Category: Educational

Barrington, RI Shawmut Design and Construction joined Barrington Public Schools, local and state leaders, educators, students, parents, and community members to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $250 million

National Context: Niche commercial real estate sectors – medical office, net lease, self-storage, and student housing – are moving from the fringe to the core of institutional portfolios. As traditional office markets post diminished value expectations and soft tenant retention, the niche category is moving in the opposite direction, drawing capital that seeks defensive income and predictable cash flow.

South Portland, ME Wright-Ryan Construction joined United 4 Child Care, United Way of Southern Maine, and other project partners to celebrate the ribbon cutting of a new, purpose-built childcare center at 236 Gannett Dr. – the first facility to open under the United 4 Child Care (U4CC) model.

Boston, MA Kaplan Construction has completed interior renovations at Horizons for Homeless Children’s headquarters, continuing its longstanding relationship with the organization. Following Kaplan’s delivery of Horizons’ headquarters in 2021,

Lexington, MA Summit Realty Partners, Inc. has completed two new lease transactions on behalf of a franchisee of Celebree School, a leader in early childhood education offering infant and toddler care, preschool, before and aftercare, and summer camp programs.

Marlborough, MA Finegold Alexander Architects completed the first new academic building on campus for the Advanced Math and Science Academy (AMSA) Charter School. This September, the main building - which houses the main administrative offices,

New london, CT KSS Architects, the award-winning firm with offices in Princeton, New York, and Philadelphia, has reached its completion of the College Center at Crozier-Williams (Cro) renovation at Connecticut College, which revitalizes an underutilized campus asset into the social center and heart of campus.

Middletown, RI Voith & Mactavish Architects (VMA) has completed a $26 million renovation of the historic Arden-Diman-Eccles Dormitory at St. George’s School, transforming the residential facilities to incorporate vibrant, collaborative community spaces open to all students – both boarding and day.

Lawrence, MA Finegold Alexander Architects celebrated a major project milestone – the erection of the structural steel framing for The Community Group’s new educational facility – during the beam signing ceremony.

In November 2025, the local non-profit East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) hosted the grand opening of its new East Bay Health Center, located in the city-owned Sweetland House at 610 Waterman Ave. This new school-partnered

East Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the official ribbon cutting on the new, 164,000 s/f Martin Middle School, with officials from the city, school district, state of Rhode Island as well as design partners, Peregrine group and Ai3 Architects.

Kingston, RI The University of Rhode Island (URI) and Gilbane have reached the financial close of a major new public-private partnership that represents the first step in URI’s comprehensive plan to