Boston Real Estate Times

Hobbs Brook to Construct Four-Story 500,000-SF Class A Office Building in Waltham

WALTHAM, Mass. – September 24, 2018 – Hobbs Brook Management LLC, a commercial property management and development firm specializing in leasing, construction and development of Class A office space, announced that it has been granted a special permit by Waltham City Council to build a new four-story 507,000 SF Class A office building with a…

Boston Scientific’s Global Customer Fulfillment Center

By: Paul Donhauser, CEM, CPMM, Boston Scientific, and Marc Margulies, FAIA, LEED AP, Margulies Perruzzi Architects   Fall 2018 A global facilities master plan informs the company’s real estate decisions.   CORPORATE REAL ESTATE planning is both a science and an art, an endeavor made more complicated by a large organization’s size and scope. Boston Scientific Corp., a…

Women-owned businesses flex their muscles as revenue gainers in Mass.

  It was a very good year for Worcester-based Coghlin Electrical Contractors Inc. The 13-year-old electrical contracting firm owned by Susan Mailman was the biggest year-over-year revenue gainer on the BBJ’s list of the Largest Minority/Women-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts ranking No. 3 this year. Coghlin Electrical’s revenue rose to $79 million in 2017 from $45.4…

Hot Property: Cresa Offices

What: Cresa offices  Where: 280 Congress St., Boston  Built: 2018  Owner: Boston Properties  The Boston offices of tenant representation brokerage Cresa have relocated to Atlantic Wharf on the downtown waterfront.  Cresa hired Boston-based architects TRIA to provide interior architecture and corporate design services, creating an open and collaborative workspace that maximizes natural light and offers commanding Boston Harbor views.  Glass-fronted offices and clusters of low-walled…

Building Internet of Things Adds Ample Opportunity for Office Upgrades

Technology allows for an unprecedented level of synergy between various building systems, offering efficiencies and new capabilities An opportunity to increase productivity through collaboration lies in the ability to schedule gathering spaces appropriate to the size and needs of the team and then use the data to fine-tune facility efficiency. Boston-based technology firm Salsify uses…