Converting Retail For Industrial Use? What To Look For

• New England Real Estate Journal
• March 13, 2020

In recent years, many former retail spaces have been converted for other uses, such as industrial or e-commerce (i.e. fulfillment, “pick-and-pack” centers).Building Size: The landlord should consider the building’s size and condition. The landlord w…

When Are Cannabis Cafés Coming to Massachusetts?

• Hinckley Allen Cannabis Group
• November 20, 2019

This month marks one year since legal adult-use marijuana sales began in Massachusetts and made the Bay State the first state on the East Coast to implement legal, recreational sales of cannabis. Since then, the Cannabis Control Commission has approved doz…

The Unintended Consequences of Accommodating the Commercial Holdover Tenant

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• July 16, 2019

It is almost never a good idea for a landlord to treat a commercial holdover tenancy with anything less than the urgency it deserves. While there may be certain nuances that might exist from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, this need for exigency is uniform i…

Qualified Opportunity Zones: What We Know From New Regulations

• Hinckley Allen Opportunity Zones
• July 16, 2019

Interest continues to increase in a promising new program contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which provides significant tax incentives for investors in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ).After releasing the first set of QOZ proposed regulations on…

Trends to Watch in Boston’s Commercial Real Estate Market in 2019

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• March 12, 2019

The commercial real estate landscape is showing signs of continuous change, particularly with some potentially major shifts in the ongoing trends we saw in 2018. The first quarter of 2019 has shown us that nothing is certain in this industry, and real esta…

How Blockchain Technology Could Transform Commercial Real Estate: Acquisitions

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• March 12, 2019

Have you ever wondered if there was a faster way to accomplish due diligence? Has your deal fallen apart because of disintegrating trust between buyer and seller? Blockchain technology could automate aspects of real estate acquisitions, thereby relieving s…