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Greatland Realty and Long Wharf Capital acquire two buildings in Lexington, MA

Lexington, MA Greatland Realty Partners and Long Wharf Capital have partnered to acquire two buildings. Located at 25 and 40 Hartwell Ave., the fully-leased buildings include 65,000 s/f of lab and office space. “We are thrilled to add 25 and 40 Hartwell Ave. to our growing portfolio of buildings located in Lexington

The Stubblebine Co. facilitates $3.1 million sale of 183,300 s/f building

Attleboro, MA David and James Stubblebine and Aaron Smith of The Stubblebine Company represented the seller, ACCBLDG 1 LLC, and directly procured the buyer, True Storage LLC, in the sale of 34 Forest St., for $3.1 million.

Klebes promoted to VP of preconstruction and estimating at Acella

Pembroke, MA Acella Construction Corp. promoted Ryan Klebes, LEED AP to the position of vice president of preconstruction and estimating. Klebes is the longest-tenured employee at Acella, having started with the company in 2003.

JLL Capital Markets closes $47 million sale of 36-building, 114-unit portfolio located in East Boston, MA

East Boston, MA JLL Capital Markets has closed the $47 million sale of a 36-building, 114-unit, multi-housing portfolio. JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between The Grossman Companies and Hodara Real Estate Group. East Boston Community Development Corp.

The Associated General Contractors of Mass. present availability of scholarships

Boston, MA The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) has released the availability of scholarship funding for college students enrolled in construction or civil engineering degree programs,

MassDevelopment and Fidelity Bank provide $2.9m to Mass Ave Rentals

Gardner, MA MassDevelopment has partnered with Fidelity Bank to provide a $2.9 million loan to Mass Ave Rentals, LLC (MAR), led by developer Gary Lorden. MAR will use funds to renovate and convert two vacant commercial buildings at 42-50 and 52 Parker St.

Greater Boston Commercial Properties completes $8m sale of Monahan’s Marine

Weymouth, MA Bret O’Brien and Nishan Papazian of Greater Boston Commercial Properties Inc. of Northborough represented the seller in the portfolio sale of 390, 396, & 396 Rear Washington St. as well as the business Monahan’s Marine

R. W. Holmes brings Raynham spec industrial building to 100% leased before completion

Raynham, MA R.W. Holmes has arranged nine leases for Ryan Industrial Park’s 67,000 s/f new spec industrial building at 50 Ryan Dr., making it fully leased prior to completion. Among the recent leases signed that brought the building to full occupancy was a lease with Floors & Walls for 13,000 s/f.

Whether building new or buying now, greener homes have short and long-term benefits that shouldn’t be overlooked - by Michael Sachse

Renewable energy is more affordable, accessible, and valuable to homeowners than ever before. According to the US Department of Energy, solar energy production has soared from .34 gigawatts (GW) in 2008 to more than 97 GW today. The cost to install solar panels fell by more than 70% since 2014,

Suffolk Technologies creates BOOST program for start-ups

Boston, MA The construction industry is faced with a unique set of challenges in response to current economic conditions. Among increasing project complexities and a growing urgency for sustainable development, owners and contractors are confronting labor shortages