As markets across the U.S. adjust to the new normal, developers and investors are looking for development opportunities outside of major cities, and Boston is no exception. Neighborhoods like Newton or Waltham are seeing a surge of investment during the pandemic. Why now? Join Bisnow, Patrick Mulvhill, SVP of Leasing at Boston Properties, Ginger Dhaliwal, co-founder […]
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‘We Were Way High’: Reality Of Phased Office Comeback Falls Short Of Landlord Expectations
Downtown OfficeDees Stribling | Bisnow | July 14, 2020 Office space has been open in Massachusetts since Phase 1 of the commonwealth’s reopening plan went into effect on May 25, but office workers and their managers aren’t rushing to return. That doesn’t mean they never will, just that the uncertainty is still too strong. During the […]
Read MoreDeveloper plans to raze Midtown Hotel to make way for an apartment building
New DevelopmentsLeave a commentBy Tim Logan | Boston Globe | August 12, 2020 It’s another sign of continued confidence in Boston’s housing market, despite the pandemic The Midtown Hotel could soon be no more. Developers on Wednesday filed plans with the city to tear down the mid-century motor inn on Huntington Avenue and replace it with a 10-story apartment […]
Read MoreBy Tim Logan and Janelle Nanos | Boston Globe It’s a tale of two cafes, and a story that’s playing out all over town. Nir Caspi owns Cafe Landwer, with locations in Cleveland Circle and Audubon Circle. Both opened in the last three years on the ground floors of new residential buildings. Both were doing well serving fine coffee, […]
Read MoreThe demise of cities? Not so fast: Metro home prices skyrocket in Q2
BRA ResidentialLeave a commentDespite forecasts of people fleeing cities en masse, home prices grew in 96% of metros in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors BY PATRICK KEARNS | INMAN | August 12, 2020 Prices for single-family homes grew annually in 96 percent of metro markets tracked by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in the second […]
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