Needham Heights, MA Bowdoin Construction has promoted Michelle Hoffses to the position of controller. In this new role, Hoffses will assume larger responsibilities in managing the firm’s finance and accounting functions.
Boston, MA Abbot Building Restoration Company, Inc. was contracted to undertake a complex masonry restoration and repair project at the Museum of Science. Abbot had completed several smaller projects for the museum in the past,
Boston, MA The Real Estate & Finance Association (RE&FA) is excited to kick off this year under the leadership of John Roach, managing director at Berkshire Residential Investments, as RE&FA’s 2026 president.
Boston, MA MassDevelopment has issued a $20.75 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL), which is using proceeds to build and equip a new three-story, 30,000 s/f facility located at 10 Chandler St.
In a unanimous decision on Dec. 16, 2025 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit reversed and remanded the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama’s stay of the Corporate Transparency Act in Nat’l Small Bus. United v. Dep’t of Treasury. (11th Cir., No. 24-10736, 12/16/25.)
It is both a privilege and an honor to lead the IREM Boston Chapter #4 with the arrival of 2026 – a year that is likely to hold numerous challenges for the ever-evolving real estate industry.
Boston, MA BOMA Boston hosted its first roundtable of 2026, Property Management Excellence featuring 2025 TOBY & Industry award winners on Thursday, January 22nd.
Boston, MA IFMA Boston members participated in a Behind the Scenes tour at Mass General Brigham headquarters in Assembly Row on December 11th and got to see the unique mechanicals housed on the 14th floor.
Boston, MA Samuels & Associates finalized an agreement to assume operations of Time Out Market Boston, ensuring the Fenway food hall will remain open. The decision maintains continuity for more than a dozen local restaurateurs who call the market home and responds to a strong groundswell of community support for the city’s first food hall.
Holyoke, MA WinnCompanies has completed a $55.3 million adaptive reuse that transformed a long-vacant, historic mill complex into 88 affordable apartment homes for seniors ages 55 and older.
Clinton, MA Fieldstone Commercial Properties has completed the sale of 180 Stone St., a 9,162 s/f industrial building, for $1.35 million. Nate Nickerson of Fieldstone Commercial Properties represented the seller, 417 Bolton Road, LLC
Braintree, MA John M. Corcoran & Co. (JMC), one of New England’s most established residential development and management firms, closed 2025 with a solid increase in its property management portfolio, signing more than 1,500 apartments to new management agreements
Lexington, MA Summit Realty Partners, Inc. has completed two new lease transactions on behalf of a franchisee of Celebree School, a leader in early childhood education offering infant and toddler care, preschool, before and aftercare, and summer camp programs.
Boston, MA Carr Properties (Carr), a leading owner, operator, and developer of office and residential properties, has completed a series of new leases totaling 41,617 s/f at 200 State St., the firm’s Class A LEED Gold-certified office tower
Wilmington, MA Hunneman has brokered a 42,060 s/f lease at 205 Lowell St., on behalf of the building’s landlord, Howland Development. 205 Lowell St. will serve as the new headquarters for Goddard Technologies, an engineering, industrial design, and low-volume manufacturing company
Salem, NH Joe Robinson and Chris Norwood of NAI Norwood Group have completed the sale of Tisdale’s Manufactured Housing Park, a mobile home park comprised of 60-units.
Boston, MA Kaplan Construction has completed interior renovations at Horizons for Homeless Children’s headquarters, continuing its longstanding relationship with the organization. Following Kaplan’s delivery of Horizons’ headquarters in 2021,
Lynn, MA Stephen Girolamo of Horvath & Tremblay has facilitated the sale of four multifamily transactions totaling 77 units for a total of $17.96 million. Horvath & Tremblay represented the seller on three of the transactions and successfully completed a 1031 exchange for the client who was the buyer on the fourth transaction.
Commercial lease provisions regarding hazardous materials and environmental compliance are often relegated to standard generic provisions near the end of the document. This can be a mistake. Leases for manufacturing or logistics uses should be treated differently from retail or office use