Spotlights

CresaPartners brokers three leases totaling 30,916 s/f

David Ross and Chris Elsenbach of CresaPartners in Boston recently represented Mentor Graphics in an office lease of 16,376 s/f on the third...

A game of musical chairs playing out along Route 128/Mass Pike market

There is a game of musical chairs playing out in the Rte. 128/Mass Pike market, as landlords compete to attract tenants in a difficult leasi...

RBJ brokers five of top six leases in Cambridge totaling 624,963 s/f

According to Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, LLC (RBJ), the firm brokered five of the top six leases in the city of Cambridge during 2009 -...

DPM to manage Acme Packet's headquarters project

Diversified Project Management, Inc. (DPM) has been retained by Acme Packet to provide comprehensive project management services for its new...

Kumnick of Colliers Dow & Condon and Duffy of Cushman & Wakefield broker 143,000 s/f renewal

ITT Power Systems renewed its lease at 11 Interstate Dr. with Portfolio Real Estate. ITT Power Systems fully occupies the 143,000 s/f multi-...

Don't let toxic mold darken your doorstep

Toxic mold has become the "headache du jour" for property owners and managers, just as lead paint and asbestos were in their day. Toxic mold...

Trends in high-rise building security: Electronic turnstiles & web-based integrated entry systems

Increased security levels in the post-9/11 world have mandated that high-rise and large structure building owners and managers address evalu...

Loan servicers and lenders are under increasing pressure to modify loans that are in danger

With increasing demand from borrowers and the public and the implementation of the Obama Administration's Home Affordable Modification Progr...

Investors should keep an eye out for properties they can purchase below last year's high prices

Vermont appears to be nearing the bottom of this recession and on its way back to recovery, but the effects will continue to be felt for qui...

National Association of Realtors lists Boston apartment vacancy rate as one of the lowest in country

As the economy continues to mend itself in 2010, so the commercial real estate market will follow. Although, most economists agree that the ...