Dakota Partners celebrates the grand opening of Depot Village

Hanson, MA On Tuesday, June 21^st, Dakota Partners celebrated the official grand opening of Depot Village at 171 Phillips St. The first family-affordable housing development to this area, Depot Village

Barkan Management Co. partners with Usource

Boston, MA Barkan Management Company, an industry leader in residential property management, has formed the Barkan Energy & Sustainability Team (BEST) in partnership with Usource, a trusted energy consulting firm.

NEI General Contracting breaks ground on Morton Station Village

Boston, MA NEI General Contracting broke ground on the Morton Station Village. Created by the Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) and the Archdiocese of Boston’s Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA)

LPC, Angelo Gordon and ARCO begin 120,600 s/f industrial project

Marlborough, MA According to Lincoln Property Co. (LPC), in partnership with Angelo Gordon, construction has begun at 1000 Nickerson Rd. The 120,600 s/f speculative advanced industrial building will feature

The Bulfinch Cos. and Harrison Street awarded Fitwel ratings for four bldgs.

Chestnut Hill, MA The Bulfinch Companies, Inc. (Bulfinch), a private real estate investment, development and management firm, and Harrison Street, one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets

Hobbs Brook R.E. celebrates grand opening of 225 Wyman

Waltham, MA Hobbs Brook Real Estate LLC (HBRE) has completed its latest life sciences development, 225 Wyman. 225 Wyman is a LEED Gold designed, 507,000 s/f, five-story ground-up development along the Rte. 128 technology belt.

Alpine Environmental hires Duchesne to client services team

Chelmsford, MA Alpine Environmental has hired Mark Duchesne to their team. Duchesne will be joining the client services team with a focus on Alpine’s continued expansion into the commercial and federal markets.

The Peabody Companies promotes Castro to facilities manager

Braintree, MA According to The Peabody Companies, a group of award-winning property management and real estate firms, Hector Castro has been promoted to facilities manager.

Related Beal signs Vertex Pharmaceuticals to iSQ3 development of 22 Drydock Ave.

Boston, MA According to Related Beal, global biotechnology company Vertex Pharmaceuticals will fully occupy their planned iSQ3 development of 22 Drydock Ave. in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park (RLFMP).

Principles of inclusive playground design - by Cheri Ruane

Inclusive (or universal) playgrounds can be defined as those that address the needs of all users, including people of all ages with autism, intellectual disabilities, hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and other emotional or physical disabilities