Spotlights

Demand outpacing supply in the Southern New Hampshire industrial market - by Michael Harrington

The positive ripple effects of the growing digital economy continues to be felt throughout the Southern New Hampshire industrial sector and are amplified by the pandemic. As witnessed in other sectors of the economy

Economic indicators suggest a vibrant year for the Greater Portland industrial market - by Justin Lamontagne

Mike Tyson famously said, “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”. Well, we were all punched in the mouth in 2020 and our plans went kaput. But in a year when everything we knew as “normal” changed

Industrial market trends: Cold storage, repurposing, and last mile - by Parker Snyder

The industrial market is rapidly evolving as the logistics sector reacts to the effects of COVID-19 and changes in consumer behavior. Speculative cold storage development, last mile facility construction, and repurposing of existing real estate assets

Cannabis is the new “Pot of Gold” for states, investors, producers and consumers - by Dennis Serpone

“Buy Bitcoin…invest in Tesla…you should have bought Moderna!” Well-meaning advice from friends, stockbrokers, or people who already own them and would like to see you push the volume up or, maybe, are just rubbing it in.

Maugel Architects completes 40,000 s/f NewCorr Packaging warehouse expansion

Northborough, MA Construction of the 40,000 s/f warehouse addition for NewCorr Packaging, designed by Maugel Architects, has been completed.  With the challenge of a tight and steep site, Maugel worked closely with

Stubblebine leases 45,000 s/f warehouse at 12 Industrial Dr.

Sterling, MA David and James Stubblebine, principals of The Stubblebine Company, and Alan Ringuette, senior advisor, leased 12 Industrial Dr., a 4.41 acre property improved with a 45,000 s/f warehouse building to Crate Logistics

Project of the Month: Integrated Builders awarded 715,000 s/f market operations and distribution center for The Home Depot

Tewksbury, MA Integrated Builders has begun construction for the new 715,000 s/f single-story market operations and distribution center for The Home Depot. The building will be built from the ground-up, on a 120-acre parcel within Riverview Business Park.

2021 forecast: We expect significant volume of 1031 tax-deferred exchanges to continue this year - by Brendan Greene

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, identifies “like kind” property

Bright spots, hiccups and trends within the 2021 commercial real estate market - by Webster Collins

At CBRE’s annual kick off “town hall” meeting to discuss Boston’s commercial real estate market as the new year began, we were on Zoom instead of the Intercontinental Hotel ballroom, and the focus was primarily internal

The wait for justice - by Jason Scopa

As the saying goes, justice delayed is justice denied. Certainly COVID-19 is teaching civil litigants just how long the wait may be. It is also forcing many to look outside the box and consider the pros and cons of trying to resolve their cases through jury-waived trials, judicial panels