Top Office Leases of NYC November 2024
New York
Dec 17, 2024

New York office market heats up as year comes to a close

Ropes & Gray, TPG led Manhattan’s top office leases in November
Boston Properties President: Office Rents Need to Double
New York
Sep 13, 2023

Offices need $200 rent to pencil out: Boston Properties prez

Class A space typically rents for half that much per square foot
Carbon Taxes Arrive as Office Owners are Suffering
National
Sep 5, 2023

Carbon taxes arrive at tough moment for commercial market

Landlords ponder green improvements, and how to finance them
Boston Properties Sells 45% Stake in 343 Madison Avenue
New York
Aug 4, 2023

Boston Properties sells stake in 343 Madison project, leases land from MTA

Developer will build entrance to LIRR’s Grand Central Madison, then tower
From left: Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg (Getty)
San Francisco
Jun 22, 2023

Silicon Valley office vacancy jumps to 17% as tech firms shed floors

In Menlo Park and Mountain View, vacancies climb past 20%
Boston Properties' Owen Thomas (Boston Properties, Getty)
National
Feb 1, 2023

The commercial real estate recession is here, says Boston Properties

Office landlord doubts it will see positive absorption in portfolio this year as tenants cut costs
Boston Properties' Owen Thomas and SL Green's Marc Holliday (Boston Properties, SL Green, Getty)
New York
Jan 10, 2023

Office developers widen their sights as sector’s uncertainty persists

ESRT, Boston Properties and Silverstein see promise in multifamily
Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas and 200 Fifth Avenue (Getty, Boston Properties, Metro Manhattan Office Space)
New York
Oct 27, 2022

Boston Properties takes $280M minority stake in Flatiron offices

Firm paid for 27% stake in L&L’s 200 Fifth Avenue
Tishman Speyer's Rob Speyer, LeFrak’s Richard LeFrak, Equity Group Investments' Sam Zell and BXP's Owen Thomas with 520 Madison Ave, 59-17 Junction Boulevard, 180 Montague Street and 601 Lexington Ave (Tishman Speyer, Getty, BXP, Google Maps)
New York
Oct 4, 2022

As city wields stick, real estate players seek state’s de-carb carrot

Tishman Speyer, LeFrak, Brookfield, others put towers in demonstration program
Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas and 343 Madison Avenue (Boston Properties, Getty Images)
New York
Aug 9, 2022

Boston Properties plans 1M sf tower at ex-MTA HQ

Developer filed for office building near Grand Central
Asana co-founder and CEO Dustin Moskovitz and 680 Folsom Street (Getty Images, Asana, TMG Partners)
San Francisco
Aug 1, 2022

Asana expands in SF with 71K sf sublease

Software firm grows footprint while others exit market
Boston Properties' Owen D. Thomas and renderings for 725 Harrison Street, San Francisco (BXP, HOK, iStock)
San Francisco
May 25, 2022

Developer enlarges plan for tower in SF’s SoMa

Boston Properties proposes addition of 40K sf of office space to 14-story highrise, will deed land for affordable housing complex
CIRM's Maria Millan and 601 Gateway Blvd. (Loopnet, LinkedIn, iStock)
San Francisco
Apr 25, 2022

State stem cell agency to move HQ to South San Francisco

California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to relocate from Oakland to heart of biotech hub
601 Lexington Avenue and Citadel’s Ken Griffin (Wikipedia, Citadel)
New York
Apr 21, 2022

Billion-dollar refi reveals what tenants pay at 601 Lex

Ken Griffin’s Citadel will leave behind 144K sf at Midtown tower
Ten biggest Manhattan real estate loans in December top $2.5B
New York
Jan 28, 2022

Ten biggest Manhattan real estate loans in December top $2.5B

Notable debt included $507 million in proceeds to acquire Hudson Commons, $204 million to build in Hell’s Kitchen
Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas (Thomas by Axel Dupeux, iStock)
New York
Jan 27, 2022

Boston Properties: Crime, Covid hindering urban office recovery

Office landlord exec calls for ouster of San Francisco District Attorney on earnings call
Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas and 360 Park Avenue South (RER, CBRE)
New York
Dec 21, 2021

Boston Properties closes on Midtown South office building

Developer purchased 360 Park Ave. in JV with Enterprise Asset Management