Commercial & Industrial
500K SF Fenway Lab Tower is Ready To Launch
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock Link
A 500,000-square-foot office-lab tower will begin to rise in the Fenway this year following leases by a life science-focused venture capital firm and Cambridge biotech company.
New Brookline Preschool Will Include a Playground With a View
Feb 25, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA new early education center at 127 Harvard St. in Brookline will include a fourth-floor indoor-outdoor playground to comply with the town’s licensing requirements.
$34M Roxbury Project Includes New HQ for Construction Co.
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA $22 million loan from Rockland Trust Co. is kickstarting a mixed-income development including mixed-income housing and a new headquarters for Cruz Cos., one of the region’s largest minority-owned construction firms.
Billerica Commerce Center Lands Big Distribution Tenant
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 25, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA third-party logistics company has leased nearly 116,000 square feet at Billerica Commerce Center, bringing the property up to full occupancy.
Baker’s Trades-Training Program to Kick Off With 1,500 Students
By State House News Service | Feb 25, 2020 | ReprintsA Baker administration effort aimed at giving vocational training to 20,000 new workers over four years would begin with an initial class of just over 1,500 people and scale up gradually.
State Reps Fear Baker Bill Would Help ‘Pack’ Zoning Boards
By State House News Service | Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkComments lawmakers made Monday suggest that some members of that panel are split in their opinions of Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to make it easier for towns to OK housing developments.
Walsh Adds New Reporting Requirements for ZBA Members
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkAn executive order by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is adding new requirements designed to weed out conflicts of interest for the city’s zoning board of appeal following a city hall employee’s recent conviction for taking a series of bribes from a developer.
Personnel File
Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkFrom new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
Boutique Extended Stay Hotel Pitched for Central Square
By James Sanna | Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA boutique Greater Boston developer plans to reboot a landmark Cambridge building into a 46,300-square foot mixed-use project including an extended stay hotel.
Developer Submits Plans for $210M South Boston Project
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA developer’s plans for a $210 million South Boston tower could include a combined heat and power plant to offset its carbon footprint.
Cambridge Reverses Stance, Will Consider Pot Store Applications
By The Associated Press | Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkHarvard and MIT’s hometown will consider applications for recreational marijuana businesses after all.
Bay Village Parking Lot Sells for $9.25M
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 24, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkA Boston-based condo developer has bought a Bay Village parking lot from Norwood-based National Amusements for $9.25 million.
Is Northland’s Goose Cooked?
By Scott Van Voorhis | Banker & Tradesman Columnist | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkIs it time to make burial arrangements for the latest would-be mega-development in Newton? It’s a fair question as a make-or-break vote looms on Northland Investment Corp.’s hotly contested plan to build a 23-acre, mixed-use oasis.
Emerging AI Tackles Construction Hazards
By Jay Fitzgerald | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkSay hello to Vinnie, an emerging soothsayer star of the construction industry. Arriving as soon as this fall, he will be able to predict when construction industry workers are about to engage in particularly risky behavior that may lead to serious work site injuries.
The Night’s Sleep That the Doctor Ordered
By Pilar Botana and Maria Santos | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkBy combining research on sleep and circadian rhythms with design and technology, we think we can help people get all 40 of their well-earned winks by designing a better hotel room: The Dream Cabin.
A New Lens to View Design Choices
By Holly St. Clair | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkTechnology is constantly evolving, and it’s changing the way everyone works within the commercial real estate industry. When employed well, technology allows us to make better decisions and streamline processes.
A Modular Solution to Homelessness
By Diane McLaughlin | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkJoe Finn thinks he’s found an inexpensive way to provide housing for Massachusetts’ homeless: modular microunits designed in cooperation with architect Marc Margulies.
Reinventing the Bathroom Break in High-Rise Construction
By Mike Fratianni | Special to Banker & Tradesman | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkWhen it comes to high-rise projects that have hundreds and hundreds of workers, the inconveniences and loss of productivity associated with individuals taking bathroom breaks starts to really add up. In response, Lendlease developed a new solution.
Data Sciences Project Drills Down on Sustainability
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 23, 2020 | ReprintsBoston University’s Center for Computing and Data Sciences has drawn comparisons to a monumental game of Jenga for its distinctive design, but its larger legacy could be serving as a model for sustainable buildings in an urban setting.
Hot Property: Innovation Square
By Steve Adams | Banker & Tradesman Staff | Feb 23, 2020 | Reprints | Unlock LinkVertex Pharmaceuticals will occupy all 269,000 square feet of office and lab space in phase two of Innovation Square, a development led by Related Beal in the eastern Seaport District.
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