Quincy and South Shore Massachusetts Commercial Real Estate Blog

Office Lease Up (September 25) Facebook Takes 436,000 SF in San Francisco’s Largest Office Lease Since 2014
Facebook, Inc. has leased all 436,000 square feet of office space at developer Jay Paul's 181 Fremont St., a 70-story office tower under construction in downtown San Francisco across from the Transbay Transit Center. The social media giant leased the space for about...

Alexion Pharmaceuticals 150,000-SF HQ Lease Brings 121 Seaport Project to Full Occupancy
A second major office lease at Skanska's 421,320-square-foot, 17-story office high-rise slated to deliver early next year at 121 Seaport Blvd. in Boston's Seaport District has brought the elliptical-shaped tower to full occupancy. Alexion Pharmaceuticals finalized a...

The Gutierrez Co. Executes Three New Deals at 200 Summit
The Gutierrez Co. completed three lease transactions at the company's 250,000-square-foot, six-story 200 Summit office building located at 200 Wheeler Rd. within The Summit office park in Burlington, MA. 128 Technology expanded and leased 16,387 square feet at the...

KS Partners Appoints Exlusive Leasing Agent for Highwood Office Park in Tewksbury
KS Partners has named Cushman & Wakefield the exclusive leasing agent for Highwood Office Park, a 279,000-square-foot, three-building office park located at 1 - 3 Highwood Dr. in Tewksbury, MA. The park was constructed in phases from 1989 to 1999 on a 17.7-acre...

Two New Finance REITs Launch
The ranks of alternative CRE lenders grew this week as two new REITs launched following the completion of their initial stock offerings: FS Credit Real Estate Income Trust, a nontraded REIT, and Tremont Mortgage Trust, publicly traded on the Nasdaq Exchange. FS Credit...

Rubenstein Sells Stake in 242,000-SF Office Bldg. and Adjacent Parking Lot in Boston’s South End
Philadelphia-based real estate investment manager Rubenstein Partners has sold its interest in the 242,228-square-foot office building at 1000 Washington St. as well as the adjacent four-story parking garage at 321 Harrison Ave. in Boston's South End to Nordblom Co....

Grand Coast Capital Group Expands Asset Management and Underwriting Division
Grand Coast Capital expanded its asset management and underwriting division with the hiring of Joseph Blackett and Dan Kinchla. The pair will be responsible for reviewing, assessing, and servicing residential renovation and commercial real estate loans. Prior to his...

CoStar’s People of Note (Sept. 15) – CBRE Exec Jumps to NKF, Savills Studley Promotes Three…
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: Silicon Valley, Houston, Richmond / Hampton Roads, Los Angeles, New York City, San...

CoStar’s People of Note (Sept. 15) – CBRE Exec Jumps to NKF, Savills Promotes Three…
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: Silicon Valley, Houston, Richmond / Hampton Roads, Los Angeles, New York City, San...

Beaudry Joins JLL’s IPS Group in Boston
JLL bolstered its integrated portfolio services group in Boston with the addition of Gabrielle Beaudry as a vice president. In this role, Beaudry will focus on tenant representation of mid-size portfolio companies in greater Boston. Previously, Beaudry worked at Cresa...
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