 (1).png)
News:
Owners Developers & Managers
Posted: January 15, 2009
Richard McKinnon 2009
Name: Richard McKinnon
Title: Director of Brokerage Services
Company: The Grossman Companies
Location: 1266 Furnace Brook Pkwy., Quincy, MA 02169
Birthplace and year: Lowell, Mass., 1952
Family: Wife, Phyllis; 2 daughters
College: University of Cincinnati, BS in Biology
First job outside of real estate: Respiratory therapist at Boston Univ. Hospital
First job in real estate or allied field: Commercial broker for Data Realty Corp.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? As a commercial broker I handle third party properties and assignments; I am involved with the investment committee and real estate consulting.
Hobbies: Skiing, running, book collector
Favorite book: "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman
Favorite movie: "Grand Prix"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Winston Churchill
Keys to success: Focus, persistence, charity
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Commercial
airline pilot.
MORE FROM Owners Developers & Managers
Routine Properties acquires Bristol Business Park at 383 Middle St. - 406,665 s/f industrial campus
Bristol, CT Routine Properties, a boutique real estate development and investment firm specializing in industrial assets throughout the Northeast, has acquired the Bristol Business Park, a 406,665 s/f industrial campus located at 383 Middle St.
.png)
Quick Hits
Columns and Thought Leadership
Revitalized Town Centers: Retail??? - by Carol Todreas
It is now widely accepted that customers want to shop in person at physical stores. Brands know that they do better business in a physical store than just on line so they want to open stores. Demand for retail space by digital merchants, local entrepreneurs, and newly developed national chains
IREM president’s message: Our new reality - Staying ahead of supply chain delays - by Yoany Vargas
Supply chain delays are slowing construction, ratcheting up operating costs, and extending turnover timelines across Greater Boston, directly reducing revenue and increasing the workload for multifamily and
Retail infill strategy to activate Pawtucket’s Conant Thread District - by Gaetan Kashala
Until recently, the Conant Thread District consisted of approximately 150 acres of underutilized industrial land spanning Pawtucket and Central Falls. Today, the area is one of the most significant
Florida ruling raises bar for condo terminations and buyouts - by Michael Karsch
On October 14, 2025, in a landmark decision with significant implications for the Florida real estate market, the Supreme Court of Florida formally denied Two Roads Development’s (TRD Biscayne LLC) petition for review in its long-running case against unit owners of Biscayne 21,