0 Boston Tops US in CMBS Loans

745 Boylston Street office building in Boston

Office Building at 745 Boylston Street in Copley Sq.

Boston leads New York, D.C., Chicago and L.A. not only in the bid for the 2024 Olympics, but also for CMBS loans.

The Boston Business Journal is reporting the “percentage of Boston-area commercial mortgage backed security real estate loans with late payments is its lowest in months and is among the best in the country, according to new data from real estate information provider Trepp,,,According to Trepp, 2.84 percent of Boston-area CMBS loans were 30 days delinquent or more as of the end of November. A year ago, the rate was 4.02 percent. The decline has been more or less steady, with slight increases a few months…The Boston-area compares especially well with other major U.S markets.

You can find more information on the BBJ’s website.

 

0 Boston’s Startup Growth Expected to Continue in 2014

Bolt in Boston's Financial District

Credit: Boston.com

Startups continue to be the focus for 2014. The Boston office market has seen rents continue to rise within the Class B market – space that is favored by newly-funded startups. Buildings that are poised to offer newly built out space within the redeveloped Downtown Crossing are Druker’s 373 Washington Street with some floors at 4,524 rentable square feet. This becomes a perfect size as groups graduate from the CIC or Space with a Soul and establish their own home.

Boston.com published its expectations for the new year:

Coming in 2014: Kayak co-founder Paul English opens a new incubator/nightclub/exhibition space on Summer Street called Blade. WeWork, a nationwide network of co-working spaces, is planning two Boston locations, both near South Station, on opposite sides of Fort Point Channel. TechStars Boston is moving from Cambridge to Boston, as I first reported in October, to space on Lincoln Street in the Leather District.

The full article is posted on Boston.com