July 2019
Opportunities & Trends in Real Estate Private Equity
- Hinckley Allen Real Estate
- July 16, 2019
In a low interest rate environment and with plenty of undeployed capital, Private Equity firms continue aggressive investments in commercial real estate assets. The real estate market in which these firms invest is facing a variety of challenges and opport…
The Expanding Definition of Retail: Incorporating Alternative Uses in Retail Shopping Centers
- Hinckley Allen Real Estate
- July 16, 2019
As retail real estate continues to evolve, landlords are increasingly looking for tenants with alternative uses to fill vacant spaces in shopping centers. What once may have been a toy store, might now be outfitted as a fitness center. A storefront that on…
Tariffs, Taxes, and Trade Wars: Using Material Price Escalation Clauses to Mitigate Risk in an Uncertain Political Climate
- Hinckley Allen Construction & Public Contracts
- July 16, 2019
Current economic conditions and recent changes to trade policy governing the importation of goods crucial to construction activities—aluminum, steel, fuel, etc.—have had a significant impact on the cost of these and other goods in recent years. As a re…
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…
March 2019
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…