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Combined Properties signs two lease renewals totaling 69,350 s/f

Malden, MA Combined Properties, Inc. completed two lease renewals at 378 Commercial St., a 114,920 s/f industrial building. Vocell Bus Company and General Insulation together have renewed a total of 69,350 s/f.

Vocell Bus, one of New England’s leading school-bus transportation companies locally owned and operated by the Goodman family, occupies 16,000 s/f. General Insulation, a major distributor of commercial and industrial insulation, HVAC products, and fire stop products, occupies 53,350 s/f at 378 Commercial St.

378 Commercial Street - Malden, MA

“Vocell and General Insulation are both tenants and neighbors, at 378 Commercial St. in Malden is just a couple doors down from our corporate offices,” said John Pereira, president of Combined Properties. “We are committed to providing outstanding service and property management so that these companies can continue to successfully operate and thrive in Malden.”

Greg Regazzini, Combined Properties’s vice president and director of leasing, represented the landlord in the above transactions.

This prime warehouse/manufacturing space on Commercial St. offers extensive surface parking and a great location, 10 minutes to downtown Boston and 15 minutes to Logan International Airport. Tenants benefit from access to major routes including 60, 28, 16, I-93, and I-90 and the MBTA’s Wellington Station on the Orange Line. 

Combined Properties, Inc is a full-service investment and development real estate firm specializing in first-class office, R&D, industrial, retail, medical, and multi-family residential properties in communities north of Boston. The Malden-based firm has purchased, developed, and managed over 2.6 million square feet and offers full-spectrum capabilities to meet its clients’ individual needs. With in-house experts in planning, permitting, development, architecture, financing, construction, leasing, and property management, our professionals work as a team to provide complete real estate solutions.

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