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Brown of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston handles 7,200 s/f lease for Walgreens

Marlborough, MA SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston’s senior advisor, Arlon Brown, SIOR, represented Walgreens New England regional headquarters in their relocation to Lake Williams Center. The space at Lake Williams Center is a class A suburban office space and is part of a 210,000 s/f business park. Walgreens signed a 10-year lease at the building, occupying 7,200 s/f of space. 

Arlon Brown, SVN |
Parsons Commercial Group

The landlord in this transaction was Washington Capital Management, who was represented by vice president Rob Mahoney of JLL. The New England Regional headquarters for Walgreens wanted a location that had access to many interstate routes; Lake Williams Center, located at 62 Forest St., was the perfect fit, being close to both I-495 and I-90/Mass Pike.

“I was pleased to have the opportunity to work with such a sophisticated world-wide company with extensive in-house resources and whose employees were so very helpful and cooperative,” said Brown.

SVN | Parsons Commercial Group |Boston is a commercial real estate firm based in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company is a leading provider of commercial real estate services including, leasing (tenant and landlord representation), investment sales, property management, development and construction management services.

 

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