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Posted: May 24, 2012
McKinnon of Grossman Companies leases 20,000 s/f to TopSource LLC
Top Source LLC, one of the largest cooperative buying organizations in the retail food industry, has subleased 20,000 s/f for new headquarters space at 3 Batterymarch Park.
Representing TopSource was Richard McKinnon, director brokerage services for The Grossman Companies, Inc., of Quincy. Representing the tenant Aviva Life & Annuity Company as sublandlord was John Driscoll of Cushman & Wakefield. The new space represents an 8,000 s/f expansion by TopSource from its previous offices. The building is owned by the National Fire Protection Association.
TopSource assists companies realize significant savings in the area of not-for-resale, in areas such as construction, store equipment, office products, packaging, IT/Telecom, logistics & distribution, marketing, advertising, merchandising and energy management. TopSource is a subsidiary of Topco Associates LLC.
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