Hot Property: The Abbot
Boston Realty Advisors has negotiated leases with a group of new tenants totaling 30,000 square feet of retail space at the Abbott in Harvard Square.
Senate, House Agree on To-Go Cocktails
Both branches of the state legislature have now signed off on allowing Massachusetts restaurants to sell to-go cocktails.
Maynard Power Center Lands Emerson Hospital Outpost as Tenant
Maynard Crossing, an in-development 730,000-square-foot retail plaza anchored by a Market Basket, will also contain an urgent care facility run by Concord’s Emerson Hospital.
Advising Retailers on Survival Strategies
Jesse Baerkahn founded Graffito SP in 2007 to work with Kendall Square landlords on livening up its once-forbidding streetscape and now advises advising on some of the region’s biggest future developments. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Graffito has taken a high-profile role on social media detailing the decisions facing retail tenants and landlords.
Landlords Can’t Bail Out Tenants by Themselves
Government action and cooperation between tenants and property owners on rent relief is needed now to put these small businesses in the best position to reopen their doors once this emergency is over.
Cambridge Reverses Stance, Will Consider Pot Store Applications
Harvard and MIT’s hometown will consider applications for recreational marijuana businesses after all.
