by Taylor Dolven / via The Boston Globe It was 2004. Around 300 people filled a State House auditorium fired up and furious about the stalled Green Line Extension project to Somerville and Medford. It had been promised since 1990 and no shovels had yet hit the ground. Then-Mayor Joseph Curtatone of Somerville demanded the state […]
President Obama released the budget of $100 million in federal fiscal year 2015 supporting the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) Green Line Extension project (GLX) which benefits the economy and environment of Somerville and Medford communities in the upcoming several years. “The Green Line Extension offers Somerville and the region both economic justice and environmental […]
The Business Monitor International upgraded their 2014 real GDP growth forecast from 2.7% to 2.8% with growth set to average 2.4% per year from 2013-2018. Our economy is recovering. With a growing external trade demand from the key US trade partners, including Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, both the industrial and office segments […]
Driving through Cambridge you may have seen signs for Shen Yun 2014. Shen Yun Performing Arts will be holding events at the Citi Performing Arts Center, Wang Theatre from February 28th to March 2nd. This is an all-new 2014 show with a live performing orchestra. Shen Yun Performing Arts presents a classical Chinese dance and […]
Community Cooks is a volunteer organization serving meals to those in the community who need it. Community Cooks has grown tremendously recently since first starting up in Somerville twenty-three years ago. It started out as a few neighbors cooking hot meals for the Somerville Homeless Coalition. But the idea of this and the charity work […]
Somerville’s Magoun Square is becoming a different area, changed by yoga and bikes. There is a shift in urban community towards wealthier residents and businesses bringing with it a new personality. Some may say that this is a good change, while others who currently enjoy the urban community see this change as losing some of […]
Toni Shelzi, of ABG Commercial Realty, represented the lessee, Soar Enterprises LLC, and lessor, Joy Street Limited Partners, in the lease of a 4,000 square foot of industrial and flex space at 64 Joy Street in Somerville. The lease was signed on January 15, 2014. Joy Street Limited Partners also works in conjunction […]
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 Greater Boston area has long been a popular destination for startup companies. Nowadays, startup hotspots such as Kendall Square and lately South Boston’s Innovation District are stretched thin for affordable office space. These days it is standard for rents to top $50 per square foot in Kendall. As sky-high prices are pushing companies out […]
East Boston Savings Bank’s Somerville Branch officially broke ground on Wednesday, August 28th, 2013. Bernard Gibbons of ABG Realty represented both buyer and seller in the transaction of 37 Union Square, which was leased earlier this year. Gibbons also represented the space’s former tenant, Union Square Veterinary Clinic, in moving to its current location on […]
