Real Estate Blog

Category: Development & Land Use

Completion Guarantees in Construction Development Loans: Are They Enforceable?

05/12/2025   |   BY Gary M. Markoff, Eyal Schwartz, and Luke E. Colomey

Yes, but not the way you may think. Lenders who provide mortgage financing want assurances that their financed projects will be... Read More »

MBTA Communities Act: Next Steps

01/09/2025   |   BY Wyatt Shea and Sara Jane Shanahan

Massachusetts SJC Upholds MBTA Communities Act on Constitutional Grounds, but Rules Ineffective on Procedural Grounds Background If you already have the background,... Read More »

Revs Clear a Hurdle

11/21/2024   |   BY Wyatt Shea

The Massachusetts Legislature’s failure to pass a major Economic Development bill by the end of the 2024 regular session appeared... Read More »

The New England Revs Stymied by Designated Port Area Restrictions

10/14/2024   |   BY Wyatt Shea

Gillette Stadium is widely known as the home of six-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The Patriots, owned by... Read More »

Open Permits, Empty Pockets

02/22/2024   |   BY Gary D. Buchman and Eyal Schwartz

Real estate transactions can be influenced by various factors.  One often-overlooked aspect is the existence of open building permits at... Read More »

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Massachusetts SJC rules in favor of Hume Lake Christian Camp zoning appeal under the Dover Amendment

06/09/2023   |   BY

The Supreme Judicial Court finds that Hume Lake Christian Camps, Inc.’s proposed recreational vehicle park would be exempt from Monterey’s... Read More »

Architect rendering from BPDA of front of proposed Building A of Allston Yards from street view showing entrance to Stop & Shop

Congratulations to our client, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC, on upcoming ground-breaking of Boston’s newest mixed-use development, Allston Yards

11/11/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Sherin and Lodgen congratulates our longtime client, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC (Stop & Shop), an Ahold Delhaize... Read More »

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Massachusetts House Bill No. 5250: Revisions to Massachusetts Zoning

02/17/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

On January 14, 2021, Massachusetts’ Governor Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive economic development bill H.5250  (the “Act”) which aims to... Read More »

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Commercial Real Estate: Tensions in Due Diligence

09/05/2017   |   BY Gary M. Markoff

Whenever a buyer wants to acquire real estate, due diligence can make or break the deal.  For obvious reasons a... Read More »

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Cracks in the Law of Sidewalks

06/05/2017   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Under Massachusetts common law in effect since 1860, property owners have no duty to repair or warn of hazards on... Read More »