Tag Archives: Lease

Building the Boroughs: A Year in Review

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Brian Falk

In 2019, Mirick O’Connell’s permitting attorneys were proud to help our clients, large and small, with local approvals in Marlborough for 6 great projects. Thank you to our clients and the City of Marlborough for a wonderful year! Click here … Continue reading →

Posted in Contracts, Economic Development, Environmental, Marlborough, MetroWest, Permitting | Tagged Contracts, Economic Develpment, Environmental, land use, Landlord, Lease, Marlborough, Permitting, real estate | Leave a comment

Appearance of Bias Not Enough to Invalidate Appraisal – Unless the Contract Says Otherwise

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Spencer Holland

When parties enter a contract involving an appraised value of real estate, they need eventual finality with respect to that appraised value, but they also want fairness in the appraisal process. In Buffalo-Water 1, LLC v. Fidelity Real Estate Company, … Continue reading →

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Leasing and LEED II: Things a Tenant Should Consider

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Todd Helwig

In my last blog post, I outlined key issues that a landlord should consider when negotiating a lease with a perspective tenant in a LEED-certified building. In this post, I want to review the same issue but from the tenant’s … Continue reading →

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Leasing and LEED: Things a Landlord Should Consider

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Todd Helwig

As area businesses seek to “go green,” we are seeing an increasing interest in LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings. This raises important leasing issues for both landlords and tenants. In this post, I’ll outline the key … Continue reading →

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SJC: Contracts Can Shorten Statute of Limitations Period, Unless…

Posted on December 13, 2012 by David McCay

Despite the fairly straightforward nature of the issue, before the recent case of Creative Playthings Franchising, Corp. v. James A. Reiser, Jr., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) had not categorically ruled whether parties to a contract could agree to … Continue reading →

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Reports Show Continuing Improvement in Retail, Residential Real Estate

Posted on August 23, 2012 by David McCay

Citing a report from Jones Lang LaSalle, the Boston Business Journal reports that the retail real estate sector continues to stabilize. Although rents nationally continued to decline by 1.7 percent, this was an improvement of .5 percent in the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Lease, MetroWest | Tagged Boston Business Journal, Jones Lang LaSalle, Lease, MetroWest, National Association of Realtors, Reuters, Worcester Business Journal | 1 Comment

The Case of the Abandoned Lease

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Mirick O'Connell

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An interesting opinion came down from the Massachusetts Appeals Court last month that merits discussion. In ss. App. Ct. 418 (2012), the Court held that the damages owed to a landlord from a … Continue reading →