Category: Massachusetts
Placemaking and retail in 2024 - by Carol Todreas
January 26, 2024
Placemaking. That is the word for 2024. While the concept has historical precedence in urban development, it became part of our current culture in the 1960’s when urbanists started to think about cities for people, not just cars.
Keeping the “there” there - by Carol Todreas
February 24, 2023
New zoning is a big topic for many communities. Whether it is to comply with the 2021 MBTA legislation calling for more multi-family housing in locales with access to T stations or to address other pressures from public-private entities, zoning for multi-family housing is believed to be a major part of the solution to the housing crisis.
Project of the Month: Erland Construction and ARC complete 33,600 s/f renovation for Cotting School ...
January 20, 2023
Lexington, MA After completing the campus center addition project, Cotting School invited both Erland and ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge back to campus to renovate 33,600 s/f of space within their existing academic building.
Village centers and local retail: What the market wants - by Carol Todreas
September 30, 2022
Good news! Brick and mortar is alive and well. Many malls are coming back. Americans are flocking to Europe to walk, shop, eat, and enjoy much needed vacations. Visitors return and talk about the pleasures of walking and shopping in local shops in cities and towns all over Europe.
Reimagining retail for the downtown - by Carol Todreas
April 29, 2022
Before COVID-19, downtown retail had been sliding downwards. A few restaurants and stores were hanging on, but the trajectory was headed south. Now with post- COVID-19 lifestyle changes, old-style retail anywhere has lost its market appeal.
Right now in retail - by Carol Todreas
February 25, 2022
Right now retail is not first and foremost on most of our minds, that is, unless you are in the retail business. Yet, the retail scene goes on and there are, as usual, some interesting happenings to report.
2021 Ones to Watch: Stephen Hibbard, Project Manager, Tech Mechanical Systems, Inc.
May 28, 2021
Who is your mentor and how did he influence/help you in your career? My mentor is entrepreneurial and mechanical mastermind Bob Neilan. His belief in me
Retail and cars: Parking & zoning for the 21st century - by Carol Todreas
November 3, 2020
Planning and updating your commercial property or your downtown is timely. We are in a stable economy and in spite of Amazon’s Treasure Trucks and the growth of e-commerce, the majority of shoppers prefer to shop in physical stores.
Kaplan Construction oversees construction for 8,500 s/f Congregation Beth Shalom
September 18, 2020
Kaplan Construction is performing construction management and design/build services for a 8,500 s/f, two-story building for Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills.
Reinventing your town retail center: Start here - by Carol Todreas
August 18, 2020
Millennials, Baby Boomers, artists, entrepreneurs and techies are moving out of cities into suburban and exurban communities. Building owners, business owners and civic leaders are wondering how to take advantage of this demographic change and attract new tenants to dated looking streets and storefronts?
The retail comeback - by Carol Todreas
June 30, 2020
The recent closings of under-performing malls and stores are viewed as a cleansing. While it is still not over, there is considerable positive retail activity, and mostly because of Millennials. They are the largest demographic
Project of the Month: Groom Construction underway with 60,000 s/f luxury condominium project - Fishe...
April 5, 2020
Swampscott, MA After a lengthy approval process, and the demolition of an abandoned 100,000 s/f school building, Groom Construction is well underway with the construction of a new 60,000 s/f condominium project for owner Fisherman’sWatch Condo- miniums, LLC.
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