The following represents articles of interest to the Boston real estate community that appeared in various publications during the week.
Certain news links may require site registration or subscription to access the complete article.
Colliers Meredith & Grew in the News
Presidential Range
The Real Reporter — March 19, 2010
Coming out on top is what Colliers Meredith & Grew superstar Ronald K. Perry has always done, whether as a legendary baseball and basketball player in college or in his personal and professional pursuits, counting both Father of the Year and Broker of the Year recognition among countless other accomplishments. Now, Perry has been officially named president of a firm where nearly all of his time in the CRE industry has been spent, and where his rise began in 1984.
Real Estate Articles of Note
Lower heights, rising frustration
The Boston Globe — March 19, 2010
Boston officials yesterday unveiled new height guidelines for the city skyline along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway that would allow only modest-size buildings closer to the waterfront and a few skyscrapers at inland locations where they would not overshadow public parks or Boston Harbor.
Mass. jobless rate unchanged for February
Boston Herald — March 18, 2010
The Bay State's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.5 percent in February as more people entered the work force, according to the Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development.
Two sites fight for FBI s new Boston base
Boston Herald — March 17, 2010
Three years after the General Services Administration sought a developer to build a $200 million FBI headquarters in the Hub, the G-Men are closer to a new home.
Hanover buys into CitySquare
Worcester Telegram & Gazette — March 17, 2010
The long dormant $563 million CitySquare redevelopment project has new life.
Nordstrom preparing for March 26 opening at South Shore Plaza
Weymouth News — March 16, 2010
Nordstrom, one of the nation's leading specialty retailers with 185 stores located in 28 states, has been offering glimpses of its department store at the South Shore Plaza that is scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on March 26.
Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery
The Boston Globe — March 16, 2010
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.
Columbus Center builders short cleanup funds
The Boston Globe — March 16, 2010
Developers of the defunct Columbus Center development in Boston have told state officials they are running out of money and cannot afford to pay millions of dollars to clean up the abandoned construction site.
Filene's Basement and Syms to open up joint store
The Boston Globe — March 12, 2010
Bargain icon Filene's Basement and its new owner, Syms, are teaming up to open a joint store in the current Syms location on Route One in Norwood.
|
