Spotlights

R.W. Holmes negotiates 6,745 s/f lease office/R&D

Waltham, MA R.W. Holmes negotiated a new 6,745 s/f office and R&D lease at 1432 Main St.  Adden Energy, founded by a team of scientists at Harvard University, will use the new space to develop and scale up an entirely new type of solid-state battery.? 

The Stubblebine Co. arranges $3.565 million sale of Woburn building

Woburn, MA Micah and James Stubblebine and Aaron Smith of The Stubblebine Company represented the seller, 90 Blueberry LLC, and Ellen Garthoff of The Stubblebine Co. procured the buyer, Montvale & Jefferson LLC in the sale of 90 Blueberry Hill Rd. for $3.565 million.

Budgeting during periods of high inflation - by Robert Marcus

While on its face, the process of budgeting for condominium and apartment buildings should be simple. First, ascertain the goal of financial planning. Next, interpret and compare historical revenue and expense data. Then, formulate a rough budget to direct the actions towards the objective. Refine the findings to drill

House made of straw. It’s a thing now. - by Thomas House

We’ve all read the story of the first little pig, who built his house with straw. As it happens, he was ahead of his time. With climate changes baying at the door, straw is part of the housing solution. Architects and developers have rescued some of the rubble following the last year’s climate summit,

The closer to Boston, the less risk the property has, this really benefits owners within Rte. 128 - by David Skinner

How do we think about suburban industrial sites in a world that some would say is “spinning out of control?” What are the trends that need to be noticed? Where are the dangers? The pitfalls? Equally as interesting, where are the opportunities? Where are the most likely places to score, and score big? Here are a

2022 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Viktoria Alkova, Coastal Land & Commercial Group at Keller Williams Coastal Realty

What has been your biggest challenge and how have you faced it? There definitely were plenty of challenges in the beginning. To put things in perspective, I was raised in Russia and grew up in a family of business-owners and was involved in running multiple businesses

2022 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Sarah Ashley, Bowdoin Construction Corp.

What trends will dominate your industry in the coming months? I believe the use of Augmented Reality will become more and more prevalent in commercial real estate, primarily for its efficiency in project design. Through the ability to show how spaces can be programmed ahead of being built

2022 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Shelby Procopio, The Procopio Companies

What has been your biggest challenge and how have you faced it? There are many challenges that come with trying to build a positive corporate culture and lead organizational human resource functions in the CRE industry.

2022 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Deidre Raimo, The Procopio Companies

What has been your biggest challenge and how have you faced it? My biggest challenge has been not taking full advantage of all the opportunities I’ve had in the past. Make sure to take notes on everything

2022 Women in Commercial Real Estate: Bianca Carlson, The Procopio Companies

What advice would you offer to women getting into the CRE industry? One piece of advice I would give to other women entering the commercial real estate industry is to not be afraid of taking on jobs and responsibilities that seem intimidating. There is no job out there too big for you!