, borrowers and lenders alike are increasingly considering an alternative to the traditional and sometimes long and cumbersome foreclosure process: a deed in lieu of foreclosure (often referred to as just a deed in lieu). […]
By Richard Berger A RealPage analysis of the apartment market fundamentals this week explains how the industry continues to rebound in 2023 even during this flat-rent period. “It’s rent disinflation without demand destruction,” according to the report. “Why? Supply, supply, supply.” Apartment completions in Q3 soared to the highest levels since the 1980s. But “it’s […]
By Kate King Luxury retailers are spending big on their U.S. real estate, more evidence of the staying power of in-person shopping. French jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels is opening a new Manhattan location on Madison Avenue. Chanel recently reopened its Beverly Hills flagship after more than doubling its footprint to 30,000 square feet. Gucci is […]
By Olivia Rockeman Macy’s Inc. will open 30 new small-format stores by the fall of 2025 as it works to expand its presence outside of traditional malls. Macy’s already operates small-store locations in markets such as Dallas, Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago, and it announced four new ones in August. The department store chain will have 15 smaller stores across […]
