Category: Owners Developers & Managers

Dorchester, MA According to The Peabody Companies, Columbia-Uphams Apartments has achieved Enterprise Green Communities (EGC) certification. The national green building standard prioritizes resident well-being, long-term sustainability, and neighborhood impact alongside energy efficiency and building performance.

Affordable housing projects are inherently complex. Layered funding, tight margins, and strict timelines leave little room for error. When federal funding triggers Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements, complexity increases – but that doesn’t have to stop a project.

Boston, MA Governor Maura Healey announced funding from two programs to jumpstart housing production across the state – approximately $8.4 million from the new Commercial Conversion Tax Credit Initiative (CCTCI) to help communities transform empty or rundown commercial buildings into new homes and $139.5 million in low-income housing tax credits and subsidies

East Providence, RI Peabody Properties, an affiliate of The Peabody Companies, will manage Center City Apartments, a 144-unit affordable housing development located along Taunton Ave.,

In the lodging industry, widely recognized brand names and trade dress help to put heads in beds. Just as the golden arches of McDonald’s have drawn me into many a rest stop on the Mass Pike, Marriott’s “M” logo and Holiday Inn’s green up-lighted signs serve as critical markers of brand identity.

Over the course of an appraiser’s career one sometimes encounters appraisal problems that challenge one’s body of knowledge as well as require some creative (but logical) thinking on the part of the appraiser. Such was the case of Commission of Transportation vs. Connecticut Shellfish Company

Until recently, the Conant Thread District consisted of approximately 150 acres of underutilized industrial land spanning Pawtucket and Central Falls. Today, the area is one of the most significant

Hartford, CT The Connecticut Green Bank and Lynch Toyota in Manchester have completed a solar carport installation at the dealership financed through C-PACE. The 298.1 kW solar carport installed by Earthlight Technologies in Ellington is projected to save more than $968,000 over its lifetime.

Stamford, CT RFR has signed a new office lease and welcomed several new office tenant move-ins at 300 Atlantic St. InCommodities US LLC, an energy technology company founded in Denmark, leased 6,523 s/f on the building’s eighth floor for its U.S. headquarters office.

Across the multifamily housing sector, amenities have long been a central part of the leasing and marketing strategy. Fitness centers, yoga studios, and wellness spaces appear in nearly every new development, yet many of these spaces remain underutilized. Equipment sits idle, programming is inconsistent, and property teams often lack the resources to fully activate these environments.

Boston, MA The Hamilton Company is seeking a zoning map amendment for property in Union Sq., to enable construction of new apartment housing that would help address the region’s acute housing shortage.

Stratford, CT The Cornerstone Medical Training Center has opened up the firms new offices and training facility at 999 Oronoque Ln. The firm has leased 6,550 s/f on the main level directly off the lobby. The term of the lease is for five years with options to renew.