50 Year Billboard Anniversary Q&A - James O'Connell
Name: James O'Connell
Title: Principal
Company: O'Connell
Hospitality Group LLC
Location: Danvers, Mass.
Q. The approximate number of years you have been a subscriber
A. June1993 - 21 years
Q. The approximate year you discovered the NEREJ and what business you were in at the time
A. 1987, working as a broker for commercial facilities, Portsmouth N.H. So, 27 years! Time flies!
Q. Your most memorable or favorite "15 minutes of fame" in the NEREJ:
A. My 2005 sale of the Fine Hotels portfolio for +/-$100 million.
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary