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Harvard University Leases 63,000-SF Cambridge Bldg. for IT Services Dept.
Harvard University has signed a long-term lease with The Bulfinch Cos. to set up its information technology (IT) services department at 784 Memorial Dr. in Cambridge, MA. The lease is for the entire 63,200-square-foot, four-story building, which was originally...

Harvard University Leases 61,000-SF Cambridge Bldg. for IT Services Dept.
Harvard University has signed a long-term lease with The Bulfinch Cos. to set up its information technology (IT) services department at 784 Memorial Dr. in Cambridge, MA. The lease is for the entire 63,200-square-foot, four-story building, which was originally...

Fortis Property Group Buys Dock Square Garage in Boston for $170 Million
One of the highest grossing parking garages in Boston has traded hands after Fortis Property Group acquired the Dock Square Garage from Dock Square Parking Associates for $170 million. The property is comprised of 698 parking spaces as well as 16,100 square feet of...

CoStar’s People of Note (Sept. 29) – C&W Taps Gougarty as Americas Lead, Encore REIS Names Przybyla President and COO…
It's time to update those contact managers with CoStar's People of Note, reporting news on significant new CRE hires and promotions. This week's issue includes the following markets: New York City, Detroit / Grand Rapids, Orange County, Dallas / Fort Worth, Washington...

CoStar’s People of Note (Sept. 29) – C&W Taps Gougarty as Americas Lead, Encore REIS Names President and COO…
It's time to update those contact managers with CoStar's People of Note, reporting news on significant new CRE hires and promotions. This week's issue includes the following markets: New York City, Detroit / Grand Rapids, Orange County, Dallas / Fort Worth, Washington...

Cushman & Wakefield Adds Director to Capital Markets Team in Boston
Looking to expand its investor service platform in Boston, Cushman & Wakefield has hired accomplished commercial real estate veteran Pete Rogers as a director within the firm's capital markets group. Rogers has more than 10 years of capital markets experience with...

Covenir Picks The Guaranty Bldg. in Downtown Worcester for New Office
Covenir, a Chicago-based company that supports insurance companies in various backroom functions, signed a new lease for 15,475 square feet in the Guaranty Building at 370 Main St. in downtown Worcester, MA. The 12-story Guaranty Building totals 193,932 square feet...

For Amazon’s Second HQ’s Search, Bigger May Be Better
While there has been no shortage of market conjecture in recent weeks on where Amazon will decide to locate its new 'co-headquarters,' we decided to crunch the numbers using CoStar’s unparalleled database of commercial real estate information using the key criteria...

CoStar Market Insights: Boston Is Great On Paper, But Seems Unlikely To Win Amazon’s HQ2 Contest
Most major metros across the country are clamoring at the chance to land Amazon’s second headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with it. CoStar compiled all the requirements listed by Amazon and based on those, Boston ranks 9th out of the more...

Northwood Investors, Anchor Line Partners Hook Totten Pond Office Park for $51.5 Million
Northwood Investors, a New York City-based investment firm, partnered with Boston-based firm Anchor Line Partners to acquire the Totten Pond Office Park in Waltham, MA for $51.5 million, or approximately $173 per square foot. Totten Pond is a three-building office...
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