
On January 8, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) released its decision in Attorney General v. Town of Milton.
NAIOP was pleased to see that the Court’s decision upheld both the Attorney General’s power to enforce M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 3A, otherwise known as the MBTA Communities Act, and the constitutionality of the Act. This decision supports NAIOP’s September Amicus Brief, filed by NAIOP member Greg Sampson of Silver Gavel Firm Sullivan & Worcester, which urged the SJC to affirm that the Attorney General may elect to enforce the MBTA Communities Law.
At its Annual Meeting on November 19, NAIOP Massachusetts, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, announced the election of its new President and Board members. The Board, comprised of many of the region’s prominent commercial real estate leaders, will guide NAIOP’s priorities in the upcoming year.
Doug Manz, Partner, Chief Investment Officer of The HYM Investment Group (HYM), was elected as NAIOP Massachusetts President for 2025.
At the Annual Meeting, NAIOP Massachusetts also presented special awards recognizing significant contributions to the industry. The 2024 President’s Award was presented to Debbie Osheroff, NAIOP’s longtime Director of Membership & Administration, in recognition of her remarkable 24 years of exceptional contributions to the organization. Michael McDermott of Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner, P.C., received the 2024 Government Affairs Champion Award.
On November 20, Governor Maura Healey signed The Mass Leads Act into law.
The nearly $4 billion legislation includes several of NAIOP’s priorities including a Permit Extension Act; An Act to Safeguard Municipal Permitting; Establishment of a Permit Regulatory Office; and the creation of a Qualified Data Center Tax Credit.
NAIOP is immensely grateful to Governor Maura Healey, Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka for their leadership to ensure this critical legislation is enacted.
NAIOP also applauds the Conference Committee members, Chairman Aaron Michlewitz; Chairman Michael Rodrigues; Chairman Jerald Parisella; Chairman Barry Finegold; Representative David Muradian; and Senator Peter Durant for their hard work over many months to advance a bold and balanced final bill.
The above archive includes blogs posted from December 2020 onward, and reflect NAIOP updates from July 2020 to present. For posts prior to July 2020, please visit NAIOP's archived blog.