Seventy-five percent of all small businesses are food and liquor related…the lifeblood of America. 2026 outlook is challenging: traffic is slowing, input costs – especially
Across the New Hampshire office and industrial markets, 2025 was a year of purposeful adjustment that helped set the stage for a more balanced environment. Office users continued to right-size, favoring
After years of rising rates, the market appears to be stabilizing in many areas such as property, cyber, and management liability. However, casualty and homeowners remain in an unstable “hard
I read books on founders, CEO’s, and innovators so that I can find out the secrets to their success, like Brad Jacobs (United Rentals), Jack Welch (General Electric), and Alex Hormozi (Acquisition.com). They all basically say that leaders need a vision of the future and need to communicate that vision effectively.
It is 2026 and the time is flying by. I believe this is my sixth time writing the yearly preview. It has been difficult for over the last three years there is not a great deal of information to pass along
From my perspective, this is very much a time of transition for the Commonwealth’s housing industry. While many projects currently in the pipeline have stalled due to economic, regulatory, and
The best that can be said about 2025 is that it was a year of adjusting to the realities of the marketplace. One source called it a year of “recalibration” after a “downshift” in the prior year.
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 allows a property owner, who holds property for “the productive use in a trade or business or for investment” to defer paying capital gains taxes if the property owner sells such property
Hartford, CT The Connecticut Chapter of CCIM has recognized the sale of 137 Evergreen Ave. as its Deal of the Month. The 22,000 s/f, 29-unit brick complex, renovated in recent years, is comprised of nearly all one-bedroom units. Amenities include on-site laundry facilities, surface parking, controlled access, immediate highway access, and close proximity to restaurants and shops.
b>North Haven, CT O,R&L Commercial has arranged two recent industrial leases totaling 23,886 s/f at 222 Universal Dr., strengthening occupancy at the property. Situated in one of the town’s most accessible commercial corridors, Universal Dr. offers proximity to I-91,
Bristol, CT JLL Capital Markets has secured the $44.4 million sale of Bristol Plaza, a 263,829 s/f grocery-anchored shopping center. JLL worked on behalf of the seller, Federal Realty Investment Trust. The buyer was Sterling Organization.
Derby, CT Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap dedicated to serving the company’s institutional clients, has completed the sale of Derby Shopping Center, a 170,683 s/f shopping center. The asset sold for $15.35 million.
Stamford, CT RFR unveiled plans for the modernization of 300 Atlantic St., creating an elevated workplace experience that helps companies attract, engage, and retain today’s top talent. Over 10,000 s/f of new amenity spaces, including a tenant lounge, are designed to transform the look, feel, and function
New Haven, CT The Geenty Group, Realtors, has closed the sale of 5-17 James St., a 56,174 s/f manufacturing facility on 2.51 acres in the city’s Fair Haven neighborhood. Kristin Geenty, SIOR, of The Geenty Group represented the seller, Bankwell, in the transaction. In mid-November around the Thanksgiving holiday
Hartford, CT JCJ Architecture, architecture and interior design firm, is celebrating the appointment of three new directors of interior design: Emily Czarnecki, NCIDQ; Sharmista Mitra, NCIDQ, CID; and Carrie Nielsen, NCIDQ, ASID. These leadership appointments reflect the firm’s ongoing commitment
Rocky Hill, CT Marcus & Millichap, completed the sale of Big Y Plaza, a 60,947 s/f grocery-anchored shopping center for $14.3 million. Marcus & Millichap’s Joseph French Jr. and Jeffrey Stearney, in association with John Krueger, the firm’s broker of record in Connecticut,
Stamford, CT Newmark has arranged $550 million in total financings across seven office, multifamily and hospitality assets located throughout Westchester County, N.Y. and Fairfield County, Conn. The transactions were led by vice chairman Christopher Kramer, Daniel Fromm and Ricky Braha, in collaboration with Jordan Roeschlaub and Nick Scribani.
Middletown, CT Consulting Engineering Services (CES), a multi-disciplined MEP/FP engineering firm with eight offices nationwide, has made a series of leadership promotions reflecting the firm’s continued growth and commitment to technical excellence. nnette Ben-Habib, PE, has been promoted to principal.
Norwalk, CT The CBRE team of Jeff Dunne, Steven Bardsley and Travis Langer completed the sale of 301-601 Merritt 7. CBRE represented the seller, Merritt 7 Venture LLC and also procured the purchaser, an affiliate of Argent Ventures. 301-601 Merritt 7 is a four-building office park totaling 945,000 s/f within the larger six-building, 1.5 million s/f Merritt 7 complex.
Boston, MA Shawmut announced a national growth strategy to reach $5 billion, adding new leadership roles and expanding into new geographies and sectors, including mission critical. Les Hiscoe, who just completed his 10th year as Shawmut’s CEO, said the company has a clear, deliberate pathway to more than double revenue through strategic acquisitions, key hires, office openings, and building on its demonstrated success in large, complex projects.