Real Estate Roundup: August 15, 2008

CRA International Reups in the Hancock:
CRA International Inc. has reupped their least in the Hancock Tower for 91,000 square feet through 2015.
As one of the original tenants of Boston’s tallest building, CRA was given a very good offer from Broadway Partners, the owner of the building. Financial terms regarding the deal were not released.
Throughout the [...]

Hynes Convention Center Ready to Start Renovation

It was announced today that the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in the Back Bay is set to begin the first phase of an $18 million renovation.
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority announced that work will soon begin on converting 20,000 square feet of administrative space into restaurant space. Other work will include installing [...]

Final Part of Mandarin set to Open in September

Construction on the new Mandarin Oriental next to the Prudential Center is mostly complete, the new building already accepting its guests. However, the last portion of the project is nearly complete – a new retail arcade connecting the Prudential Center’s Lord and Taylor store to the new Mandarin Oriental hotel/residential complex.
On September 4, a new [...]