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CB Richard Ellis/New England and Jones Lang LaSalle complete 47,486 s/f lease for AECOM and ELV Assoc.

CB Richard Ellis/New England and Jones Lang LaSalle completed a 47,486 s/f lease renewal and expansion with AECOM at 66 Long Wharf. AECOM will expand its footprint to four floors in the building. "AECOM's decision to stay at 66 Long Wharf in Boston is a testament to the building and the long-standing success AECOM has shared at this location," said CBRE's Kevin Kennedy. "Furthermore, this building has the location, amenities and views that make it appealing for a long-term office headquarters." The CBRE team of Chris Cuddy, senior vice president/partner, and Kevin Kennedy, first vice president, represented tenant AECOM in the renewal and expansion. Jones Lang LaSalle vice president Katharine Small and former managing director Bill Collins represented landlord ELV Associates, Inc. CBRE has also completed a 9,800 s/f lease renewal with SofTech at 59 Lowes Way in Lowell, Mass. SofTech, Inc., a multinational computer software company, will remain on the third floor of the property, a 102,653 square foot Class B office building part of Connector Park with 41 Wellman Street. The CBRE team of Mark Reardon, executive vice president/partner, Jason Levendusky, first vice president, and Kerry Olson, vice president, represented landlord National Development in the renewal. Richards Barry Joyce and Partners' Jamey Lipscomb represented SofTech, Inc. "SofTech's decision to stay at Connector Park in Lowell is a testament to National Development's distinction as a landlord," said Olson." Built just before the turn of the century, 66 Long Wharf is part of the Custom House at Long Wharf, a historic brick and beam building with six floors of multi-tenant office space on the city's waterfront. The south side of the property is an active tourist, ferry and excursion dock while the north side is a marina and dock for the water taxi from Logan International Airport and numerous ferry boats. Conveniently located next to the Long Wharf Marriott and adjacent to the Aquarium Station T stop on the MBTA's Blue Line, 66 Long Wharf is just a few blocks away from the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston's Financial District, Faneuil Hall, as well as a multitude of restaurant, hotel, and retail locations.
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