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O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties arranges 93,000 s/f in leases at Hopkinton Technology Park

8-18 Avenue E. - Hopkinton, MA 8-18 Avenue E. - Hopkinton, MA

Hopkinton, MA Bret O’Brien, president of Greater Boston Commercial Properties represented the landlord of the Hopkinton Technology Park in ten transactions totaling 93,800 s/f. 

Bret O’Brien, Greater Boston Commercial Properties Bret O’Brien, Greater Boston Commercial Properties

The largest tenants were California Closets at 30,300 s/f and A123 Systems at 20,000 s/f, both of whom signed long term renewals of their leases at 8-18 Avenue E. The third largest transaction was Phosphorex who expanded its operations by relocating to 12,000 s/f of biotech laboratory space. Three brand new tenants to the park were Kinetics, BenSales and Two Men And A Truck. 

The Hopkinton Technology Park is a 235,000 s/f nine building master planned campus, which offers fully air conditioned flex properties immediately off I-495 at Exit 21B.

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