Category: Massachusetts

Boston, MA Across New England, owners and developers working with older multifamily properties face a common challenge: how to modernize aging building systems while managing project costs and preserving affordability. Energy efficiency programs can help make those investments more achievable.

Needham, MA Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc., a nonprofit organization that owns and develops affordable rental communities, now celebrating its 25th anniversary as a trusted leader in creating and preserving high-quality affordable housing primarily across Massachusetts, and The Peabody Companies

Boston, MA Related Beal completed the acquisition of Motor Mart Garage, a mixed-use parking and retail asset in Back Bay neighborhood. The acquisition adds to a diversified portfolio of assets the firm holds across the city and is consistent with Related Beal’s approach to disciplined investment in sites that hold long-term value and development possibilities.

Boston, MA Wentworth Institute of Technology officially broke ground on the First-Year Tower, an 18-story, 240,450-s/f residence hall that will house 972 students and bring the university’s entire first-year residential class together in a single building for the first time in its history.

Chelsea, MA The Architectural Team (TAT), has named Diane Stephens as its chief financial officer. This senior leadership role places Stephens alongside TAT’s four principals in determining and implementing strategic direction for the 55-year-old firm, which is known nationally as an innovator in historic preservation and adaptive reuse, affordable housing, senior and assisted living

Brookline, MA The Hamilton Company has completed construction for Lumin Health’s new permanent site on the sixth floor of 1101 Beacon St. Lumin Health has since resumed operations in the new space.

Needham, MA SPARC, a minority-owned architecture, interior design, and urban planning studio, has been awarded the design phase of a new mixed-use project at the site of a former Acapulcos Restaurant. Located at 1 1st Ave., the restaurant was recently demolished to make way for the One First at Needham Crossing development,

Boston, MA Acella Construction Corp. has completed renovations to Suffolk University’s Samia Dining Hall at the Leonard J. Samia Academic Center, upgrading dining and food-service areas to support the university’s campus dining experience.

Salem, MA NEI General Contracting has been recognized by Historic Salem, Inc. in the organization’s annual Preservation Awards for its restoration of the historic St. Mary’s and St. James school buildings, now known as Hawthorne Lofts and The Residences at St. James. Honorees were celebrated at the organization’s gala event.

Boston, MA Corderman & Company has completed the construction of First Chapters Preschool, an 8,000 s/f early education and childcare center adjacent to Harvard Business School’s campus. The center is a subset of the Babilou Family organization, one of the world’s leading early education networks.

Boston, MA The Real Estate & Finance Association (RE&FA) hosted its 38th Annual Gala on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, welcoming a record-breaking crowd of more than 600 guests from across Greater Boston’s commercial real estate industry.

New England’s housing shortage has become a familiar headline, typically with the issue being addressed in terms of supply, affordability, and public policy. But for property managers, the crisis is personal and increasingly operational.