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Suffolk hires Riordan as COO of education in northeast

Boston, MA Suffolk hired Christian Riordan as its new COO of education in the northeast. Riordan is responsible for developing strategy for Suffolk’s education sector work, identifying and strengthening

O'Brien and DeWolfe of Greater Boston Commercial Props. sell 26,500 s/f manufacturing facility for $2.5 million

Franklin, MA Bret O’Brien and Tyler DeWolfe of Greater Boston Commercial Properties, Inc. recently represented the seller of 50 Earls Way, a 26,500 s/f manufacturing facility.

Bongiorni of SR Comm’l. sells 3,070 s/f bank site

Southwick, MA Paul Bongiorni of SR Commercial Realty brokered the $700,000 sale of a 3,070 s/f former bank property at 664 College Hwy. (Rtes. 10 and 202). The building, on 4.05 acres, was owned by KeyBank.

Conrad Group sells office for $1.8 million

Norwell, MA The Conrad Group negotiated the sale of 52 Accord Park Dr. The three-story, 17,500 s/f office building is situated on 1.82 acres in Accord Park. According to Robert Conrad, president of The Conrad Group, “It is good to see the office market on the South Shore

Senné hires Elliot as director of debt & structured finance

Boston, MA The industry-leading real estate advisory and investment firm Senné has hired Andy Elliot as director of debt & structured finance. As director of debt & structured finance, Elliott will lead the commercial real estate debt and equity

CBRE arranges $175 million sale of six-building industrial portfolio

Franklin, MA CBRE has arranged the sale of a six-building industrial portfolio (known as Partners Industrial Portfolio) in suburban Mass. New York City-based Link Logistics Real Estate acquired the assets, which total 802,194 s/f, for $175 million.

There are signs of a very hot hotel and resort market - by Earle Wason

I could never have imagined on January 1st how this year’s hotel brokerage transactions could lead to one of our best. My firm, Wason Associates, has had a business model that is paying dividends for us at this time as resort markets throughout New England and New York have been where the greatest

Spire Investments completes purchase of 10 Beverly apartments for $2.5 million

Beverly, MA Spire Investments has completed the purchase of 24 & 29 Washington St., the properties consist of two apartment structures consisting of 10 units comprised of one and two-bedrooms, for $2.5 million. Stephen Girolamo of Horvath & Tremblay brokered the deal.

IQHQ acquires The Buckminster

Boston, MA IQHQ, Inc., has completed the acquisition of The Buckminster on Beacon St. in the city’s Kenmore Sq. area. The purchase price was not disclosed. The strategic acquisition aligns with IQHQ’s ongoing development efforts in the adjacent Fenway market, which includes

The Stubblebine Co. arranges $22.5 million sale of 76,570 s/f property

Woburn MA David and James Stubblebine, principals of The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International, arranged the sale of 216 New Boston St. and 225 Merrimac St., two industrial buildings totaling 76,570 s/f on 14.68 acres of industrial zoned land for $22.15 million.