Steve Adams
Commercial Record Staff
by Steve Adams | Nov 16, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, In Person, Industry News
Founded in 1976 to keep Connecticut’s construction industry competitive through continuing education, The Construction Institute at the University of Hartford is expanding its geographic reach under Nancy Greenwald to keep industry professionals up-to-date.
by Steve Adams | Oct 31, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A wealth management firm that recently leased a new office in Darien announced plans to relocate to Baywater Properties’ Corbin District development in late 2025.
by Steve Adams | Oct 27, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A Greenwich real estate investor sold a Boston office property for a 47-percent discount after eight years of ownership, in a reflection of the city’s struggling class B office market.
by Steve Adams | Oct 20, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
Five retailers’ ranging from a natural burger vendor to women’s bodywear boutique have leased space at the recently completed Darien Commons development. Developer Federal Realty Investment Trust said Bareburger, Cosmo’s Bagels & Cafe, women’s apparel store...
by Steve Adams | Oct 17, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A 52-unit apartment complex in the Quiet Corner sold for nearly double the price of its previous trade in 2017.
by Steve Adams | Oct 13, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, Industry News
Connecticut legislators’ 2021 decision to provide tax incentives luring the fast-growing data center sector to the Nutmeg State is paying off in a series of proposals for large-scale server farms.
by Steve Adams | Oct 12, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
Office tenants inked just 263,000 square feet of leases and renewals during the third quarter, CBRE reported, an 18 percent decline from the previous quarter.
by Steve Adams | Sep 21, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, In Person, Industry News
In her role since May as the new president and CEO of the state’s biotech trade organization BioCT, Jodie Gillon has recruited 50 new members and added the state’s most prominent life science developer, Carter Winstanley, to the group’s board of directors.
by Steve Adams | Sep 14, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A well-leased boutique office building near the Greenwich Metro-North train station was acquired for $15.5 million by a local real estate investor.
by Steve Adams | Sep 7, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, In Person, Industry News
Commercial landlords and developers face difficult decisions about how to finance sustainable building projects to control energy costs and comply with decarbonization regulations.
by Steve Adams | Aug 25, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
A $23 million state investment in Connecticut’s downtowns includes projects that will increase foot traffic and population density with construction of new apartment buildings and renovations of upper floors for new rental housing.
by Steve Adams | Aug 22, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
Rocky Hill officials gave final approval to a 96-unit apartment complex by a New York developer that manufactures its own building components at a Pennsylvania factory.
by Steve Adams | Aug 21, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
Lego Group picked a high-profile site at the edge of Boston’s central business district for its new global headquarters as it prepares to leave its suburban Connecticut office space.
by Steve Adams | Aug 16, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
Investment sales of office properties in Fairfield County have entered a “dormant” phase in 2023, with transaction volume plummeting 83 percent from the previous year.
by Steve Adams | Aug 14, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
An index of commercial lending activity declined 52 percent in the past year as financial institutions tightened their underwriting standards, according to an industry report.
by Steve Adams | Aug 10, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, In Person, Industry News
John Dolan takes over leadership of brokerage Avison Young’s New England region at a critical moment in the region’s commercial real estate industry. Development is decreasing and major investment sales activity has been sluggish.
by Steve Adams | Jul 31, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
Amazon.com has acquired a former retail big box property on Orange’s Boston Post Road, after developing a 114,500-square-foot distribution center.
by Steve Adams | Jul 28, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Industry News
Office tenants’ slimmed-down space requirements continue to temper leasing demand within Connecticut’s major office markets, keeping vacancy rates elevated and favoring high-end properties.
by Steve Adams | Jul 26, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
The former WFSB-TV Broadcast House property in Hartford’s Constitution Plaza is up for sale again following a series of failed attempts to redevelop the property in recent years.
by Steve Adams | Jul 13, 2023 | Commercial & Industrial, CR Daily, Executive Briefing
A $300 million joint venture to invest in outpatient health care facilities made its first acquisition in a Hamden medical office building.