Updates in the world of Commercial Real Estate
The post office is looking to sell their Washington St. building to the City and relocate customer services to a much smaller space in Union Square Officials from the U.S. Postal Service held a public meeting on Thursday to discuss the sale and possible relocation of its Union Square branch, located at 237 Washington Street. […]
The financial outlook for the city of Lawrence remains dour despite a slate of developments that are expected to revitalize swaths of land and add some 500 full-time jobs over the next few years. A recent report by Moody’s Investors Service indicated that Lawrence’s $3.1 billion tax base will see continued pressure amid high foreclosures, […]
Federal Realty’s Assembly Row at Assembly Square One Step Closer to Reality – SOMERVILLE, Mass., Feb. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) today announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) board voted to approve a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Federal Realty and the MBTA — another significant milestone […]
BOSTON — The Boston office of Lincoln Property Company, a full-service real estate firm providing leasing, investment sales, property management, appraisal/valuation, development and project management services to a wide range of clients, announced that it has negotiated two sublease transactions totaling over 25,000 square feet on behalf of Heartland Robotics. Due to robust growth Heartland […]
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. has sold its Littleton manufacturing facility for $15 million to an affiliate of private equity concern Angelo, Gordon & Co. of New York. The sale closed Jan. 11 and was brokered by Robert Cronin of Colliers International of Boston. Veryfine, a maker and marketer of fruit and flavored drinks, will leaseback […]
New Boston Fund Inc. and the Asian Community Development Corp. are seeking to scale-down the plans for their Parcel 24 residential development in Chinatown. The project, first submitted for BRA approval in October 2008, will be presented to the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s board Thursday night. Originally designed to include up to 289 condominiums and 70 […]
Woburn, MA D&D Electrical Contractors, Inc. along with DNET Cabling Technologies has moved into their new corporate headquarters. Douglas Lynch, president of D&D / DNET said we need to “practice what we preach and demonstrate to our clients that we are committed to do our part with green initiatives”. The new facility includes a grid […]
The Abbey Group said today that it has sold Landmark Center, an office and retail complex near Fenway Park, for $530.5 million. The buyer is a joint venture between JP Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Samuels & Associates, said the Abbey Group, a Boston real estate company. Tenants at Lanmark Center include Blue Cross Blue […]
It just doesn’t mix. Or does it? For as long as I can remember, artists and the art world have been shunned by commercial property owners and commercial brokers alike. It would be easy to say it’s been a bad mix, but the truth is: It’s barely been a mix at all. But things can […]
Somerville — With its large bay to accommodate trash trucks, the transfer station at the edge of Brickbottom seems larger than life, built for giants. Now Somerville is getting ready to outgrow the trash transfer station, sacrificing the nearly $1 million of revenue for better living conditions. Sometime this year, Mayor Joe Curtatone is planning […]
