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• November 04, 2014
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  Sources: Eastdil Hired to Sell Up to 70 Percent Stake in Brookfield’s 75 State St. Could Hit $420M

  November 04, 2014 | Joe clements

  BOSTON—Longtime Financial District investor Brookfield Properties is apparently aiming to keep a partial stake in downtown’s impressive renaissance as it morphs into a 24/7 environment, with market sources claiming the Canadian firm has retained Eastdil Secured to offer a 70 percent share in its

• November 03, 2014
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  Com Ventures, Meritage Seen Buying 451 D St, from Shorenstein; Eastdil Listing Could Near $170M

  November 03, 2014 | Joe Clements

  BOSTON—Yet another nimble move by Shorenstein Properties is about to pay off for the San Francisco investor cashing in again on the other coast by agreeing to sell Seaport Center at 451 D St. to a partnership of Commonwealth Ventures and Meritage Properties, firms which have made their own (not so)

• November 01, 2014
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  Colliers Listing 590,000-SF Beacon Hill Office Tower for MassDev

  November 01, 2014 | Joe Clements

  BOSTON — They are hardly the first to do so, but bringing yet another Beacon Hill office building to the sales block could prove especially profitable for MassDevelopment, the finance and development agency that helped revive and expand the once-tired state-owned structure at 100 Cambridge St. today

• October 27, 2014
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  Aegean Seen Paying $47M-Plus For Hub Gems Listed Via CBRE

  October 27, 2014 | Joe Clements

  BOSTON — Fresh off the sale of the firm’s two-building office park in Peabody (see story below this page), Aegean Capital appears ready to trade up in a big way, with market sources claiming the New York-based investment group led by industry veteran Constantine Alexakos has tied up a pair of Finan

• October 17, 2014
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  Brickstone Square Puts KS CRE Run Near $100M

  October 17, 2014 | Joe Clements

  ANDOVER — Joining equity partner Oaktree Capital in their inaugural venture, $59.5 million spent on 1.04 million sf here at Brickstone Square caps a late-summer surge by KS Partners in three separate office deals nearing $100 million total that bring the Woburn-based firm a bestin- class Route 128

• October 14, 2014
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  Alexandria Seen Buying Cambridge Lab from MIT; 225,000-SF C&W Exclusive Could Crest $175M

  October 14, 2014 | Joe Clements

  CAMBRIDGE—Its function as a state-of-the-art lab facility will stay the same, but 640 Memorial Dr. is changing hands after decades of ownership by MIT, with market sources claiming Alexandria Real Estate Equities is winning bidder on the 225,000-sf laboratory complex being listed through Cushman &

• October 13, 2014
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  Alewife Office Buildings Bringing $200M-Plus in Deals Listed by CBRE/NE and C&W

  October 13, 2014 | Joe Clements

  CAMBRIDGE—It appears CBRE Global Investors is not finished after landing Boston’s 100 High St. office tower last month, with industry sources indicating the CRE investment management firm is on the verge of purchasing a pair of first-class office buildings in Cambridge’s resurgent Alewife neighbor

• October 07, 2014
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  Leventhal Family Buying Mass Teachers HQ; Trade of Beacon Hill Plum via JLL Could Hit $10M

  October 07, 2014 | Joe Clements

  BOSTON—Yet another prized Beacon Hill commercial property is changing hands, and the winning bidders are well-known in local commercial real estate circles, with market sources indicating members of the Leventhal clan are purchasing the Massachusetts Teachers Assocation headquarters at 20 Ashburton

• October 06, 2014
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  JLL Gets Exclusive for 100 Quannapowitt Pkwy from Digital Realty; Asset Could Bring $33M

  October 06, 2014 | Joe Clements

  WAKEFIELD—The name might be a bit unvarnished, but 100 Quannapowitt Pkwy. has plenty to appreciate, elements market watchers say bode well as the 168,000-sf first-class office building is brought up for sale through JLL on behalf of Digital Realty Trust. Some estimates have pricing near $200 per sf,

• October 03, 2014
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  Lending Pace Brisk for JP Morgan Chase In Greater Boston

  October 03, 2014

  CAMBRIDGE — JPMorgan Chase Bank continues to serve a diverse CRE constituency regionally entering the final quarter of 2014, with a triumvirate of early September deals helping to wrap up a busy summer. The three latest loans include a $1,825,000 refinancing of 120-122 Columbia St. in Cambridge (pic

• September 30, 2014
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  CBRE Pitching Thomson HQ for Crosspoint; Seaport Portfolio Sale Could Near $200M

  September 30, 2014 | Joe Clements

  BOSTON—Ten buildings with 427,000-sf of prized brick-and-beam office space in one of the country’s most dynamic business districts would seem difficult to calculate as a CRE investment, and brokers at CBRE/NE are providing no pricing guidance on a new listing from Crosspoint Associates that has gen-

• September 29, 2014
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  Cambridge Lab/Office Building Crests $405 Per SF in $31.5M Centremark Sale to Brickman

  September 29, 2014 | Joe Clements

  CAMBRIDGE—Seven years after acquiring an aging commercial facility here in CambridgePort for $10.5 million, Centremark Properties has reaped three times as much from Blackstone Science Square’s $31.5 million trade to Brickman Associates in a multi-asset exchange negotiated by JLL. The result enabled

• September 25, 2014
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  Broadway RE’s 116 Huntington Ave on Block; HFF Listing 15-Story Back Bay Towers

  September 25, 2014 | Joe Clements

  BOSTON—Broadway Real Estate Partners is on the move again—or at least that is the case for one of its Hub office gems. Following up on the pending disposition of Ten/10 Post Office Sq. to Synergy Investments and their New York partner, Gotham-based Broadway is offering its 15-story office tower at

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