Massachusetts
$200M Urban Innovation Campus Envisioned for Former Boston Globe Site
Boston-based Nordblom Company and Alcion Ventures plan to redevelop the former Boston Globe newspaper site into a $200-million, urban innovation… Read more
Rockpoint Nabs Manhattan Tower for $465M
Boston-based Rockpoint Group acquired 1700 Broadway, a 626,000-square-foot office building in New York’s Midtown Manhattan submarket, from Ruben Companies for… 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
Venture Capitalists Exploring Tech Hubs Outside California
Start-up hubs like Silicon Valley create jobs, affect housing prices, generate business, and attract venture capitalist investment. While the amount… Read more
Amazon Reveals Contenders for $5B HQ2
The short list of cities still in the running for Amazon’s $5-billion HQ2 includes 20 metropolitan areas. The giant Seattle-based e-commerce… 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
CBRE Report: U.S. Office Vacancy Ticks Up
Vacant office space in the U.S. increased slightly by 10 basis points (bps) during Q4 2017 to 13%, according to… Read more
$250M Construction Financing for Boston’s Bulfinch Crossing Development
A $250-million construction loan was secured for the development of Phase I at Bulfinch Crossing, a 46-story luxury residential tower… Read more
Natixis Leads $480M Boston Seaport Square Lending
Natixis acted as the sole lead arranger and administrative agent for a $480.8-million construction loan to Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Management… Read more
DOJ Captures $2.4B in Healthcare Fraud & False Claims Settlements
The Department of Justice collected $2.4 billion in fraud and false claims settlements and judgments in fiscal year 2017, marking… Read more
Dunkin’ (Donuts) To Beer for Holidays
December 21, 2017 was the darkest day of the year, and to pay homage to the winter solstice, Dunkin’ Donuts… Read more
Only 2 States Ready for Public Health Disasters
If you live in Massachusetts or Rhode Island, you’ll be relieved to know your state is well prepared to handle… Read more
Boston’s Fairmont Copley Plaza Trades for $170M
Bethesda, MD-based RLJ Lodging Trust sold the 383-room Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, MA for $170 million or approximately $444,000… Read more
Pendulum Acquires Anaheim MXU via Auction
Irvine, CA-based Pendulum Property Partners and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital LLC, acquired Stadium Crossings, a mixed-use commercial property in Anaheim,… Read more
JLL Asked to Fill 220K-SF Pyramid Building
Pyramid Building owner Taurus Investment Holdings tapped JLL to handle leasing activities at the 220,693-square-foot, Class A office building. JLL’s… Read more
Melanie Herald Joins Mission Capital in So. Florida
Mission Capital Advisors added industry veteran Melanie Herald to the firm’s debt and equity finance group. Herald, who joins from Sienna… Read more
$240M Fenway Center Commencing Construction in Boston
Joint venture partners Gerding Edlen, TH Real Estate and Meredith Management, have signed a long term ground lease with the… Read more
Can a Retail Mindset Give Patients What They Really Want?
There’s a lot of discussion about the “retailization” of healthcare—the idea that patients are consumers, and healthcare delivered in a… Read more
Scott Durkin New CEO of Douglas Elliman
Scott Durkin has been promoted to president and CEO of Douglas Elliman. Durkin joined Douglas Elliman in January 2016 as… Read more