News: Spotlights

Center for Student Services certified LEED Gold

The Center for Student Services is Boston University's latest green building. It serves to unite six academic advising programs for undergraduate students into a single facility. The center's state of the art dining hall anchors dining operations in the East Campus area replacing three outdated, inefficient dining locations. The new dining concepts: Marciano Commons, Rize and Late Night Kitchen became three of only 13 4-Star Certified Green Restaurant in the country, certified by the Green Restaurant Association, and Boston University is the only university in the country to have 4-stars. The center is certified LEED Gold by U.S. Green Building Council modeled to be 24% more energy efficient and 45% more water efficient than a base building. Boston University: owner Bruner/Cott: architect Bond: general contractor van Zelm Engineers: MEP engineers Haley and Aldrich: geotechnical engineers Weidlinger Associates: structural engineers Erica Downs: LEED advisor EH&E: commissioning agent
READ ON THE GO
DIGITAL EDITIONS
Subscribe
STAY INFORMED FOR $9.99/Mo.
NEREJ PRINT EDITION
Stay Informed
STAY CONNECTED
SIGN-UP FOR NEREJ EMAILS
Newsletter
Columns and Thought Leadership
Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

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 Journal presents<br> the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate Journal presents
the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

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!
Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

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 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

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