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GBREB
The mission of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board, as the leader of the profession, is to act as advocate for the profession, and to educate, inform, and serve its members and the public. Read more...
BOMA Boston Takes Home Three Regional TOBY Awards
Friday, April 25, 2008
BOMA Boston garnered three top building honors at the BOMA Mid-Atlantic TOBY (The Office Building of the Year) Awards last week. read more...
Friday, April 25, 2008
BOMA Boston garnered three top building honors at the BOMA Mid-Atlantic TOBY (The Office Building of the Year) Awards last week. read more...
Roof Deck Update
Friday, February 29, 2008
In late January 2008, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board sent out an update to members regarding a new law concerning the permitting of Roof Decks in Boston that was sponsored by Councilor Michael Ross (District 8-Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Kenmore, Mission Hill, West End and Allston). Boston Inspectional Services has received a number of calls from our members seeking to obtain the new "Roof Deck Permits." Many of these Roof Decks already have been issued building permits for their construction. In conversations between GBREB and ISD, we have been told that Boston's Inspectional Services Division is satisfied that an existing building permit for a properly constructed roof deck would also meet the requirements of this new law. The following letter was issued by ISD in an attempt to clarify this issue CLICK HERE. The new regulations on Roof Decks should be issued by ISD very shortly and we are told that they will answer many commonly asked questions.
Friday, February 29, 2008
In late January 2008, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board sent out an update to members regarding a new law concerning the permitting of Roof Decks in Boston that was sponsored by Councilor Michael Ross (District 8-Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Kenmore, Mission Hill, West End and Allston). Boston Inspectional Services has received a number of calls from our members seeking to obtain the new "Roof Deck Permits." Many of these Roof Decks already have been issued building permits for their construction. In conversations between GBREB and ISD, we have been told that Boston's Inspectional Services Division is satisfied that an existing building permit for a properly constructed roof deck would also meet the requirements of this new law. The following letter was issued by ISD in an attempt to clarify this issue CLICK HERE. The new regulations on Roof Decks should be issued by ISD very shortly and we are told that they will answer many commonly asked questions.
GBREB Fighting to Keep Your Energy Costs Down
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Greater Boston Real Estate Board has been actively engaged in an issue that affects all of our members, commercial and residential, large and small. The issue is known as revenue decoupling and it's a utility billing rate scheme currently under consideration by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Though this new scheme has huge implications for electricity consumers - it's gone almost entirely unnoticed by the press until now. I thought you should know where we stand. more info...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The Greater Boston Real Estate Board has been actively engaged in an issue that affects all of our members, commercial and residential, large and small. The issue is known as revenue decoupling and it's a utility billing rate scheme currently under consideration by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Though this new scheme has huge implications for electricity consumers - it's gone almost entirely unnoticed by the press until now. I thought you should know where we stand. more info...
Affordable Housing Law Repeal Update
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The Massachusetts affordable housing law, Chapter 40B, was placed under attack by a group of individuals that wanted to repeal it. They drafted a ballot initiative petition to be put before the voters of the Commonwealth which required 66,593 signatures of registered Massachusetts voters to begin the process of having it appear on the ballot in November 2008.
According to Secretary of State William Galvin's Office, proponents of repealing 40B fell 32,744 signatures short. The repeal 40B initiative received only 33,849 officially certified signatures by the Secretary of State.
GBREB would like to thank all our members from each of the 5 Divisions who rallied in defense of this important issue. GBREB has historically, and will continue to aggressively oppose any effort to repeal 40B. The next opportunity for this issue to reappear on the ballot would be in 2010.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The Massachusetts affordable housing law, Chapter 40B, was placed under attack by a group of individuals that wanted to repeal it. They drafted a ballot initiative petition to be put before the voters of the Commonwealth which required 66,593 signatures of registered Massachusetts voters to begin the process of having it appear on the ballot in November 2008.
According to Secretary of State William Galvin's Office, proponents of repealing 40B fell 32,744 signatures short. The repeal 40B initiative received only 33,849 officially certified signatures by the Secretary of State.
GBREB would like to thank all our members from each of the 5 Divisions who rallied in defense of this important issue. GBREB has historically, and will continue to aggressively oppose any effort to repeal 40B. The next opportunity for this issue to reappear on the ballot would be in 2010.
Governor Patrick Signs Chapter 91 Landlocked, Filled Tidelands Law
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Today, Governor Deval Patrick signed a new law clarifying Chapter 91 landlocked, filled tidelands. more info...
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Today, Governor Deval Patrick signed a new law clarifying Chapter 91 landlocked, filled tidelands. more info...
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