Source: MSNBy Diana Olick A specific kind of loan that helps owners of commercial buildings pay for big upgrades to save energy or water, add renewable power, or improve resilience is seeing huge growth in a lending environment that has been arguably tough. This month, Nuveen closed a $465 million C-PACE deal for The Geneva, […]
Source: CNBCBy Diana Olick Fundrise, a Washington, D.C.-based online investment platform that prides itself on opening up investment in private real estate companies, real estate assets and private technology companies to the average individual, is now setting its sights on artificial intelligence. Fundrise is launching RealAI, a new AI platform that changes how single- and […]
Source: BRET NEWTON, Mass.— An Atlanta-based developer is pitching a new 234-unit apartment project near a Whole Foods Market in Newton, adding to a growing pipeline of large-scale residential developments along Crafts Street, according to the Boston Business Journal (BBJ). According to BBJ, Wood Partners has proposed developing the apartments at 38 Crafts St., a […]
Industrial and logistics leasing activity accelerated to close out 2025, with demand for large-scale distribution facilities helping drive one of the strongest annual leasing performances on record, according to CBRE research.
The historic, mostly vacant office building would include over 250 apartments, with ground-floor retail. Source: Boston.comBy Beth Treffeisen Boston developer Synergy is moving to launch the city’s largest office-to-housing conversion yet, filing plans last Wednesday to transform an 11-story, mostly vacant Downtown Crossing office building into more than 250 apartments. The project would convert the upper […]
Blackstone reported accelerating deal activity, driven in part by strong demand for data center assets and improving capital markets conditions. The update highlights growing investor interest in digital infrastructure and signals increasing transaction momentum as commercial real estate enters 2026.
CBRE’s 2026 U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook forecasts increased investment activity and continued recovery in leasing across major property types, led by prime office, industrial, multifamily, and data center assets. The report highlights a continued flight to quality, selective supply constraints, and income-driven returns as key themes shaping commercial real estate performance in 2026.
One of Greater Boston’s largest life sciences landlords is revising plans for a key Fenway asset, opting to pursue office leasing instead of additional lab conversion. The shift highlights how evolving demand dynamics are influencing development and repositioning decisions across the region.
By Randyl Drummer, Ryan Ori, Katie Burke As far as commercial real estate services firms are concerned, dealmaking is back. After years of trying to predict when the industry would improve, the five biggest of those companies — CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Colliers and Newmark — raised their financial outlooks for 2025 after posting […]
By Grant Welker Everett Sees Rapid Residential Growth Everett’s residential market continues to expand with the opening of two new apartment complexes: Jade (325 units) in the Commercial Triangle and Artemas (396 units) just north of Santilli Circle near local breweries and businesses. The city of roughly 52,000 has experienced rapid growth due to its proximity […]
