Nearly 20 Starbucks have closed in Greater Boston since Sept. 28. Is this good news for local coffee shops? By Katelyn Umholtz and Beth Treffeisen October 3, 2025 Starbucks’ closures in some of Boston’s busiest coffee hubs sent shockwaves in the city’s cafe scene, with industry leaders questioning what this means for the future of Boston’s buzzing coffee […]
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In largest lease deal of year, Bostonpasses GO, collects 700 jobs with Hasbro
Boston Commercial Real EstateThe toymaker’s headquarters relocation marks Boston’s largest leasedeal of the year By Catherine Carlock Globe Staff,Updated September 9, 2025, 10:51 a.m. Boston’s commercial real estate industry on Monday nabbed something that’s become alltoo rare in this rocky economic landscape: a straight-up win. Toymaker Hasbro — whose iconic brands include Monopoly, Scrabble, My Little Pony, […]
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State of Play in 2025 Everyone can speculate about what will happen in 2025. Some of us will be right, most of us will be wrong. I’m basing my analysis on historical data (As Winston Churchill said, “The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you can see”) and my operating history since 1997 […]
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Retail and Office Building in South Boston Sells for $15.9 Million BOSTON – Boston Realty Advisors, the Boston area’s largest independent commercial real estate brokerage, represented Core Investments, Inc. in the sale of 416 West Broadway, in South Boston, for $15.9 million. Unlike many commercial properties being purchased in today’s depressed real estate market, 416 […]
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Boston Realty Advisors Brokers The Sale of 10-Unit Affordable Condo Block In the Mandarin Oriental
Boston Commercial Real EstateLeave a commentBoston Realty Advisors is pleased to announce the sale of the affordable condominium block located within the Mandarin Oriental Residences. BRA represented the seller in the transaction and sourced the buyer. The transaction closed on September 13, 2024. “This was a unique asset offered in the market and the response was exceptional. We were […]
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