TAUNTON — Flexibility can be a valuable element of a commercial real estate property, as is being proven in the leasing of 73 Stevens St. to an office user after initially being pitched to retail tenants by its developer/owner, the Maggiore Cos. In a five-year commitment, web des
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The $20 million-plus sale here of a repositioned shopping center is offering further hope of a rebounding retail market, particularly for stabilized assets such as the 225,000-sf Wampanoag Plaza now under the stewardship of a Texas investor, USAA Real Estate
WALTHAM — Hobbs Brook Management’s gleaming 175-185 Wyman St. office park is its own mini-universe with everything necessary to attract and sustain a 21st century enterprise, from state-of-the-art mechanicals and technology to wide-open floor plates, covered parking and lush land
BOSTON—This week’s split between Boston real estate icon John B. Hynes III and Gale International raises as many questions as it provides any concrete answers. Whereas some observers view the departure as a natural evolution following a fruitful partnership that lasted more than
NEWTON—The tony Atrium Mall in suburban Chestnut Hill is being put on the market by Simon Property Group, industry sources are telling the Real Reporter. Said to be seeking upwards of $75 million, Simon has retained Eastdil Secured to peddle that 215,000-sf asset as well as a por
MALDEN — Doing what they do, Government Properties Income Trust (GOV) has completed the $40.5 million purchase of 75 Pleasant St., a four-story, 125,000-sf office building 100 percent leased to the Massachusetts Department of Education. The sale was negotiated by Holliday Fenogli
BOSTON — A five-story office/retail building near Massachusetts General Hospital has received $3.5 million in a refinancing arranged by Fantini & Gorga. The 21-year note from an affiliate of Oregon-based Standard Insurance Co. was secured on behalf of 326 Cambridge St., a propert
BURLINGTON—CBRE/New England this week announced it has orchestrated two lease renewals totaling in excess of 17,500 sf at Burlington Centre, a 600,000-sf, master-planned office park located near Route 128. The firm arranged a 9,000-sf renewal at 25 Corporate Dr. for Circor Intern
SUDBURY—Celebrating at both ends of a holiday can be dangerous, but there was plenty of reason for revelry over Memorial Day weekend for the owners of 144 North Rd., a 63,000-sf Cummings Properties office building whose repast was bookended by commitments filling close to 20,000
NORTH READING — A growing Massachusetts company active in the material handling industry is said to be on the verge of a hefty expansion here north of Boston, with sources claiming Kiva Systems Inc. of Woburn is preparing to sign a lease at RiverPark for a mix of industrial and o
BOSTON—Five years after buying a block of prime commercial space at the gateway to Fort Point Channel, a private partnership led by members of the Leventhal family is putting the 175,000-sf package up for sale, parties involved in the process are confirming. The buildings at 253
BOSTON — It was a painful start to 2010, but North Station’s office sector appears on the mend as the summer season approaches. Two leases at 77 North Washington St. and another at 59 Canal St. are among the latest transactions giving market watchers a dose of optimism for recove
LEXINGTON — Pain and exhilaration might be one way to characterize this community’s increasing dalliance with suburban Boston’s nascent life sciences industry, as downsizing at two fledgling Lexington firms contributed to a 300,000-sf plunge in occupancy of regional lab space ove