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Greater Boston Commercial Properties completes $7.8m sale

Marlborough, MA Bret O’Brien and Nishan Papazian of Greater Boston Commercial Properties Inc. of Northborough represented the seller in the sale of 237 and 249 Cedar Hill St., totaling 55,000 s/f for $7.8 million.

Senné named partner of Boston College Athletics

Boston, MA According to the Boston-based, industry-leading real estate advisory and investment firm Senné, has begun its new year-long relationship with Boston College Athletics, just prior to the Eagles’ 2021 season kick-off on September 4.

Corcoran named vice president of commercial lending at Bank of Canton

Canton, MA Robert Corcoran was named vice president of commercial lending at Bank of Canton. Corcoran brings more than 40 years of diverse commercial lending experience to the bank, having successfully grown loan portfolios in his previous roles while also reducing and/or restructuring non-performing loans.

Marcus Partners signs Ginkgo Bioworks to 228,000 s/f lease

South Boston, MA According to Marcus Partners, Ginkgo Bioworks, the organism company, will occupy 100% of the firm’s new life science campus at Parcels O and P in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park (RLFMP) in the South Boston Waterfront neighborhood.

Horvath & Tremblay brokers $10.3 million sale to Arrowpoint Proporties

Groveland, MA Spencer Norton, Dennis Kelleher and John Pentore of Horvath & Tremblay have arranged the sale of a thirteen building, 60-unit multifamily complex to David Lamattina and Jay Goldberg of Arrowpoint Properties.

Cummings Properties leases 24,000 s/f to Absorption Systems

Woburn, MA Absorption Systems, a Pharmaron Company, has expanded its Massachusetts operation with a 24,000 s/f lease at 12 Cabot Rd. After outgrowing its previous local facility in Medford, Absorption Systems is gradually transitioning its workforce

JLL Capital Markets closes sale and arranges financing for 60 Winter St. - 47,915 s/f building

Malden, MA JLL Capital Markets has closed the sale of and arranged acquisition financing for a fully leased, 47,915 s/f, single-tenant light industrial distribution and manufacturing facility at 60 Winter St.

Downes Construction hosts Book Drive benefiting Hartford’s Park Street Library @ the Lyric and Frog Hollow Community

Hartford, CT Downes Construction Company hosts book drive to support Frog Hollow Community. In honor of the new library’s completion, Downes hosted a Book Drive, collecting books in both Spanish and English for children of all ages in the Frog Hollow community.

CT sales tax rules put construction firms at risk - by Slattery and Claffey

Building and construction contractors have a multitude of complex issues to deal with when it comes to sales and use taxes in Connecticut. The Department of Revenue Services went so far as to issue a 104-page manual to help the industry deal with the many complexities.

Berger and Quinlan of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston broker $10.35 million sale of 60,000 s/f industrial building

Andover, MA SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston has completed the sale of a 60,000 s/f industrial building on 4.71 acres at 7 Connector Rd. for $10.35 million. Senior advisor, Alex Berger, and assistant managing director of brokerage, Matt Quinlan, both of SVN | Parsons