Category: Massachusetts
2025 Fall Preview: Brandon Carr, DiPrete Engineering
October 31, 2025
What trends or shifts do you see shaping your industry this fall and into 2026? Things are shifting fast. Recent policy moves in Washington have disrupted many green energy projects, forcing clients to pivot and rethink their models.
2025 Fall Preview: Andrew Tuccio, Tuccio Properties Group
October 31, 2025
What challenges or opportunities do you anticipate for your clients as the market heads into Q4? One challenge I anticipate is slower leasing velocity – the time from initial inquiry to lease signing continues to lengthen.
Using IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange and IRC Section 121 the “Principal Residence Exclusio...
October 31, 2025
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 allows a property owner, who holds property for “the productive use in a trade or business or for investment”, to defer paying capital gains taxes if a property owner sells such property, identifies like kind
From FDIC to private sales: The evolution of real estate auctions - by Justin Manning
October 31, 2025
I recently found myself in a conversation with some seasoned real estate investors who have been immersed in the world of property auctions for over three decades. As we reminisced, the conversation naturally drifted back to the late 1980s and early 1990s
Best practices for using an insurance broker - by Spencer Macalaster
October 31, 2025
Managing insurance broker relationships effectively is paramount to ensuring a successful and sustainable insurance risk management strategy. Historically, a risk manager may utilize the request for proposal (RFP) or some other competition to allow
Repositioning real estate assets with highest and best use studies - by Jim Hogan
October 31, 2025
What is a Highest and Best Use Study?A highest and best use (HBU) study is a structured analysis used to evaluate the most profitable use of a real estate asset based on its physical condition, location,
The holidays are here - by Dennis Serpone
October 31, 2025
For almost 46 years I’ve watched the transitions of the seasons; spring to summer, fall to winter, and back to spring. Looking back, certain things become evident. Being a chronic entrepreneur, I can honestly say that for most people the food and
Timberline Construction Corp. completes renovation for Notre Dame Long Term Care facility
October 31, 2025
Worcester, MA Timberline Construction Corp. (Timberline) has completed an 18-month, 55,000 s/f renovation of the Notre Dame Long Term Care facility. The project transformed the nursing home into a modern, community-driven and patient-focused environment
RapDev leases 17,587 s/f at 501 Boylston St. - lease brokered by JLL
October 31, 2025
Boston, MA RapDev, a leading software-engineering and DevOps consultancy, has leased 17,587 s/f at 501 Boylston St. in the city’s Back Bay. The company moved into the new space this summer, consolidating operations onto a single floor to accommodate growth and create a workplace that reflects its collaborative culture.
Aho Properties arranges 2,376 s/f industrial lease
October 31, 2025
Hudson, MA Joel Aho, president of Aho Properties, LLC, represented ownership and procured the tenant in the lease of 2,376 s/f of industrial space at 282 Central St.
Eastern Bank donates $2 million to Lynn Public Schools
October 31, 2025
Lynn, MA The city of Lynn’s purchase of the former Eastern Bank headquarters at 195 Market St. is paying dividends in more ways than one. In issuing an RFP in the spring of 2024, the city was seeking to acquire multi-purpose space,
MassDevelopment partners with BankFive to provide $11m to Bratt, LLC, to build a 45-unit mixed-incom...
October 31, 2025
Hyannis, MA MassDevelopment has partnered with BankFive to provide $11 million in loan financing to Bratt, LLC, which will use the funds to build a new 45-unit mixed-income rental housing development at 199 Barnstable Rd. The apartments will be spread across four buildings
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