Commercial & Industrial
Real Estate Attorney Liable Under Successor Liability
By Christopher R. Vaccaro | Special To Banker & Tradesman | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
Would you have any recourse if you win a money judgement against a business whose owner quickly files for bankruptcy and starts a new business under a similar name, using the same assets to provide the same services to the same customers?
Walsh Wins a Victory for Workers
Mar 29, 2020 | ReprintsBoston Mayor Marty Walsh made a tough, but ultimately correct, call last week to hold firm on the city’s coronavirus construction freeze.
Hot Property: MIT FCU Headquarters
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkMIT Federal Credit Union’s new Lexington headquarters spans 25,000 square feet of renovated space at a Lexington office building redesigned by Boston-based architects Dyer Brown.
Winthrop Center Project Has Far-Reaching Effects
By Joseph Larkin | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWhat does an MIT professor, an African American-owned cleaning company, a Chinatown affordable housing project and a 1.4 million-square-foot tower in Downtown Boston have in common? The answer: everything.
Model C Tests Timber Construction Potential
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAt a trash-strewn vacant lot in Roxbury’s Fort Hill section, Boston design-build firm Placetailor and architects Generate Technologies are making a bid to revolutionize how buildings are built in Massachusetts.
New Housing Models for 21st-Century Bostonians
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkTaylor Cain, the new, 30-year-old director of Boston’s Housing Innovation Lab, sits at the head of a team piloting a range of ideas for how to meet the city’s huge housing challenges.
The Future of Designing Shared Space in Multifamily Residences
By R. Vickie Alani | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkNow, more than ever, we must work to balance the complexity placed on those spaces, especially those that could see hundreds of people each day passing through.
We Need a State Guarantee on Pre-Coronavirus Obligations
By Doug Quattrochi | Mar 29, 2020 | ReprintsOur lack of medical preparation has now put us on our economic heels. One way out is an emergency income that lets us put the outside world on pause.
Charlie Baker Offers Breath of Fresh Air During Crisis
By Scott Van Voorhis | Banker & Tradesman Columnist | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe governor’s calm, no-nonsense approach hits just the right notes amid the overload of emotion and fear generated by this deadly virus’ arrival on our shores.
Innovation, Grassroots Support Drove Newtonville Development
By Arthur Klipfel | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Mar 29, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe 28 Austin mixed-use development transformed an municipal parking lot into 68 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail with two innovative strategies: modular construction and grassroots support.
House Passes $2.2T Rescue Package, Rushes It to Trump
By The Associated Press | Mar 27, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkActing swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic.
Travelers to Massachusetts Asked To Quarantine for 14 Days
By James Sanna | Mar 27, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIn the face of surging coronavirus cases in New York City and elsewhere around the world, Gov. Charlie Baker is asking all visitors to Massachusetts and all travelers returning to the state to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Stimulus Offers Commercial Landlords Savings on Improvements
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Mar 27, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkCommercial landlords will get a tax break on building upgrades under the $2-trillion stimulus package awaiting final approval by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Mass. Tax Deadline Extended to July
Mar 27, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkThe state’s income tax deadline has been extended after days of speculation whether Massachusetts would follow the federal government’s lead.
State Construction Projects to Hold COVID-19 Stand-Down
By State House News Service | Mar 27, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkPublic construction projects statewide will be brought to a temporary halt Friday while contractors review site-specific issues, develop mitigation strategies and communicate to workers about new state guidelines for construction work during the coronavirus pandemic.
Baker Says He’ll Defer to Walsh on Construction Freeze
By James Sanna | Mar 26, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkGov. Charlie Baker said in a Thursday afternoon press conference that local officials had to be satisfied they had the capacity to enforce safe work sites before they could lift construction freezes.
Shutdowns Affect One in Five Hotel Rooms in Region
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Mar 26, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA report says Boston’s lodging market has been among the nation’s hardest-hit by the coronavirus epidemic, and the effects could linger for years similar to the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks and 2008 financial crisis.
Advocates Raise Concern for Virus’ Impact on Low-Income Renters
By State House News Service | Mar 26, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkConcerns are growing about what will happen to low-income renters and homeowners when the immediate coronavirus crisis is over.
Over 148K Out of Work in Massachusetts
By James Sanna | Mar 26, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkMore than 3 percent of Massachusetts’ pre-coronavirus workforce has filed for unemployment in the last two weeks according to new figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor Thursday morning.
Baker Overturns Boston Construction Ban; Walsh Doubles Down
By James Sanna | Mar 25, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkGov. Charlie Baker has issued a new directive that would allow shuttered construction sites across Boston, Cambridge and Walpole to start up again.
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