Viewing posts from: November 2000
20Jul
Why Go To The Office? Few Want To — Some Need To
Downtown Office

By Liz Neisloss | WGBH | July 20, 2020 Downtown Boston’s office buildings loom over urban canyons, now echoing with the occasional complaint of a seagull. It’s the third phase of reopening in the state — which allows offices to fill to 50 percent capacity — and these buildings are mostly empty because their usual […]

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03Aug
Boston Luxury Condo Update
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Boston luxury condos have always been in high demand, with expansions from the inner city to the Seaport. Like many markets across the country, tenant activity and demands have evolved and the development process was halted. What communication with tenants is being had? Are developers noticing that tenant design demands are changing? Will rentals numbers […]

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16Jul
‘We Were Way High’: Reality Of Phased Office Comeback Falls Short Of Landlord Expectations
Downtown Office

Dees 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 […]

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21Jul
LogMeIn CEO rethinks corporate headquarters for a post-COVID era
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By Jon Chesto | Boston Globe  As few as one out of five employees will spend all workdays in the office Six months ago, LogMeIn chief executive Bill Wagner never would have imagined he would hire his next chief financial officer without meeting him in person first. Wagner would have said that’s crazy. Not anymore. Sure, […]

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11Jul
Landlords and commercial tenants negotiate delicate deals with high stakes
Retail

By 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, […]

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