By: Paul Bubny The Green Street Commercial Property Price Index decreased by 0.1% in April. The index, which tracks the pricing of institutional-quality commercial real estate, has fallen by 15% since property prices peaked a year ago. “Prospective sellers may refuse to accept it, but that doesn’t change the fact that the bid price […]
By James McCown CAMBRIDGE — “In the city there must be regularity and fantasy, relationships and oppositions, and casual and unexpected elements to vary the scene,” wrote Marc-Antoine Laugier, an 18th-century Jesuit and arguably the world’s first architecture critic, having penned the seminal Essai Sur l’Architecture in 1753. His advice holds true today. Cities must be […]
By Natalie Lung and Crystal Chui Big Tech earnings this week will offer investors a dose of reality following this year’s impressive gains in the sector that were powered by hype over artificial intelligence. Analysts are expecting tech profits to register the biggest drop since 2009, with businesses curbing spending on software, cloud and advertising services as they’re pinched […]
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, Feb 6, 2023 A growing spread between starting and effective rents illustrates how office landlords — even among coveted Class A buildings — are seeing their rental income eroded as the office market remains squarely in favor of tenants. It represents another challenge facing the office market, […]
By Anissa Gardizy & Catherine Carlock Firms that signed big leases right before COVID are trying to design an office worth coming back to. After repeated false starts during the pandemic for returning to the office, the future of in-person work for white-collar professionals around Boston is becoming slightly more clear. In many industries, the […]
By John Worth & Savannah Delullo, Via Nareit Commercial real estate fundamentals continue to point to strong performance in the retail, multifamily, and industrial sectors with vacancy rates mostly declining on a year-over-year and quarter-to-quarter basis, robust rent growth, and positive excess demand. While there has been improvement in the office sector, the impact of […]
by Greg Ryan| via bizjournals.com Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. plans to construct three buildings with a mix of lab and office space at the Watertown Mall, according to a recently unveiled proposed master plan for the property. The proposal includes 500,000 square feet of lab and office space at the mall site, along […]
In the early 2000’s, open-office plans were the new hot commodity in the world of business. These open spaces allowed for a much welcomed break from the monotony of the traditional workplace. Conversation and interaction replaced the usual silence that one would experience when working in a traditional office filled with cubicles or closed […]
When Amazon openly asked for cities to submit proposals for their second headquarters less than two weeks ago, naturally there was a great deal of interest. The e-commerce powerhouse has just begun their process, stating in a tweet that “every city is on an equal playing field”, but some say Boston could be a front […]
Looking for a new way to save money and be more environmentally friendly? Smart windows have technology that can alter the tint of the window based on the weather. Currently in more than 1,300 buildings, these smart windows can either have active glass that lightens and tints in response to electricity or passive glass that […]
