Cummings Properties' 150,000 s/f TradeCenter 128 welcomes employees

Many employees at the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse will be making the move to their new 150,000 s/f building at TradeCenter 128. It is expected to be fully ready for occupancy by March. This concrete and glass-enclosed facility is located on Sylvan Rd., between exits 34 and 35, off Rte. 128/I-95. It is a seven-story structure connected to another new seven-story office building by a 900-car garage, according to officials at Cummings Properties, LLC, the project's owner and developer. Work on the TradeCenter 128 began last January and the project remains on schedule, with an expected December 31st completion day for the freestanding courthouse building, says Ernie Agresti, vice president of Cummings. "At the urging of the court, we agreed to make an extra special effort to complete the courthouse by the end of the year so it could move in by early 2008." Approximately 200 employees of the Middlesex Superior Court will occupy the new office and courtroom space. According to Agresti, the court has leased its new facility for five years, during which the state is expected to complete more than $130 million in courthouse upgrades.