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Nery of Coastal Commercial Real Estate sells building

New Bedford, MA Coastal Commercial Real Estate has completed the sale of the commercial building located at 133-135 Acushnet Ave. This remodeled 27’ x 24’ free-standing stucco building

Lyman Real Estate arranges building sale to 360 Design Plus

Old Saybrook, CT Architect David Noe has purchased the property at 27 North Main St., and will be moving 360 Design Plus, his full-service architectural firm, to the new location.

MassDevelopment provides $2.55 million loan for New Gorham LLC

Lowell, MA MassDevelopment has provided a $2,550,000 loan for New Gorham LLC, owned by developer Leo Monteiro, to buy and renovate a vacant historic building at 80 Gorham St. in downtown into two units of ground-floor retail space with 12 market-rate apartments

Lerner and Brownell of Vanguard-Fine, LLC complete two new lease deals in Pittsfield, MA

Pittsfield, MA Steven Lerner and Kenneth Brownell of Vanguard-Fine, LLC recently completed two deals in town. Lerner and Brownell worked with Ted Speros of ATS Realty Corp. in brokering the five year lease

Hotel Investors have gone “Pencils Down” - by James O'Connell

Is that the sound of air flowing from a balloon? Could it be someone snoring? Maybe it’s just a big sigh of relief from analysts after they learn their underwriting workload has been cut. Hotel investors have decided to step back and wait for the dust, kicked up by the financial markets, to settle before they get back in.

O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties, Inc. handles sale and lease

Leominster, MA Bret O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties, Inc. represented the buyer of 45 Francis St. The 20,000 s/f manufacturing building was purchased as a long-term investment by Francis MacLean Realty Trust.

100 Massachusetts residents graduate from Pipefitters Local 537’s five-year training program amidst New England’s building boom

Dorchester, MA As the building boom continues in New England, nearly 100 apprentices of Pipefitters Local 537 graduated from an intensive five-year training program. Among the newly declared journeypersons is Pipefitters class president Bryan Longmoore, refrigeration class president Steven Bisson, and a building pathways alumnus Matthew Joseph.

IBEW Local 103 hosts vice president Harris and supports access to reproductive care

Boston, MA IBEW Local 103 hosted vice president Kamala Harris’ roundtable discussion with elected leaders, and healthcare advocates from across Massachusetts regarding protecting access to reproductive care and abortion care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Following the event, business manager/financial secretary Lou Antonellis

Wise Construction hire Guertin as director of Engineering

Winchester, MA Wise Construction, a construction management firm based in Boston, has hired Scott Guertin, P.E. as director of Engineering. Bringing a background of 25+ years in mechanical engineering, Guertin will support

Dacon completes 95,000 s/f warehouse/distribution center for Crate&Barrel and Sterling Movers in N.H.

Hudson, NH Dacon has completed a 95,000 s/f expansion of 36 Executive Dr. in response to market demand for warehouse and distribution space along the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border. The property is located near Rtes. 3 and 495 in Sagamore Industrial Park.