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13 year veteran Doorakian joins Boston Realty Advisors as managing director

Boston Realty Advisors (BRA) hires Bonny Doorakian. With thirteen years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, Doorakian specializes in both tenant and landlord leasing representation as well as office condominium sales. In 2011, Doorakian was nominated for Boston Office Deal of the Year by the Commercial Brokers Association for the leasing of One Faneuil Hall Sq. in record time. Doorakian continues to be one of the top listing agents in the city for class B landlord representation due to her passion and creativity. Doorakian has brokered 41 deals in the last 365 days totaling 113,768 s/f and is currently the representative for 8 buildings, totaling half a million s/f. She is currently also responsible for shaping the strategic direction of the commercial division as well as new business development for BRA. She was associated with NAI Hunneman for six years prior to returning to BRA in 2013 as a managing director. Previous to her work at BRA, Doorakian was ranked the number one area sales manager in the United States for The Regus Group, the largest provider of executive office suites in the world. Doorakian's earliest experience in the industry began at established commercial real estate firms such as Cushman & Wakefield, Grubb & Ellis Company, and The Flatley Company.
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