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Colliers’ Boston Office Recruits Minnerly-Led Team from NAI Hunneman
Cathy Minnerly is one of four new hires to join Colliers International Boston from NAI Hunneman. Colliers International Boston has added a four-person team from NAI Hunneman as the company expands its Southwest division. New additions include Catherine Minnerly,...

New Haven-Area Rentals Fetch $136 Million in Largest Apartment Sale in Connecticut History
Boston apartment developer Jones Street Investment Partners has closed on an apartment complex near New Haven in a deal that registers as the largest single multifamily sale ever in the state of Connecticut, though the record may have a short run. Jones Street paid...

Hilco Buys Former Raytheon R&D, Manufacturing Hub-Turned-Creative Office Complex in Waltham for $86 Million
41 Seyon St., one of two buildings that make up the 440,000-square-foot CenterPoint complex in Waltham.A research and development facility in Waltham, Massachusetts, that underwent a dramatic retrofit to creative class office space over the last decade has sold to...

New Haven-area Rentals Fetch $136 Million in Largest Apartment Sale in Connecticut This Year
Boston apartment player Jones Street Investment Partners has closed on an apartment complex near New Haven in a deal thst registers as the largest single multifamily sale year to date in the state of Connecticut. Jones Street paid $136.5 million, or about $179,000 per...

Authentic Brands Group Makes $35 Million Bid for Brookstone Ahead of Auction
Authentic Brands Group has offered to buy Brookstone's remaining assets. A licensing firm known for buying up formerly struggling retail brands is attempting to resuscitate gadget and gifts chain Brookstone, which said it plans to close 101 mall stores. Authentic...

120-suite Residence Inn Boston Downtown Seaport Trades for $64 Million
A 120-suite hotel redeveloped in 2013 out of a century-old sugar and molasses warehouse in Boston's Fort Point area has changed hands. Claremont Cos., of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, finalized a deal with fellow New England firm Norwich Partners to acquire the...

Cambridge Savings Bank Consolidating Back-Office Locations to Thermo Electron’s Former HQ in Waltham
Cambridge Savings Bank is consolidating its back-office locations in Cambridge and Arlington to a new 76,000-square-foot operations center at 81 Wyman St. in Waltham. One of the largest community banks in Massachusetts, Cambridge Savings Bank will maintain its...

Rent Growth Surging in Boston’s Pricey Neighborhoods
The 585-unit 345 Harrison apartment building at 345 Harrison Ave. in Boston. The narrative for the most expensive apartment neighborhoods in Boston has been flipped. Pricey areas of Boston are now experiencing some of their best rent growth in the past three or more...

Office Tower in Boston’s Seaport Sells for $450 Million, Large Office Record for 2018
CommonWealth Partners has paid $450 million for the new office tower on Pier 4 in Boston’s surging Seaport District, a record for this year that shows the accelerating demand for the city's historic waterfront that's drawing major corporations from Amazon to General...

TJX Companies Plans to Add 2,000 More Stores
TJX Companies, which operates the T.J. Maxx brand, is adding brick-and-mortar stores.TJX Companies, the off-priced retailer that operates brands including T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, plans to open more than 2,000 stores "long-term," according Chief Executive Ernie...
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