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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

Dellbrook One Way completes demolition at the site of Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology’s new Roxbury campus

Roxbury, MA Dellbrook One Way, a joint venture between Dellbrook|JKS and One Way Development, has completed the demolition of a long-vacant warehouse in the city’s Nubian Sq., to prepare for construction of the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

PROCON names Anderson executive vice president

Hooksett, NH Erik Anderson has been promoted to executive vice president of architecture and engineering at PROCON. Anderson is a licensed and LEED-accredited architect and leader with over 32 years of experience. He has worked on various building types, including senior living

Dartmouth Property Management awarded 4 more property management contracts to begin Q4

Stoneham, MA Dartmouth Property Management (DPM) has been awarded four more property management assignments to kick-off the 4th quarter of 2022; adding to the previous 10 assignments earlier in the year as it continues to expand its platform

CBRE arranges $23.4 million land sale for 425-unit apartment development

Woburn, MA CBRE has arranged the $23.4 million sale of land for the development of an approved 425-unit apartment community located at 316 New Boston St. CBRE Capital Markets’ multi-housing experts Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin exclusively

Breakthrough Properties and CRISPR Therapeutics celebrate completion of The 105

Boston, MA Breakthrough Properties (Breakthrough), a leading global developer of life sciences real estate, celebrated the completion and grand opening of The 105 by Breakthrough (The 105) in collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics. The new facility is fully leased to CRISPR Therapeutics and will serve as its new U.S. research & development headquarters.