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Lago Calls on Industry to Counter Anti-Development Bias
Noting that “anti-development sentiment” in New York City is the highest she can remember in a public service career spanning… Read more
Harrison Street Acquires Cambridge’s Osborn Triangle
Chicago-based Harrison Street acquired Osborn Triangle in Cambridge, MA from a subsidiary of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reportedly for… Read more
Matt George Joins Cresa Boston from Equity Office
The Boston office of Cresa expanded its team with the addition of Matt George as Principal. He will leverage 25… Read more
Google Snags 362K SF at Boston Properties’ Kendall Center in Cambridge
Boston Properties, Inc. signed a 362,000-square-foot lease with Google, LLC at 325 Main Street, a ground-up redevelopment in Cambridge, MA’s… Read more
Life Sciences Sector Growth Outpaces Economy by 5x
Increased investment and employment in the life sciences sector has driven life sciences related real estate to new heights, according… Read more
Massachusetts General Hospital Plans $1B Expansion
Massachusetts General Hospital plans to expand its 1,000-bed medical center in downtown Boston with a more than $1-billion addition. The… Read more
Morgan Stanley Claims Stake in Boston Lab Asset from Carlyle for $240M
Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisors acquired a pair of laboratory buildings near Boston from Washington, D.C.-based The Carlyle Group for… Read more
Duffy Properties Receives $30M Loan for Burlington, MA Portfolio
Blanchard Woods, a three-property office portfolio totaling 194,421 square feet in the suburban Boston community of Burlington, MA, received $30… Read more
Brookfield Taking Forest City Private for $11.4B
Brookfield Asset Management is acquiring Forest City Realty Trust in an all-cash deal valued at $11.4 billion, including the assumption… Read more
Venture Capitalists Flock to Healthcare Startups
Venture capitals continue to find the healthcare sector appealing. During the first half of 2018, healthcare startups received $10.6 billion… Read more
Urban Spaces Pre-Leases 50K SF to CarGurus at Cambridge MXU
CarGurus, Inc., leased the entire office component of Urban Spaces’ 121 First in East Cambridge/Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA. The… Read more
Invesco Claims Cambridge, MA Life Science Campus
The Quad, a transitioning life science campus located in Cambridge, MA, has been sold. HFF arranged the sale on behalf… Read more
Life Science Startup Platform Planned at Cambridge’s Alexandria Center
Pasadena, CA-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. plans to expand Alexandria LaunchLabs into the thriving East Cambridge life science ecosystem of Boston.… Read more
Hines Divests Cambridge MF to German Investors
Fuse Cambridge, a 244-unit Class A apartment community located on Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge, MA, has traded hands. An entity… Read more
Apple’s Fourth U.S. Campus Search Requirements
Apple’s search for a location for its fourth U.S. campus is shaping up to be a markedly different process than… Read more
Chinese Investors Acquire Hotel Portfolio from Barings for $800M
Hong Kong-based Junson Capital’s $800-million hotel portfolio acquisition from Charlotte, NC-based Barings included the Motif Hotel in Downtown Seattle. The… Read more
U.S. Life Sciences Markets Poised for Outsized Growth
The U.S. life-science industry, and by extension the real estate that supports it, is being driven to strong growth by multiple… Read more
Philips Moving HQ to Cambridge Crossing
Royal Philips is relocating its North American HQ to DivcoWest’s Cambridge Crossing, a 45-acre mixed-use campus Cambridge, MA, in 2020.… Read more
Dwindling Availabilities Push Expansion into Downtowns, Tech-Adjacent Submarkets
The willingness of tech companies to pay a premium for office space in the hottest tech submarkets is spilling over… Read more