Steve Adams
Banker & Tradesman StaffSteve Adams is Banker & Tradesman's associate editor for commercial real estate.
by Steve Adams | Feb 23, 2026
Real estate industry executives saw encouraging signs from the Supreme Court’s decision wiping out Trump administration-imposed tariffs on some construction materials, but hopes for predictability over U.S. trade policy were promptly dashed by new tariffs announced over the weekend.
by Steve Adams | Feb 22, 2026
A three-year campaign to establish the Back Bay’s first business improvement district is nearing the finish line, despite opposition from a major landlord.
by Steve Adams | Feb 22, 2026
Hotel developers and owners turn to Pinnacle Advisory Group and its new managing principal, Sebastian Colella, for advice on how to pivot to profitability.
by Steve Adams | Feb 22, 2026
Passive House-style building shells are complete at a 12-unit affordable housing project being built on formerly vacant, city-owned properties in Dorchester.
by Steve Adams | Feb 20, 2026
Healthpeak Properties unveiled its master plan for a new neighborhood in West Cambridge, encompassing 20 buildings with heights ranging up to 12 stories.
by Steve Adams | Feb 19, 2026
An executive for some of the top commercial real estate firms in Boston is joining Newmark’s Boston office as executive vice chairman.
by Steve Adams | Feb 19, 2026
A foreclosure auction is scheduled on March 17 for a 7-acre triangle of land in South Boston that’s been pursued by multiple developers in recent years.
by Steve Adams | Feb 18, 2026
A Brookline developer is seeking to build 58 housing units on an Allston parcel once envisioned for a new WBZ-TV headquarters.
by Steve Adams | Feb 18, 2026
After a decade at CBT Architects, Vickie Alani is on the move to lead another of Boston’s high-profile architectural studios.
by Steve Adams | Feb 17, 2026
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.’s move to its new Kendall Square tower is opening up big new blocks of availability in the Cambridge lab market.
by Steve Adams | Feb 17, 2026
Pennsylvania home remodeling company West Shore Home is targeting the Greater Boston region’s aging housing stock for its latest expansion opportunity.
by Steve Adams | Feb 15, 2026
Developers are pursuing plans for nearly 4,000 homes on sites currently occupied by office buildings, and more are in line for empty parcels in the same commercial parks.
by Steve Adams | Feb 15, 2026
Boston PR executive Lisa Nickerson is starting a new chapter, as CEO of real estate tech company Infinityy. The firm promises big enhancements to property listings and AI analysis of what’s driving buyer interest in homes.
by Steve Adams | Feb 15, 2026
Back Bay’s newest entertainment venue includes a pair of indoor “crazy” golf courses, multiple cocktail bars, a retro-style gaming and semi-private event spaces for group outings.
by Steve Adams | Feb 13, 2026
Wentworth Institute of Technology received approval for a new 972-bed dormitory housing its entire first-year student body, a project that could relieve off-campus housing pressures in the Mission Hill neighborhood.
by Steve Adams | Feb 13, 2026
Owners of a Chelsea pre-flight airport parking lot are proposing a 564,000 square-foot parking garage as the first phase of a development at the 23-acre property.
by Steve Adams | Feb 12, 2026
An athletic training equipment brand backed by professional athletes including Jayson Tatum, Lyndsey Vonn and Patrick Mahomes has committed to a new location at Southline, the former Boston Globe headquarters in Dorchester.
by Steve Adams | Feb 11, 2026
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu threw her support behind the November ballot question legalizing rent control in Massachusetts, while rejecting the possibility of Cambridge-style rezoning to legalize denser housing in single-family districts.
by Steve Adams | Feb 11, 2026
Simon Property Group will convert Copley Place’s Neiman Marcus department store wing into restaurants and smaller stores following the luxury retailer’s departure in early spring.
by Steve Adams | Feb 11, 2026
Two Greater Boston biotechs leased a combined 48,127 square feet at a Waltham life science property owned by Phase 3 Real Estate partners and Bain Capital Real Estate.