https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow Boston News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/massachusetts-town-meetings-gatekeepers-new-development-134102 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/massachusetts-town-meetings-gatekeepers-new-development-134102 Nothing is more New England than a town meeting. Having deep roots in the region's Puritan founding in the mid-17th century, town meetings were designed to decide fundamental things like land distribution, taxation and infrastructure needs. They have... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:27:25 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/national-development-secures-approval-for-950k-sf-hudson-industrial-project-the-boston-deal-sheet-134100 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/national-development-secures-approval-for-950k-sf-hudson-industrial-project-the-boston-deal-sheet-134100 A massive industrial development near Worcester got the green light to move forward. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:47:03 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/assembly-investments-401-wash-studiob-133925 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/assembly-investments-401-wash-studiob-133925 At 399 Washington St. in Boston’s Downtown Crossing shopping district, fashion retailer Uniqlo cut the ribbon on a new flagship store this month, part of an 11-store national rollout. However, the local celebration isn’t just another store opening.... marynia.kruk@bisnow.com Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:15:18 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/mixed-use/bulfinch-moves-forward-massive-needham-project-134056 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/mixed-use/bulfinch-moves-forward-massive-needham-project-134056 The owner of the former Muzi Ford car dealership site near I-95 in Needham is ready to move its mixed-use plans forward.  The roughly 10-acre site once slated to be a lab project is now set to be home to a big mixed-use development, the Needham Observer... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:49:52 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/leggat-mccall-lands-122m-loan-bunker-hill-redevelopment-boston-deal-sheet-133980 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/leggat-mccall-lands-122m-loan-bunker-hill-redevelopment-boston-deal-sheet-133980 The development team behind a public housing redevelopment in Charlestown secured financing for its second apartment project. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:49:00 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/fbi-office-tower-in-chelsea-sells-for-134m-133940 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/fbi-office-tower-in-chelsea-sells-for-134m-133940 An office tower that's home to an FBI regional office has changed hands.  taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:28:58 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/life-sciences/divcowest-secures-341m-refinancing-loan-for-cambridge-crossing-lab-133939 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/life-sciences/divcowest-secures-341m-refinancing-loan-for-cambridge-crossing-lab-133939 A large loan on a mostly empty life sciences building in Cambridge has received significant refinancing. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:50:02 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/construction-development/a-perfect-storm-boston-developers-navigate-challenging-construction-conditions-133880 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/construction-development/a-perfect-storm-boston-developers-navigate-challenging-construction-conditions-133880 In the best of times, Boston has been a difficult place to develop large-scale commercial real estate projects. These aren’t the best of times. The normal friction of doing business in a heavily regulated building environment like Boston has converged... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:29:15 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/capital-markets/4-companies-illegal-donations-everett-mayoral-campaign-133886 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/capital-markets/4-companies-illegal-donations-everett-mayoral-campaign-133886 Four commercial real estate and contracting companies are under fire from the state of Massachusetts for allegedly making illegal donations as part of a 2025 mayoral race in Everett, just north of Boston. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:05:46 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/lightstone-acquires-rhode-island-biomanufacturing-facility-for-68m-the-boston-deal-sheet-133898 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/lightstone-acquires-rhode-island-biomanufacturing-facility-for-68m-the-boston-deal-sheet-133898 A Rhode Island biomanufacturing property sold for more than three times what it went for just a few years earlier. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:11:50 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/life-sciences/allston-labworks-secures-first-lab-tenant-133848 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/life-sciences/allston-labworks-secures-first-lab-tenant-133848 An Allston mixed-use project has secured its first lab tenant since opening last year. King Street Properties' Allston LabWorks in Boston landed drug manufacturer Terrestrial Bio for a 42K SF lease, according to a Terrestrial Bio press release. The... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:27:11 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/boston-rent-control-fight-campaign-finance-strategies-133833 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/boston-rent-control-fight-campaign-finance-strategies-133833 In the 2025 campaign filings of the two opposing sides of the Massachusetts rent control ballot measure, those opposed to the measure are more often opening up their checkbooks, while those in favor are more often donating their time. Housing for Massachusetts,... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:30:35 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/lender-bids-95m-back-bay-office-133832 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/lender-bids-95m-back-bay-office-133832 A Back Bay office building was handed to the lender following its Tuesday auction. LNR Partners, a subsidiary of Starwood Property Trust, made the winning bid of $95M for the Park Square Building at 31 St. James Ave., the Boston Business Journal reported. The... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:49:13 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/affordable-housing/mass-developers-see-more-possibilities-under-federal-lihtc-expansion-133807 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/affordable-housing/mass-developers-see-more-possibilities-under-federal-lihtc-expansion-133807 When a new federal law expanded the number of subsidies available for affordable housing, it also scrambled the equations of putting together capital stacks for such projects in Massachusetts. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:08:05 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/south-boston-property-owners-submit-75m-bid-keep-development-site-boston-deal-sheet-133781 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/south-boston-property-owners-submit-75m-bid-keep-development-site-boston-deal-sheet-133781 The legal battle over a group of vacant warehouses in South Boston may have come to a close after they were auctioned off Tuesday. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:57:36 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/jpmorgan-signs-250k-sf-lease-south-station-tower-133683 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/jpmorgan-signs-250k-sf-lease-south-station-tower-133683 Hines has secured another major lease at South Station Tower, filling more than half of the tower's office space. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:44:58 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/worcester-office-conversion-project-secures-51m-loan-the-boston-deal-sheet-133671 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/worcester-office-conversion-project-secures-51m-loan-the-boston-deal-sheet-133671 One of the largest office-to-residential conversions in the state landed financing. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:28:19 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/rent-control-could-cost-massachusetts-300b-property-values-study-133627 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/rent-control-could-cost-massachusetts-300b-property-values-study-133627 As real estate groups line up to fight the rent control initiative on the Massachusetts ballot this fall, a new economic report shows what may be at stake. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:21:45 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/coworking/bostons-growth-in-coworking-space-outpaces-the-national-average-133634 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/coworking/bostons-growth-in-coworking-space-outpaces-the-national-average-133634 Greater Boston’s elevated office vacancy is providing coworking operators ample opportunities to expand into a market rich with innovators in need of flexible office space. The market's coworking sector saw a significant increase in its real estate... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:06:05 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/data-center-development/massachusetts-city-imposes-one-year-moratorium-on-data-centers-133606 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/data-center-development/massachusetts-city-imposes-one-year-moratorium-on-data-centers-133606 Lowell city councilors voted Tuesday night to impose a one-year moratorium on new data center development or expansion. craig.idlebrook@bisnow.com Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:26:17 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/pg-to-invest-nearly-1b-in-gillettes-south-boston-hq-133581 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/pg-to-invest-nearly-1b-in-gillettes-south-boston-hq-133581 Gillette's parent company plans to build the personal care company's new global headquarters and innovation center in South Boston, choosing to locate the new HQ near its current one after a yearslong search.  taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:40:28 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/synergy-recapitalizes-beacon-hill-office-building-23m-boston-deal-sheet-133566 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/synergy-recapitalizes-beacon-hill-office-building-23m-boston-deal-sheet-133566 Synergy Investments recapitalized a 146K SF office building it has owned for the last 13 years. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:26:22 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/stonehill-college-acquires-150-acre-easton-country-club-133527 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/stonehill-college-acquires-150-acre-easton-country-club-133527 A private Catholic college has purchased a golf course in southern Massachusetts with an eye toward expansion. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:55:11 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/economic-development/watertown-square-revitalization-development-133518 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/economic-development/watertown-square-revitalization-development-133518 Watertown's identity has shifted rapidly in the last couple of decades. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the city's center. Residents and business owners who live near Watertown Square say its identity has eroded with the constant flow of... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:34:19 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/bxp-sells-downtown-boston-apartment-building-boston-deal-sheet-133474 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/bxp-sells-downtown-boston-apartment-building-boston-deal-sheet-133474 BXP has sold an apartment building in downtown Boston as part of its disposition strategy. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:41:01 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/capital-markets/new-hampshire-benefits-massachusetts-business-investment-environment-133452 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/capital-markets/new-hampshire-benefits-massachusetts-business-investment-environment-133452 New Hampshire economic development officials may want to emblazon the state's motto, "Live Free or Die," on a welcome mat for Massachusetts business owners to see.  The Granite State's neighbor to the south has long been seen as less business-friendly,... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:00:57 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/senior-housing/senior-housing-amy-schectman-redefines-what-it-means-to-age-well-133423 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/senior-housing/senior-housing-amy-schectman-redefines-what-it-means-to-age-well-133423 Throughout her career in real estate, Amy Schectman has been drawn to work where she can solve problems. At 2Life Communities, an affordable senior housing nonprofit, Schectman set out to make senior housing and community a priority, not just for wealthy... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:40:08 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/ice-warehouses-38-billion-trammell-crow-blue-owl-rockefeller-group-133346 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/industrial/ice-warehouses-38-billion-trammell-crow-blue-owl-rockefeller-group-133346 The eternal question of real estate investing — to sell or not to sell? — has perhaps never been harder to answer for owners of empty U.S. warehouses.  The federal government plans to spend $38.3B to acquire industrial buildings and convert them... ethan.rothstein@bisnow.com Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:24:30 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/healey-rolls-out-140m-in-funding-for-conversions-rental-projects-the-boston-deal-sheet-133356 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/healey-rolls-out-140m-in-funding-for-conversions-rental-projects-the-boston-deal-sheet-133356 Gov. Maura Healey announced funding for two programs that will likely jump-start more residential conversion projects across the state. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:10:08 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/affordable-housing/massachusetts-housing-chief-to-step-down-133328 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/affordable-housing/massachusetts-housing-chief-to-step-down-133328 The official at the helm of Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s efforts to address the housing affordability crisis will resign to take a C-suite role in the banking industry. craig.idlebrook@bisnow.com Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:15:27 -0500