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Tenants are told their rights in Cambridge, but not yet when their building is for sale

by Marc Levy October 6, 2026

Cambridge officials want a law saying that landlords must tell tenants when their building is for sale, following a path laid down in Somerville.

DEVELOPMENT

Mass General Brigham expands in Assembly Square, giving hope for labs market and a life sciences cluster

by Marc Levy October 1, 2026

Mass General Brigham is taking a long-term lease of 100,000 square feet of lab space on the lower floors at the 74M building in Somerville’s Assembly Square.

DEVELOPMENT

Property owners must tell their tenants that they are selling under a Somerville law taking effect next month

by Marc Levy September 25, 2026

A Somerville law taking effect Oct. 14 requires rental-property owners to tell tenants in writing within 48 hours that they are selling their home.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, Sept. 21-28: A land swap in Kendall Square

by Marc Levy September 20, 2026

Take part in a meet-your-neighbors gathering and meetings on trading development for affordable homes in Kendall Square and rebuilding Gold Star Mothers park.

DEVELOPMENT

After five years, developer says permitting for Assembly Row building will help lease as labs

by Marc Levy August 21, 2026

Developers are eager to put up a 19-story lab building at Assembly Row, but they are hearing concerns about adding unusable space to a glutted market.

OPINION

Empty and underused, 90 Washington St. drains Somerville’s lifeblood

by Nicholas Marchuk July 19, 2026

I am honestly open to anything for the 4-acre parcel at 90 Washington St. – the city could build a zoo if it thought it would make the money back.

BUSINESS

Wait, are Matt and Ben looking to buy the Somerville Theatre properties? Agent talks about who’s touring

by Marc Levy July 17, 2026

Eight potential owners toured a $40 million package of buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and Arlington Capitol Theatre within the first few days of a listing.

OPINION

In today’s real estate market, it’s all about the white chair with black metal legs

by Nicholas Marchuk July 12, 2026

I’m interested in learning what kind of architecture results when a software engineer marries a lab technician, so that’s what we’re going to look at.

BUSINESS

Somerville Theatre and College Avenue building in Davis are for sale, along with Arlington Capitol Theatre site (updated)

by Marc Levy July 10, 2026

The Somerville Theatre property is for sale, along with the Arlington Capitol Theatre site, affecting several tenants and potentiall a seismic change for cinema in the area.

BUSINESS

‘For sale’ signs are popping up and even a price reduction or two, but the home-sale season has just started

by Marc Levy May 16, 2026

Nationally, home sales are in a slump from war-induced interest rate hikes and consumer uncertainty. Are Cambridge and Somerville exempt?