NAIOP Massachusetts Updates on COVID-19 + CRE

On March 10, 2020 Governor Baker declared a State of Emergency urging private sector employers, where possible, to limit or eliminate non-essential travel and larger meetings.  Read more. https://www.naiopma.org/covid-19.html

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Murphy PC Represents Purchaser of Newton Centre Distinctive Commercial Building Purchase

September 19, 2025-Murphy PC represented the purchaser in acquiring a distinctive five-story commercial building consisting of 34,000 square feet of office and retail space in a converted neo-Romanesque church building in Newton Centre area of Newton, Massachusetts. Our attorneys conducted comprehensive due diligence, including title...

Murphy PC Advises on Joint Venture Preferred Equity Investment in a 55-Unit New Construction Apartment Building Project

September 18, 2025-Murphy PC represented a Boston-based preferred equity investor who partnered with a sponsor in an acquisition of property in Cambridge, Massachusetts to permit, construct and lease a 55-unit apartment building. We negotiated and advised on the joint venture operating agreement for the project...

Fed Cuts Rates by Quarter Point as Commercial Real Estate Sees Path to Recovery

September 18, 2025 | Author:  David J. Murphy The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on Wednesday. The federal funds rate now sits at 4% to 4.25%. This marks the Fed’s first rate adjustment since December. Stephen Miran, the Fed’s newest governor,...