Office
LEGO reveals location for its new Boston office
Business The beloved toymaker will relocate its Americas headquarters to Back Bay in 2026. The LEGO Group plans to relocate its Americas headquarters to 1001 Boylston St. in Boston by the end of 2026. Building rendering: Elkus Manfredi Architects LEGO’s plan to relocate its Americas headquarters to Boston is coming together, brick by brick. Lego’s […]
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office issues scam warning
Crime Scammers told residents there were warrants or fines in their name for failing to pay citations or appear for federal jury duty. The Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO) urges residents to be alert for an ongoing phone scam in which the perpetrators are posing as staff members of the MSO, according to a statement from […]
Another downtown office building sells at a sizable loss
The Boston Globe 186 Lincoln Street. Courtesy of Newmark By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on November 1, 2023 | 10:41 AM Boston-based City Realty Group last week said it has acquired a nine-story Leather District office building for $11 million, little more than half what the property last sold for in 2015. The […]
Worker dies after falling from office tower in downtown Boston
Local News Boston police said the worker fell while cleaning the high-rise building at 100 Summer St. in the Financial District. A worker died Monday morning after falling from an office tower in Boston’s Financial District, according to police. Officers responded to 100 Summer St. just before 8 a.m. for a report of a person […]
Six Jewish protesters arrested at Pro-Palestine rally outside Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Boston office
Local News “The events of the last 10 days have shown us that there is no such thing as safety for some unless there is safety for everyone.” People held signs as they rallied outside of the John F. Kennedy Federal Building in support of six Jewish protesters who were stopped inside the hallway while […]
76ers’ star James Harden says he has ‘lost trust’ in Daryl Morey, front office
NBA “When you lose trust in someone, it’s like a marriage,” Harden told reporters Friday. Though disgruntled, James Harden has been practicing with the 76ers ahead of the regular season. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) AP By Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 4:23 PM Here’s where ESPN ranked Celtics players on their Top 100 list The […]
Boston workers are a lot less happy since heading back to office, BBJ poll finds
Local News “It could be that employees are sick of the changes.” Steve LeBlanc / AP, File Workers in the Boston area are more likely to be performing their duties in the office compared to a year ago, and, according to a new poll by the Boston Business Journal, most are not happy about it. […]
From $16 million to $4.1 million: What a downtown office building sale signals about Boston’s real estate market
The Boston Globe The pair of office buildings at 33-41 West St. recently sold for $4.1 million just a quarter of what it fetched seven years ago. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on October 10, 2023 | 1:26 PM In the middle of West Street, a one-block stretch between […]
Sacred Heart University, other colleges snap up unused office space in a slumping market
Business Not that all the students at Sacred Heart University were aware that their classes were in the former home of a multinational conglomerate or were even familiar with the name General Electric. The East and West Building of the former global headquarters of General Electric, which were purchased and transformed into the West Campus […]
New designs on office life: Companies hope the workplace can be ‘a magnet, not a mandate’
The Boston Globe Dennis McA’Nulty (left), a senior compliance analyst at Sun Life Financial, on a Zoom call in one of the private cubicles that line the wall of the company’s first-floor library. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff By Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe updated on September 26, 2023 | 12:22 PM State Street doubled the […]