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Boston Doesn’t Have Enough Room to Store its Stuff
An Extra Space Storage facility located at 490 Eastern Ave. in Malden, Massachusetts. Boston has a self-storage shortage. And not enough self-storage, of course, is only important when it’s you that can’t find a place to store the stuff. But there are a lot of "yous"...

CBRE Group Buys New England Joint-Venture Partner
CBRE/New England's headquarters offices at 333 Arch St. in Boston. CBRE Group Inc. bought its longstanding joint venture partner in New England, CB Richard Ellis-N.E. Partners LP, as the world's largest commercial real estate services firm increases its focus on the...

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,...

Colliers’ Boston Office Adds Experience
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 team. New additions include Catherine Minnerly, executive...

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...

New England Cities Turn to Minor League Baseball to Rejuvenate Downtowns
Dunkin Donuts Park in Hartford, Connecticut. It can be tough being a New England city not named Boston. Job losses in industries like manufacturing and insurance, once bastions of growth, coupled with population losses have hurt the economies of cities such as...
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