Spotlights

Intelligible Stormwater Management - Courtyard Landscapes at the Waltham Watch Factory site

The Waltham Watch Factory lies on the banks of the Charles River, 13 miles upstream from downtown Boston. The 12-acre property, which is lis...

US Green Building Council Massachusetts Chapter Celebrates Building Performance and Green Innovation with 7th Annual Green Building Awards

Each year, in honor of Earth Day, the USGBC MA Chapter community gathers to recognize superior achievement in the green building industry. W...

Rhode Island's retail market has experienced absorption of vacancy and continues strong gains

Rhode Island's retail leasing market has recently experienced a tremendous amount of absorption of its retail vacancy and continues to make ...

Much better than a Power Purchase Agreement - MassAmerican's nonprofit solar tax lease

Numerous policies support the implementation of solar photovoltaic systems. Some are state-level like the Massachusetts Renewable Portfolio ...

Boston real estate market maintains top spot - high demand for office and lab space

As we move further into 2014, Boston continues to lead real estate markets in the nation. Billions of dollars are changing hands each year i...

Boston's newest hot button - The South End/ Roxbury connector - Herald St. to Dudley Sq.

Many years ago prior to being at CBRE/NE, I was a development partner of Trammell Crow. One of our partner meetings was in Toronto, Canada w...

There are good things happening in our industry as we climb out of the recession

Still snow and ice on the ground and the temperature still feels like winter. In contrast, the newspapers are hot with new projects getting ...

Greater Springfield's office and industrial markets show positive signs of recovering marketplace

Greater Springfield's office and industrial markets continue to experience increased interest and activity with positive signs of a recoveri...

What to do when a new or replacement developer starts building a stalled project after a long delay

The market for condominiums has heated up again. This brings to the forefront the recurring problems that surface when a developer or a succ...

This year's winter weather dampened economic activity, but spring looks to brighten up

First Quarter 2014 needs data for March. However, January and February economic data have been moderate and positive. FED chair Janet Yellen...