Commercial Real Estate News
Searching for Solutions to Boston’s Lab Glut
Developers have seen the bottom fall out of the Boston lab real estate market. But construction costs over $1,000 per square foot put most non-biotech tenants out of reach.
A Call for New Housing in New Bedford
Joshua Amaral is steeped in efforts to make New Bedford better. Now, he’s leading the city’s drive to recruit more housing, including market-rate development.
Who’s Worried? Not Tom O’Brien
The HYM Investment Group chief faces down a tough financing environment and a threat from a prominent politician to force an eminent domain sale of the Suffolk Downs development site.
Hot Property: 55 Hudson St.
Asian Community Development Corp.’s 55 Hudson St. project broke ground recently. The building will create 110 affordable homes and bring a permanent branch of the Boston Public Library to Chinatown.
Insulating the Bay State Biotech from Headwinds
Dr. Kirk Taylor is Massachusetts’ point person on the life science industry. And he’s just launched a new program with money for biomanufacturing developers
State Should Target Western Mass. for Biomanufacturing Push
Massachusetts can be a winner in the federal government’s push to bring biomanufacturing back to the United States – if it plays its cards right.
Signs of Life in Boston Biotech CRE
Little tiny green shoots are poking up here and there, with leasing activity running well ahead of 2024 totals and the pace of vacancy growth slowing down.
Beacon Hill Must Keep Biotech’s Flywheel Turning
To maintain Massachusetts’ leadership in global drug development, we cannot allow uncertainty and alarm bells coming from its biotech sector to paralyze us.
After Tough Summer, Mass. Makes Progress Against Housing Crisis
Prospective homebuyers were likely filled with dread this past summer as headline after headline reminded hopefuls of the harsh reality that is the Massachusetts housing market.
Woods Hole Project Illustrates Coastal Permitting Challenges
The deepwater port on Cape Cod has hosted research vessels for nearly 100 years. But replacing its main dock took years of permitting and consensus-building.
Investing in Massachusetts Real Estate? Know About Nominee Trusts
Massachusetts nominee trusts have long been used to hold title to real estate. They offer privacy, flexibility in estate planning and a layer of anonymity for owners.
What’s Driving Transaction Activity in 2025
With vacancy rates elevated, demand softening and pricing still under pressure, the relative appeal of ownership has only grown. And it’s leading driving some major transactions.
WATCH: ‘Most Magnificent Building in Boston’ Opens at South Station
Twenty-seven years after it was first conceived, developer Hines’ South Station Tower finally opened Thursday afternoon to the sounds of a French jazz trio.
Mattapan Developer Submits Blue Hill Ave. Proposal
A Mattapan nonprofit unveiled a proposal for 51 apartments on a cluster of parcels that have sat vacant for more than two decades off Blue Hill Avenue.
BXP Submits Redesign of Kendall Square Development
BXP unveiled proposed changes to the next phase of its MXD District in Cambridge’s Kendall Square, including an option for two smaller commercial buildings that reflect “evolving market conditions.”
Amid DEI Backlash, Developer Group Blazes Path Forward
Emerging real estate developers and potential financial backers gathered in Boston this week to make connections, do deals and share strategies to overcome the challenging investment climate.
Buyer Says $74M Devens Sale Marks AI-Driven ‘Industrial Renaissance’
Boston-based King Street Properties sold a Devens manufacturing building anchored by clean energy researchers Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ headquarters for $74 million.
WATCH: Building a Triple-Decker in 90 Days
Andover-based Modular builder Reframe Systems wants to pitch itself as a partner for small- to medium-scale developers across Greater Boston
ULI Report to Tackle Future of the Lower Mystic
With several huge developments in the pipeline, the trade group says it’s researching ways that waterfront projects can restore the environment in this historically industrial and polluted area.
Roslindale Upzoning Unlocks B’Nai B’rith Development
A mid-rise affordable housing development would replace a Roslindale parking lot using changes made as part of Boston’s Squares + Streets program.
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