From Lori Mabardi Research Manager Jones Lang LaSalle In the suburbs, the bright spot remains the 128/Mass Pike market where Class A rents have reached $32. Rents for the prime assets in the market are even higher, and currently equivalent to Seaport District B rents in the high $30’s. Cambridge actually saw rents decline but this [...]
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Banks cutting real estate costs – part 2
From Lauren Picariello Director, Industry Research Jones Lang LaSalle Firms that can invest capital into relocating are taking advantage of the opportunity to consolidate and right size. There have been a handful of cases where companies are vacating existing offices to consolidate and downsize into a new centralized space. In a traditional banking hub like [...]
Crunch time
From Chelsey Fitch Property Manager Jones Lang LaSalle Year-end crunch time can be tough for those of us in real estate. Although it’s important to get things done, you must take care of your own mental health and have stress reduction methods in place. Here are some things that work for me. Come to work [...]
A tasty holiday exercise tip
From Noga Sachs MS Health Promotion Manager Jones Lang LaSalle With the changes to schedule, social occasion frequency, foods, and travel, it can be a real challenge to keep up exercise during the holidays. This is the time of year when you need it most. Exercise will help to keep your metabolism high to prevent [...]
Holiday stess busting
From Noga Sachs MS Health Promtion Manager Jones Lang LaSalle Whether it’s the planning, traveling, being surrounded by friends and family you’re not used to seeing, or loneliness that gets your blood pressure soaring during the holidays, preparing yourself for what lies ahead will keep that stress level low and your enjoyment level high! Here’s [...]
The transformation of first class office buildings
From Steve Wassersug Managing Director Jones Lang LaSalle Despite the fiscal cliff, there are a number of capital improvement programs recently completed or underway in Downtown Boston and Cambridge. Among them are 99 High in the Financial District, and One Rogers Street in Cambridge. Here is an quick look at both. As construction manager/general contractor, [...]
Thoughts on the start-up world
From Matt Giffune Vice President Jones Lang LaSalle I have been working with my co-founder John Kelleher on a project called Leasability for the better part of the past year. As a full time commercial real estate broker who has always been interested in tech, I encountered a problem in the office space leasing process [...]
Ties that bind – part 3
From Ben Breslau Managing Director, Americas Research Jones Lang LaSalle With the ULI Fall Meeting starting tomorrow, the Boston Blog caught up with Ben for a third time on what’s next for real estate development. Q: Which product types are institutional investors putting high on their purchase or hold list now? Is there a hot product [...]