Andrew Martinez
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These Are The Boston Market's Largest Office-To-Lab Conversions
These are the Boston market's largest office-to-lab conversions already in motion. → Read More
REIT American Finance Trust To Spend $1.3B On Retail Portfolio; Plans To Sell Sanofi's U.S. HQ
Retail REIT American Finance Trust will spend $1.3B for an 81-shopping center portfolio while entering an agreement to sell Sanofi's U.S. office headquarters. → Read More
How The Build Back Better Plan Can Power CRE's Path To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
The $1.7T Build Back Better framework pledges hundreds of billions of dollars in climate resiliency measures, much of which will impact commercial real estate. → Read More
Lack Of Corporate Travel Still Hindering Boston Hotels' Slog Out Of Pandemic Performance Depths
Boston hotels are enjoying heightened leisure travel but a lack of corporate travel is hurting its slow recovery from the lows of the pandemic. → Read More
Bjarke Ingels' New Development Firm Lets Consumers Digitally Design, Finance Homes
A Danish architect, with Google and WeWork veterans, has formed a housing developer that pledges to let consumers digitally design and finance their homes. → Read More
CRE Experts Mostly Aced Their 2021 Predictions. Here's What They Missed — And 3 Trends No One Saw Coming
Commercial real estate experts nailed many of their 2021 preictions. Here's what they got wrong, and what they could've never expected. → Read More
Boston's Industrial Market Has The Nation's Most Diverse Tenant Makeup
The Boston industrial market has the most diverse tenant makeup, with e-commerce users, third-party logistics users and life sciences locking up scarce space. → Read More
Life Sciences Players Reckoning With Sustainability Challenges
City officials, life sciences tenants and their landlords are assessing the impact of sustainability measures on the industry and on redevelopment projects. → Read More
Retailers Are Creating Their Own Off-Site Container Storage Areas To Alleviate Shipping Woes
Walmart is improving the flow of its containers in and out of the nation's busiest port with a storage area at a nearby vacant lot it leased four weeks ago. → Read More
Steady Rents, Competitive Lending Are Helping Owners Defy Boston's Sluggish Return To Office
Investors and landlords view Boston's office market as a safe haven because of its competitive lending market and pandemic-resistant rents. → Read More
New Offshore Wind Farm Could Deliver Massive Clean Energy Results In First Step For Niche Industry
A new offshore wind farm in Massachusetts can deliver clean energy to more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts, officials claim. → Read More
Clarion Partners To Pay Biopharma $2M To Vacate 65K SF Watertown HQ
Clarion Partners will pay one of its Watertown tenants $2M to vacate its headquarters pending Clarion's finalizing of a lease for another tenant. → Read More
Cambridge Begins Formal Review Of Alewife Lab Moratorium Against A Second Developer's Wishes
Cambridge city officials initiated review of a proposed lab use moratorium in Alewife that is now drawing the attention of The Davis Cos. and Healthpeak. → Read More
Boston CRE Players Holding Fire On Wu's Challenges To Development-Friendly City Hall
Commercial real estate players are holding judgement on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's progressive development agenda and are hoping for a good relationship. → Read More
Boston Condo Sales Could Reach A Record $5B By The End Of The Year
Boston's condo market is expected to eclipse $5B in total sales by the end of the year, skyrocketing past the previous $4B record. → Read More
Electric Carmaker Rivian Nearing Major Deal For Atlanta-Area Plant After Nationwide Search
Electric automaker Rivian is reportedly nearing a deal for a manufacturing plant east of Atlanta after a nationwide search. → Read More
MassMutual Weighs A Hybrid Work Future As Its Seaport Tower Opens
MassMutual counts approximately 600 employees on hybrid schedules flowing into its new 10 Fan Pier Blvd. Seaport office tower amid a soft opening. → Read More
Affordable Housing Assets Are Less Affordable As The Market Surges
The multifamily market exploded in 2021 with record-high values and deal volume, as investors chased properties both large and small. Affordable housing... → Read More
'We Do Not Need, Nor Want, Another Kendall Square': Residents Back Alewife Office And Lab Moratorium
Cambridge residents Monday voiced support for a proposed temporary ban on lab use in Alewife in response to a REIT's massive life sciences campus play. → Read More
Amtrak To Reach More Cities, Upgrade Crucial Corridors With Infrastructure Bill Funds
Amtrak could deliver service to up to 160 new communities with investment from the trillion-dollar federal infrastructure bill. → Read More