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/boston-city-council-weigh-parking-reform-boost-housing-production-134875 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/boston-city-council-weigh-parking-reform-boost-housing-production-134875 As the affordable housing crisis rages on, Boston City Council members are looking to eliminate parking minimums that have historically added high costs to housing production. During a Thursday morning public hearing, city councilors, housing advocates... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:05:41 -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/national/news/multifamily/short-term-multifamily-delinquencies-are-on-the-rise-134840 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/multifamily/short-term-multifamily-delinquencies-are-on-the-rise-134840 As the multifamily sector works through oversupply and slow rent growth in many markets, owners are feeling the pressure of an interest rate environment that won't let up. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:10:43 -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/senior-housing/senior-housing-willow-ridge-senior-living-studiob-134191 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/senior-housing/senior-housing-willow-ridge-senior-living-studiob-134191 Approximately 18% of the U.S. population are senior citizens — a number that is only expected to climb.   As a result, senior living accommodations are becoming more popular among older generations, with everything from active adult communities... emily.lynch@bisnow.com Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:44:09 -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/ws-hires-new-residential-head-from-hines-the-boston-deal-sheet-134830 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/ws-hires-new-residential-head-from-hines-the-boston-deal-sheet-134830 A development executive who worked on South Station Tower has moved from one major firm to another. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:36:15 -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/national/news/capital-markets/newmark-woody-maher-matthew-pullen-sue-own-firm-boss-134828 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/newmark-woody-maher-matthew-pullen-sue-own-firm-boss-134828 One of Newmark's top investment sales teams is going through a bad breakup that just came to light in a major lawsuit.  jon.banister@bisnow.com Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:47:28 -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/technology/bostons-ai-sector-is-playing-catch-up-134813 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/technology/bostons-ai-sector-is-playing-catch-up-134813 While the artificial intelligence sector is booming across the country with data center campuses and office spaces, the longtime tech hub of Greater Boston is trailing its rivals.  Since 2020, $578B in venture capital has been poured into AI companies... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:27:49 -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/brookline-town-meeting-oks-largest-development-in-its-history-134779 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/mixed-use/brookline-town-meeting-oks-largest-development-in-its-history-134779 After years of delays and revisions, the rezoning needed for City Realty Group's huge proposed redevelopment on Route 9 got the green light at Brookline's annual town meeting. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Fri, 29 May 2026 10:03:55 -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/hard-to-make-a-case-for-boston-boston-investors-lenders-weigh-rent-control-risk-134774 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/capital-markets/hard-to-make-a-case-for-boston-boston-investors-lenders-weigh-rent-control-risk-134774 Real estate executives are scared that Massachusetts' competitive edge is dulling. Growing regulatory uncertainty, particularly with the rent control ballot measure coming up in November, is making it harder for investors to set long-term plans in... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 28 May 2026 17:47:20 -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/residential/boston-developer-eyes-residential-project-south-shore-site-134750 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/residential/boston-developer-eyes-residential-project-south-shore-site-134750 A Boston developer is looking to build housing on a large South Shore site it just acquired that includes a former high school campus. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 27 May 2026 17:00:43 -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/houston-developer-acquires-andover-site-for-housing-development-boston-deal-sheet-134732 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/houston-developer-acquires-andover-site-for-housing-development-boston-deal-sheet-134732 A Houston-based development firm has acquired a vacant site in Andover with a vision for a multifamily project. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 26 May 2026 16:10:16 -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/foreclosed-back-bay-office-hits-the-market-with-potential-for-transformative-mixed-use-redevelopment-134681 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/foreclosed-back-bay-office-hits-the-market-with-potential-for-transformative-mixed-use-redevelopment-134681 Just two months after it foreclosed on a historic office building one block from the Boston Public Garden, Starwood Property Trust subsidiary LNR Partners is offering it to buyers as an opportunity for a major redevelopment.  LNR paid $95M for... jon.banister@bisnow.com Thu, 21 May 2026 09:27:34 -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/burlington-office-building-sells-for-one-third-its-prior-price-134674 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/burlington-office-building-sells-for-one-third-its-prior-price-134674 Another suburban Boston office building has traded at a steep discount. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 20 May 2026 16:04:57 -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/alpha-management-continues-buying-spree-the-boston-deal-sheet-134651 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/alpha-management-continues-buying-spree-the-boston-deal-sheet-134651 A pair of apartment buildings in Allston and Brighton sold to Alpha Management, the latest in a string of acquisitions for the controversial landlord.  taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 19 May 2026 16:33:37 -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/boston-office-leaders-say-market-is-under-demolished-stronger-than-vacancy-rate-shows-134649 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/boston-office-leaders-say-market-is-under-demolished-stronger-than-vacancy-rate-shows-134649 Though the recovery of the Boston-area office sector continues to feel slow, top players in the market say it’s doing better than the data suggests. Overall vacancy ticked up in the first quarter to 18.5%, but eight of the city's 19 submarkets either... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 19 May 2026 15:13:54 -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/national/news/adaptive-reuse/as-small-colleges-face-the-reaper-winners-and-losers-are-forming-134627 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/adaptive-reuse/as-small-colleges-face-the-reaper-winners-and-losers-are-forming-134627 Small colleges are closing around the country, not only leaving students looking for a new place to study but leaving communities with large pieces of real estate to reimagine. Closure announcements over the past month from Hampshire College and Anna... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 18 May 2026 15:18:17 -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/life-sciences/biotech-plans-to-build-110k-sf-waltham-facility-the-boston-deal-sheet-134550 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/life-sciences/biotech-plans-to-build-110k-sf-waltham-facility-the-boston-deal-sheet-134550 A Lexington-based biotech company is expanding in Greater Boston with a new research and operations facility. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 12 May 2026 15:39:58 -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/retail/new-jersey-investor-acquires-back-bay-retail-portfolio-50m-134527 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/retail/new-jersey-investor-acquires-back-bay-retail-portfolio-50m-134527 The Real Estate Equity Co., a New Jersey investment firm, acquired several retail and office assets on Massachusetts Avenue and Newbury Street. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 11 May 2026 15:12:42 -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/providence-alleges-algorithm-drove-44-percent-rent-hike-violating-city-ban-134480 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/providence-alleges-algorithm-drove-44-percent-rent-hike-violating-city-ban-134480 The city of Providence, Rhode Island, is taking a Boston private equity real estate firm to court, alleging the firm used an algorithm to set the price of rental units in violation of a city ban on the practice. craig.idlebrook@bisnow.com Thu, 07 May 2026 12:20:36 -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/multifamily/university-wins-permission-shrink-campus-develop-multifamily-housing-134430 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/university-wins-permission-shrink-campus-develop-multifamily-housing-134430 Amid declining enrollment and financial instability, many New England small colleges and universities are seeking ways to put themselves on better footing. One university north of Boston is consolidating and redeveloping its campus footprint to adapt. craig.idlebrook@bisnow.com Tue, 05 May 2026 12:59:22 -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/student-housing/former-eastern-nazarene-campus-trades-21m-134395 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/student-housing/former-eastern-nazarene-campus-trades-21m-134395 As several small colleges in New England have closed in the last few years or announced they were closing, there has been a lot of campus real estate in flux. Now, at least one of those campuses has a new owner. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Fri, 01 May 2026 15:54:34 -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/national/news/capital-markets/ai-leasing-demand-drives-dramatic-growth-across-bxp-portfolio-134348 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/ai-leasing-demand-drives-dramatic-growth-across-bxp-portfolio-134348 As artificial intelligence demand surges and large tech companies continue to expand, Class-A office space in top markets is benefiting from the activity. At the end of the first quarter, BXP had leased 1.1M SF across 68 transactions. The firm's central... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:58:52 -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/the-boston-deal-sheet-134308 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/the-boston-deal-sheet-134308 New York real estate companies have acquired a pair of Newbury Street buildings, marking the largest deals on the street in years. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:16:49 -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/healthcare/mass-general-brigham-secures-866m-financing-hospital-expansion-134258 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/healthcare/mass-general-brigham-secures-866m-financing-hospital-expansion-134258 Mass General Brigham Inc. secured a bond package to help cover the costs of its ongoing expansion at its West End campus. MassDevelopment announced Thursday that it has issued $865.5M in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of the hospital system for its 482-bed... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:47:34 -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/controversial-landlord-scoops-up-brighton-apartment-portfolio-36m-134225 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/controversial-landlord-scoops-up-brighton-apartment-portfolio-36m-134225 An Allston landlord that has been accused of neglecting properties across its portfolio has acquired a handful of Brighton apartment buildings.  taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:47:31 -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/longwood-charlestown-housing-projects-secure-bpda-approval-the-boston-deal-sheet-134208 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/deal-sheet/longwood-charlestown-housing-projects-secure-bpda-approval-the-boston-deal-sheet-134208 The Boston Planning Department approved four development projects at a Thursday night board meeting, clearing the way for roughly 1.7M SF of new construction. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:31:37 -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/industrial/greater-boston-industrial-market-demand-large-tenants-134186 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/industrial/greater-boston-industrial-market-demand-large-tenants-134186 In a smaller metro industrial market like Boston's, just one or two industrial deals over 100K SF can shape a quarter's momentum. Greater Boston had six.   The metro area's leasing volume and demand in the first quarter shot up 73% and 83%, respectively,... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:50:09 -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/samuels-lands-360m-refinance-loan-back-bay-office-complex-134159 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/samuels-lands-360m-refinance-loan-back-bay-office-complex-134159 An air rights project on the border of the Back Bay and Fenway neighborhoods has received a hefty refinancing package. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:03:19 -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/boston-city-councilors-float-eliminating-parking-minimums-134144 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/multifamily/boston-city-councilors-float-eliminating-parking-minimums-134144 As a crisis of housing affordability continues and fewer projects are being built across the city, Boston officials are looking at every facet to motivate development, including parking. Boston City Councilors Sharon Durkan and Henry Santana filed a proposed... taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:41:45 -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/student-housing/as-another-small-college-closes-boston-schools-look-to-rein-in-costs-134126 https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/student-housing/as-another-small-college-closes-boston-schools-look-to-rein-in-costs-134126 A small liberal arts college in Western Massachusetts announced Tuesday morning it would be shutting its doors after the fall 2026 semester. taylor.driscoll@bisnow.com Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:29:30 -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