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Horvath & Tremblay brokers $12.3 million sale of LA Fitness in Saugus, MA
Saugus, MA Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Horvath & Tremblay have completed the sale of LA Fitness. Horvath & Tremblay exclusively represented the seller and secured the buyer to complete the transaction at a sale price of $12.3 million.
Hoffmann wins 2026 Connecticut Preservation Award for Sterling Community Center restoration
Stratford, CT Hoffmann Architects + Engineers, a design firm specializing in the rehabilitation of building exteriors, announced that the restoration of Sterling Community Center in Stratford has been selected for a 2026 Connecticut Preservation Award from Preservation Connecticut.
Finegold Alexander Architects celebrates ribbon-cutting for new Gladstone Elementary
Cranston, RI Finegold Alexander Architects, a Boston-based women-owned architecture firm, celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the new Gladstone Elementary School. Finegold Alexander joined
Italiaander and Roop of The Boulos Company sell 77-acre Wassamki Springs Campground for $6 million
Scarborough, ME Wassamki Springs Campground — a 77.82-acre, 261-site property at 56 Saco St. — has found a new owner after generations in the Hillock family. William A. Hillock Corp. sold Portland’s closest campground
J&M Brown completes electrical construction of Fidelity Investments new headquarters
Boston, MA J&M Brown Company (JMB) has completed the comprehensive electrical fit-out of Fidelity Investments’ new world headquarters facility at 245 Congress St. in the city’s Seaport District. The 600,000 s/f build-out of Fidelity’s offices is central to the redevelopment of Commonwealth Pier,
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New England Real Estate Journal's 2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight
NEREJ's Women in CRE Spotlight celebrates the women making an impact across commercial real estate and the companies that recognize, support and champion them.
O,R&L Commercial completes two building sales transactions in CT
Pomfret, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the sale of 368 Killingly Rd., a 10,000 s/f industrial flex building situated on 2.30± acres. The property sold for $852,500. Phoenix Energy Supply, through 368 Killingly Road, LLC, acquired the property. The company plans to utilize the property as a new location to expand its operations out of the Auburn, N.Y. area.
Rubin Rudman to establish headquarters at Tishman Speyer’s One Federal St.
Boston, MA Tishman Speyer has secured a new headquarters lease with Rubin Rudman at One Federal St., its 38-story, 1.1 million s/f tower in the Financial District. Under a 15-year lease, Rubin Rudman’s new headquarters will span 57,844 s/f across One Federal’s entire 23rd and 24th floors and a portion of the 25th floor.
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Chapman Construction/Design completes renovations to Freese Student Center at Southern N.H. University
Manchester, NH Chapman Construction/Design (Chapman) completed the second phase of renovations to Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) Robert A. Freese Student Center. Chapman completed the project over two summer sessions,
Berkeley Garbe secures $35.4 million debt financing with MetLife Investment Management
Billerica, MA Berkeley Garbe has secured a $35.4 million financing package for 161 Concord Rd., a new advanced manufacturing and innovation hub that is 30% complete following the start of construction in June. The project is on track to be completed in April 2027.
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Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. gives back to local students with annual backpack drive
Holliston, MA Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric), a leading electrical contractor throughout New England and the Southeast for nearly five decades, collaborated with the Holliston Pantry Shelf and local youth programs as part of its annual backpack drive.
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I’m optimistic that Southern New Hampshire is no longer waiting for the next industrial cycle. It may already be in it. Two announcements in September 2026, United Therapeutics’ purchase of the former Anheuser-Busch campus and
As Pawtucket looks toward new leadership following Adam Greenman’s victory in the September 9 Democratic primary, The Pawtucket Foundation extends its appreciation to mayor Donald Grebien for nearly 16 years of service
This shift from transaction-driven to release-driven regulation is already influencing how buyers, sellers, and developers evaluate environmental risk. Under the CPTP framework, environmental obligations were often triggered solely because a qualifying property changed ownership. The result was that many transactions became bogged down by environmental compliance requirements that had little relationship to current environmental risks.
Every day, homes, apartments, hospitals, universities, and commercial buildings discharge warm wastewater into sewer systems. That thermal energy can be captured and reused to heat and cool nearby buildings, reducing fossil fuel consumption and lowering operating costs. Massachusetts,
An apartment property manager recently posed a simple question on social media: which amenities do residents actually care about, and which ones just look good on a tour? The responses told a consistent story. Residents rarely mention smart locks or coworking lounges when they talk about what keeps them in a lease.
In our first white paper we defined what value engineering (VE) is; to recap – Value Engineering is an additional layer of cost analysis that the construction manager can perform to arrive at an improved functionality-to-cost ratio, without sacrificing quality.
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