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BOMA Boston Update: TOBY & Industry Awards and BOMA Holiday Happy Hour

Boston, MA The BOMA TOBY & Industry Awards were held on Thursday, November 16th at the Westin Copley Place! BOMA Boston recognized the best and brightest in property management, building operations and service in the commercial real estate industry.

IREM President’s Message: Looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024

William Woodward is the 2023 IREM Boston president and is a regional property manager with Greystar, Boston, Mass. ...

Fannie Mae’s blacklist: Concerning for condo sales - by Edmund Allcock

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has developed a secret blacklist of condominiums, HOA’s and co-op’s which are ineligible for “conventional financing,” i.e. loans that can be sold on the secondary market. It will be difficult for owners in these blacklisted condominiums to either sell or refinance their units.

IFMA Boston: Let’s look back at where we’ve been in 2023

Boston, MA It’s been a busy fall for IFMA Boston and before we head into the second half of our program year, let’s look back at where we’ve been. We started the year in August with a member only pop-up at Not Your Average Joe’s in Waltham where our members networked while enjoying cocktails and small bites.

The Collaborative Companies and Cronin Development to offer limited bid sale of St. Regis branded residences

Boston, MA The Collaborative Companies and Cronin Development are bringing a new opportunity to owners for the city’s first-ever St. Regis branded luxury residences. The five-star St. Regis Residences, at 150 Seaport Blvd., that features 114 luxury waterfront condos with world-class amenities and harbor views

NEI General Contracting completes Maple on Franklin for developer NeighborWorks Housing Solutions

Holbrook, MA NEI General Contracting, an award-winning general contracting firm, celebrated the completion of the Maple on Franklin senior housing community at a ribbon cutting on Thursday, October 12th. Developed by NeighborWorks Housing Solutions,

SGA, Tighe & Bond and Two International Group to create 308,000 s/f development

Portsmouth, NH SGA, Tighe & Bond, and Two International Group have collaborated closely with the city’s historic district commission, planning board, and other municipal representatives to master plan a development on Russell St. that is cohesive with the surrounding built and social environment.

Universal Window projects earn 2023 Preservation Massachusetts Awards

Marlborough, MA Universal Window and Door provided historic replica windows for three projects that were honored with 2023 Preservation Awards by Preservation Massachusetts. Held at the Great Hall of the Massachusetts State House on October 11th,

Project of the Month: Groom Construction, Harborlight Homes, and SV Design complete 23-unit affordable housing community

Rockport, MA Groom Construction, Co., Inc., a premiere general contracting firm, Harborlight Homes, an innovative and award-winning nonprofit affordable housing provider and developer, and SV Design, an award winning architectural and interior design firm, completed the construction of Granite Street Crossing – 23 affordable homes (17 senior homes and six family townhomes).

Oxbow Urban and DVM Housing Partners hold opening of $21.9 million Saige on Fountain

strong>Boston, MA The secretary of housing for Mass., Edward Augustus, joined Oxbow Urban LLC, DVM Housing Partners (formerly DVM Consulting), local elected officials, and area residents for the grand opening of Saige on Fountain. The $21.9 million, transit-oriented homeownership development has created 40 new mixed-income affordable homes