The recent purchase of Link Studios Apartments represents Mt. Baker Housing's first new construction and a rare open-market acquisition by a nonprofit developer for affordable housing.

Leasing 5.3 million square feet, WeWork has surpassed JPMorgan Chase in office square footage.

Upgrades and redesigns don't come cheap, and owners of older office buildings need to be nimble, flexible and creative to level to playing field.

The $30.167 million construction and permanent loan was provided by Eastern Bank and was arranged by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.