 Since 1998, Striar has been a principal in Striar Development, a Boston-based, commercial real estate investment company.In 2005, Striar ran for Mayor of his hometown, Newton, Massachusetts, losing to the incumbent.In 2010, Striar and his partners sold a large tract of undeveloped land in Middleboro, Massachusetts to the Mashpee Wampanoag for a resort casino proposed by the tribe.