Murphy PC Advises The Goddard School in a Franchise Development in Boston, Massachusetts

May 20, 2024-Murphy PC represented a franchisee in the development of The Goddard School franchise in the Charlestown area of Boston, Massachusetts. The transaction involved negotiating the lease, franchisee agreements, lender requirements, and a construction agreement.

Our client is an experienced franchisee of The Goddard School with operations in Massachusetts. The Goddard School is a leader in preschool education with 600 school franchises that serves more than 75,000 students in 37 states and Washington, D.C.

Murphy PC is a Boston, Massachusetts-based law firm providing legal services to developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders in real estate and business transactions, including project development, acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, construction contracts, financing, leasing, and title insurance in residential, mixed-use, condominium, multi-family, office, retail, education, industrial, hotel, retail and restaurant transactions.

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Murphy PC Advises Client in Joint Venture Restructuring and Mezzanine Financing

March 20, 2026-Murphy PC represented a member of a joint venture in connection with the restructuring of a joint venture arrangement relating to a multifamily property. The restructuring enabled the client to obtain mezzanine financing from a foreign lender qualifying for the portfolio interest exemption,...
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The Real Estate Cycle: Where We Are and What It Means

February 21, 2026 | Author:  David J. Murphy The Four Phases Commercial real estate moves through four generally recognized phases: recovery, expansion, hypersupply, and recession. JPMorgan Chase provides a useful overview of this framework (jpmorgan.com). During recovery, occupancy improves from its low point, but new...
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Commercial Real Estate Sentiment Steady in Q1 2026 as Debt Availability Improves

February 20, 2026 | Author:  David J. Murphy The Real Estate Roundtable released its Q1 2026 Sentiment Index on February 20 (full report at rer.org). The overall index registered 66, down one point from the prior quarter. Senior CRE executives describe a market in the...
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