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Carbone Commercial handles 20,000 s/f sale

B&D Carpet and flooring has purchased a 20,000 s/f office/flex building located at 217 Middlesex Tpke., from Howland Development. The sale price was not disclosed. Howland Development has developed, leased and managed over 3,000,000 s/f throughout New England. B & D Carpet and flooring has remodeled and relocated their floor covering showroom from Cambridge St., to 217 Middlesex Turnpike. They now occupy 5,700 s/f on the first floor serving both commercial and residential customers for all there flooring needs. Edward Carbone of Carbone Commercial Real Estate, Inc. brokered the sale and now represents B & D carpet in the leasing of the remaining office space.
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