Columbia Property Trust secures 50,000 s/f in six leases at 116 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA Columbia Property Trust, Inc. has completed six leases 50,000 s/f at 116 Huntington Ave., its 273,000 s/f boutique office building in the city’s Back Bay.
The largest deal belongs to Karen Clark & Company, a software development firm that has called 116 Huntington home since 2017. The company is expanding its headquarters by 8,022 s/f, taking over the entire 20,286 s/f tenth floor. Karen Clark also signed a four-year lease extension, ensuring its presence at the tower through at least 2032.
Columbia secured a 3,031 s/f headquarters expansion with Longpoint Partners. The real estate private equity firm, which first moved to 116 Huntington in 2015, is relocating and growing its footprint for the third time at the tower. It will now occupy 11,053 s/f on the 12th floor as part of a 10.5-year extension of its lease.
The additional four deals reflect the building’s growing appeal to high-growth sectors, including AI and life sciences:
• Formation Bio, an AI-native pharma company, signed a 6,172 s/f lease to occupy a new prebuilt suite on the second floor;
• SciVida, a management consulting firm focused exclusively on life sciences, will move into a 5,462 s/f prebuilt suite on the third floor;
• OnCorps, Inc., an AI platform for fund operations, will double its current office footprint when it relocates to a 4,155 s/f prebuilt suite on the ninth floor; and
• MD2 International, LLC, a concierge medical provider, signed an 11-year, 3,306 s/f lease on the ninth floor.
“Fifty thousand s/f of new leases doesn’t happen by accident,” said Ted Koltis, executive vice president and head of real estate at Columbia Property Trust. “This momentum is a reflection of the quality of the building, the thoughtfully cultivated environment we’ve created, and the strength of the Back Bay market. The addition of cutting-edge AI and life sciences companies alongside expanding long-term tenants is exactly the kind of tenant mix that makes this building a top choice in the market.”
In 2025, Columbia opened The Clubhouse, a new 6,400 s/f amenity center built exclusively for building tenants. It features a state-of-the-art fitness facility, modern meeting and conference rooms, a lounge and kitchen, and a Full Swing Golf Simulator.
The 15-story tower, which recently achieved LEED Gold certification, boasts efficient floorplates and on-site parking. At street level, 116 Huntington’s two-story atrium lobby offers direct access to café operator Jaho Coffee. Other notable office tenants include Silversmith Capital Partners, CVS, and The Segal Company.
Located in Back Bay, 116 Huntington is surrounded by world-class shops, hotels, major corporations and landmark attractions such as the Prudential Center, Boston Common and Freedom Trail. With the Back Bay subway and train stations just a short walk away, 116 Huntington offers access to commuter rail, bus, MBTA lines, Massachusetts Turnpike and I-93.
Columbia was represented in-house on all transactions by Koltis, and Maria Blake, vice president of real estate, along with a JLL team of Dan Cavanaugh, Patrick Nugent and Maeve Cleary. Longpoint was represented by Bryan Sparkes and Sarah Griffith of JLL. Karen Clark was represented by Colin Gordon of Hughes Marino. Formation Bio was represented by Matt Davis and Seamus Lambert of Colliers. MD2 International, LLC was represented Maeve Cleary of JLL. SciVida was represented by Brian Flaherty and Marc Consalvi of JLL. OnCorps, Inc. was represented by Hannah McNeil of Colliers.