Spotlights

Delivering dollars from the sun: PV systems produce free electricity and enhance building value and amenities

Constantly challenged with rising costs and a highly competitive market for commercial space, building owners and operators know that they n...

Good signs: Deals continue to get done, space continues to be absorbed and rents are stable

Like the Seasons Commercial Markets Change As we enter October things are changing all around and the signs of fall are amongst us. Sweaters...

Project of the Month: Integrated Builders, Calare Properties and Hackman Capital Partners begin phase two of Riverview Technology Park

Integrated Builders has begun phase two construction at Hackman Capital and Calare Properties’ 700,000 s/f Riverview Technology Park. The ...

Four ways owners and developers can lower taxes on commercial real estate

Would you rather keep money for yourself or share it with Uncle Sam? While we might all prefer to keep the money, many commercial property o...

Why property values did not decline with the Q3 2013 rise in interest rates

From an historical perspective, capitalization rates carry a relationship to 10-year treasury bond rates. Premiums over 10 year treasuries v...

Fall 2013, do we believe recovery is finally here? New England continues to lead in this recovery

As a member of the National Association of Home Builders, each fall I have the opportunity to meet with some of my peers from throughout the...

Diminshed expectations? Will construction and RE development continue to improve in 2014?

What a difference a year makes. In 2012, construction activity in the northeast exceeded $72 billion; a 9.5% increase over 2011. The hope an...

The next 12-18 months likely to be one of the most active periods for owner-occupied sales

"Buy" the Numbers Southeastern Massachusetts has seen asking rents and asking prices remain relatively flat over the last 18 months. But, wh...

Harvard Management Co. earns LEED Gold

The Harvard Management Company, Inc. project involved 58,536 s/f on multiple contiguous floors (13-16) in a high-rise building for an invest...

63 Melcher Street project certified LEED Gold for low-rise

The Factory 63 project (63 Melcher St.) is a renovation and reuse of a historic industrial building in the Fort Point Channel area for a mix...