Lease Roundup: Dec. 21-Jan. 23

Companies are constantly on the move in the Bay State’s dynamic commercial real estate market. It’s a high stakes game of musical chairs – and the landlords with the best information on who’s heading where have an inside edge.

Rob The Rich Blue To Feed The Poor Red

Who could have imagined that President Donald Trump’s version of “tax reform” would turn out to be nothing more than a massive stick-up of blue states like Massachusetts? It’s not like the guy is vindictive or anything.

Hot Property: Aug. 14, 2017

Brookline-based Kaplan Construction has completed renovations to 12,000 square feet on two levels of the Merrimack Valley YMCA to allow for relocation and expansion of its preschool and child care programs.

Breaking Down Barriers In Back Bay

Real estate mogul R. Donahue Peebles is nothing if not pragmatic. A lifelong Democrat and a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama, Peebles wasted little time arranging a meeting with then-president-elect Donald Trump in December to discuss a favored topic: access to economic opportunity for women and African-Americans in real estate development.

Hot Property: April 3, 2017

These transactions are a testament to the high-quality space, first-rate amenities, strategic location and the personal hands-on approach from the ownership at Waverley Oaks Park.

The View From The Top

Robert Brown’s career in the industry began during high school summer vacations doing drafting for a custom home architect in Toledo, Ohio. After college, he took a job for a hospital design firm in Cincinnati before moving east in 1981.