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Green of The Begley Cos. brokers sale of 20,000 s/f prop for Jack Smillie, Inc. - $2m

After 80 years in the candy business, Jack Smillie, Inc. closed its doors and sold their property at 15 Linscott Rd. The buyer, A & G Center...

The power of positive thinking

For over 40 years I have asked myself to write a monthly message addressed to the multi-trillion dollar commercial/investment real estate in...

Assessments and abatements

In a volatile real estate market, I am seeing many disconnects in valuations of properties. For example, for fiscal 2010, the tax date was J...

Lincoln Property Co. retained to sell 72,312 s/f auto dealership across from Gillette Stadium

Lincoln Property Company has been retained to sell a 72,312 s/f auto dealership located on 22.43 acres of prime land at one of the most soug...

Copyrights and trademarks as intellectual property

Most people confuse trademarks with copyrights. A trademark is a distinctive word, phrase, logo, or other graphic symbol attached to a produ...

Trickle down economics revisited in todays market

"Reaganomics" was coined in the late seventies to describe Ronald Reagan's domestic supply side economic policies. Simply stated, as tax rat...

Parsons of Parsons Comm'l. Group represents buyer in $1.125 million sale

Jake Parsons, associate for Parsons Commercial Group, Inc. (PCG), represented the buyer in the purchase of 17 Brent Dr. The 25,000 s/f indus...

Combined Properties signs 5,300 s/f lease with Line Drive Sports

Combined Properties Inc. has signed a lease with Line Drive Sports for 5,300 s/f of space at 89 Commercial St. According to owner Lester Mor...

McKenzie and Byrne of Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, LLC rep. KBS Realty Advisors in two leases

Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, LLC (RBJ) represented KBS Realty Advisors in two new leases with Applied Materials, Inc. and Sohn & Associa...

Hardy and Paskalis of MG Commercial broker long term 40,000 s/f lease

MG Commercial Real Estate Services in Providence. R.I. brokered a long term, 40,000 s/f lease between Umicore and Building Eleven Realty, LL...