Massachusetts
Convene Shutters All Locations Through March 31
Flexible-office and meeting-space provider Convene has temporarily closed all locations across Manhattan and five other cities in response to the… Read more
Colliers Team Arranges Permanent Loan on Middleborough Apartments
Colliers International said EVP Jeff Black and AVPs Sean Burke and Bryan Koop of its Capital Markets team recently arranged… Read more
Revised Fenway Center Plan Gets the Nod from BPDA
IQHQ Inc. said Friday that its Fenway Center PDA amendment has been unanimously approved by the Boston Planning & Development… Read more
Berkadia Secures $211M Refi on Chestnut Hill Townhomes
Berkadia secured financing for Hancock Village, a townhome community in Chestnut Hill, MA. Managing director Robert Lipson secured the $211.25 million… Read more
DFA’s $400M Manhattan Deal Puts Portfolio Past $3B Mark
Deutsche Finance America (DFA) now has $3 billion of closed investments in the U.S., following the $400-million off-market acquisition of 530… Read more
DWS Expands 50 Staniford MOB in West End
DWS Group completed the expansion and renovation of 50, 60, and 62 Staniford St. in Boston’s West End neighborhood, The complex features… Read more
Greystar’s 212 Stuart Breaks Ground in Bay Village
Groundbreaking has taken place for the 212 Stuart St. residential tower in downtown Boston’s Bay Village neighborhood. The project was… Read more
Berkadia Adds Investment Sales to Boston Operation
Senior directors Jennifer Athas and Matthew Olson have joined Berkadia’s investment sales team, establishing a sales presence in Boston for… Read more
Micozzi Picks Up Apartments in Ayer
Cornerstone Realty Capital recently arranged $9.1 million for the acquisition of Littleton Lyne, a 76-unit apartment property in Ayer, MA.… Read more
Chicago Ranks Third in U.S. for Construction Costs
Chicago’s the third most-expensive construction market in the U.S., behind New York City and San Francisco, JLL reported. The Midwest’s… Read more
Boston Leads U.S. in Rush-Hour Traffic Jams
For the second year in a row, Boston ranked at the top—or bottom—of the list of U.S. cities for rush-hour… Read more
Accordia Files LOI on 6M-SF Dorchester MXU
Accordia Partners plans to build a 5.9-million-square-foot mixed-use development at the Bayside Expo Center site and Santander Bank offices in… Read more
Eden Properties Lands Debt for Brookline Retail
JLL Capital Markets arranged $3.6 million in acquisition financing for 1429 Beacon St., a 7,955-square-foot, fully-leased, multi-tenant retail building in Brookline, MA.… Read more
Boston’s Tech and Life Science Tenants Would Rather Sign New Leases
Tenants in Boston’s tech and life sciences sectors are more likely to sign new leases than renew, JLL reported. In… Read more
Gov. Baker Files $240M Economic Development Bill
Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday filed a $240-million economic development legislative package. Among other things, it includes provisions for targeted… Read more
McCall & Almy Promotes Lauren Donahue to SVP
Lauren Donahue has been promoted to SVP in McCall & Almy’s strategic advisory group. The 2019 honoree in Connect Media’s… Read more
CRE Q&A: DivcoWest’s Walker Breaks Down Little Italy Redevelopment
By Dennis Kaiser In September 2017, DivcoWest and its local operating partner Ocean West, acquired a 1980s-era office building at… Read more
Matthew Furey Joins Colliers Boston from CBRE
Colliers International appointed real estate professional Matthew Furey as senior advisor in its Boston office. Furey will specialize in representing office tenants, landlords and… Read more
Nan Fung Aims to Boost Office Footprint with Second Boston Deal
Days after acquiring 51 Sleeper St. in the Seaport District from Brookfield Properties for $115 million, Nan Fung Life Sciences… Read more