CAMBRIDGE — Michael Grill, president of Fairlane Properties, recently announced the expansion of Geek Offices from 3,400 sf into another 2,600 sf at 1035 Cambridge St., a commercial condominium building where Boston-based Fairlane owns nine units totaling 65,000 sf.
WALTHAM—Brian Hines does not play a doctor on TV, but the FHO Partners principal is diagnosing a faster recovery than anticipated for the long-ailing Route 128 Central office market, joining Boston and Cambridge in a rebound that continues to elude most suburban communities.
TEWKSBURY, MA—Patience is famously touted as a virtue, but at The 495 Business Center, it is also a cornerstone of the lease-up strategy for owner Capital Commercial Investments and Newmark Knight Frank, exclusive listing agent for the 85-acre, 750,000-sf complex
BOSTON—Offering a badly needed jolt to the struggling warehouse market, an Atlanta-based industrial supply firm has signed a 152,000-sf lease at the Boston Business Park that straddles the Boston and Dedham border.
BEDFORD, MA—Unlike the previous year, 2010’s summer investment sales season was not entirely barren for commercial real estate in Greater Boston, and a pending deal here underscores that buyers are continuing to troll for opportunities even as fears of a double-dip recession
WOBURN, MA—More than a year after owner New Boston Fund first offered it up for sale, a four-building luxury multifamily complex near the juncture of Interstate 93 and Route 128 has been purchased by an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase,
BOSTON—After confirming its commitment to purchase Waltham’s Bay Colony Corporate Center for $185 million, Boston Properties has edged out Vornado Realty Trust in a bidding war for the John Hancock Tower, industry sources are telling therealreporter.com.
MILLBURY—Continuing to aggressively pursue commercial real estate opportunities regionally, the Campanelli Cos. of Braintree has closed on a 5.7-acre industrial property here along the Massachusetts Turnpike just outside Worcester.
CHELMSFORD — The more things stay the same at 330 Billerica Rd., the more they change. In the wake of Principal Life Insurance Co. renewing tenant Comcast for all 98,000 sf, sources indicate Eastdil Secured has been hired
CAMBRIDGE — Lincoln Property Co. has lived up to its billing as a full-service commercial firm, helping client Invesco Real Estate hit 100 percent occupancy at the landlord’s premier Kendall
BOSTON — Only “infrequently” do multifamily investment opportunities come around with the attractions of Navy Yard 33, Cushman & Wakefield CRE veteran Simon J. Butler says of the 47-unit rental property
BOSTON — A commercial real estate services sector already teeming with competition is about to get another formidable entrant, this one a Florida-based operation that hopes to add dozens of brokers and other staffers to its ranks in the coming months.
QUINCY — Daniel Cronin’s legacy endures in many ways throughout the late developer’s South Shore stomping grounds, as evidenced by the namesake Daniel Cronin Apartments at 274 Washington St. in Quincy, and industry observers credit daughter Patricia M. Cronin’s stewardship