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Online Automotive Marketplace CarGurus Leases Office Portion of New Mixed-Use Development in Cambridge
CarGurus, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based global online automotive marketplace, signed a 15-year lease for the entirety of the office space at a new mixed-use development slated to deliver this summer at 121 First Street in Cambridge. CarGurus, which launched in Cambridge...

Speculative Development is a Good Play in Boston’s Urban Core
Aerial of the Class A, 421,320-square-foot office tower at 121 Seaport Blvd. in Boston Just this month, Skanska wrapped up work on its 421,320-square-foot 121 Seaport, perhaps one of the most successful speculative developments in the country. Within the span of only...

Novanta Agrees to Long-Term Extension at Bedford HQ
Novanta, Inc. has signed an extension to remain in the headquarters building the company has occupied for the last decade. Novanta (NASDAQ: NOVT), a supplier of laser products, precision-motion and vision technologies, agreed to renew its 147,371-square-foot lease at...

Related, Rockpoint Launching $2B Investment in Value-Add Multifamily Properties
The Related Group of Miami said Tuesday it’s partnering with Boston-based Rockpoint Group to invest up to $2 billion in value-add multifamily properties over the next several years. The venture will focus on Florida, but also will include properties in Atlanta,...

Free Time and Fun: the New Must-Haves at Apartments
Boston-based National Devlopment uses an engagement manager and a tenant app to arrange events for residents. The new must-have amenity for luxury apartment projects? Time. During this economic growth cycle apartment developers have engaged in a virtual arms race of...

Free Time and Fun: the New Must-Haves at Apartments
The new must-have amenity for luxury apartment projects? Time. During this economic growth cycle apartment developers have engaged in a virtual arms race of amenities. Most were physical goodies they could tout in property tours - features like furnished guest suites...

Perry Brokerage Adds Downtown Boston Associate
Maddie Carens has made the switch to brokerage associate after previously serving as a marketing associate with commercial brokerage firm, Perry Brokerage. As a member of Perry's Downtown Boston brokerage team, Carens will look to cultivate new client relationships...

Church Condo Conversions: A Bizarre Boston Phenomenon
The conversion of the Holy Trinity German Catholic Church into the Lucas condos In an attempt to tap into Boston’s white-hot residential real estate market, a handful of bold developers have turned to an unconventional strategy: converting vacant church buildings....

WeWork Leases +97,000 SF at Congress Square
WeWork has committed to the Congress Square project in downtown Boston, agreeing to a lease for 97,494 square feet across four floors in the 16-story, 365,000-square-foot office building slated for completion next quarter. The Class A building at 40 Water Street was...

Here’s Why Infrastructure Tops this Ranking as the No. 1 Issue Facing Real Estate
Pictured: Joseph Nahas Jr., senior vice president with Equus Capital Partners and this year’s global chair of The Counselors of Real Estate.LAS VEGAS – When Joseph Nahas, Jr. and his team at The Counselors of Real Estate, an invitation-only industry group with 1,100...
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