Spotlights

It's all about the market: There are many sub-markets within a market

For housing, 2014 has been a year of lowered expectations. After a gangbuster 2013, expectations haven't quite lived up to the hype. With lo...

Duffy Properties re-signs LaVallee's Bakery to 10-year 16,500 s/f lease at Waverly Oaks Office Park

Duffy Properties re-signed a 10 year, 16,500 s/f lease with LaVallee's Bakery Distributors at their current 117 Beaver St. location. Since M...

Union Studio and NOW Communities Neighborhood win second national top honor for Concord Riverwalk

In response to trends exhibited by the 2014 Builder's Choice award recipients, Builder Magazine observed "Community is crucial, sustainabili...

When committing yourself to sustainability, start with a phone call to an architect

There has been much discussion about "green" and "sustainable" architecture - so much, in fact, that I fear acres of forest have been lost t...

Get out of the way... Trucks are coming. Where is everyone going on Routes 128 and 495?

Have you noticed all the cranes in the sky...not the beautiful, long-necked birds, the steel monoliths that block out the sun. Those buildin...

Massachusetts' new retainage law: Good neighbor or neighborhood bully?

Whenever a new family moved into our neighborhood when I was a kid, we pondered whether they had a son and, if so, would he get along with a...

United Multi Family, founded in 1998, has closed over 450 multi-family properties in Conn., Mass., N.H., R.I. and N.Y.

Since its inception in 1998, United Multi Family (UMF) has exclusively represented owners in the sale of their multi-family properties. Foun...

Dacon completes AccuRounds 20,000 s/f one-story manufacturing facility expansion

Dacon recently completed a 20,000 s/f one-story facility expansion for AccuRounds, Inc. AccuRounds is a world class lean manufacturer of pr...

Urbanica's 226-232 Highland Street E+ Townhouses

226 - 232 Highland E+ Townhouses consists 4 three-story residential units in Roxbury neighborhood of the city. The project is part of the ci...

Haworth, Inc.'s Boston showroom achieves LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors

Haworth, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacturing of office furniture and organic workspaces opened its new showroom in Boston ...