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Hovey joins JLL’s Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team

Boston, MA JLL Capital Markets has hired Tom Hovey as director, joining the JLL Northeast Industrial Capital Markets Investment Sales and Advisory team.

Bulfinch signs long-term lease with TIAA at 95 Mount Auburn St.

Cambridge, MA An affiliate of The Bulfinch Companies, Inc. (Bulfinch), a commercial real estate and investment firm, has signed a long-term lease extension with TIAA, The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of American-College Retirement Equities Fund at 95 Mount Auburn St.

Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty brokers $6.5 million sale in Little Compton, RI

Little Compton, RI Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty completed the sale of 21 Atlantic Dr., for $6.5 million. The sellers were represented by Cherry Arnold, sales associate of Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty.

Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.

O’Brien Commercial Properties handles 10,700 s/f in leases in Marlborough and Lancaster, Mass.

Marlborough, MA Black Diamond Solutions has signed a lease of office & flex space at 257 Simarano Dr. They will relocate headquarters from Northborough this month. Eric O’Brien and Andrew Goddard from O’Brien Commercial Properties Inc. brokered the transaction.<

NeighborWorks Housing Solutions awarded $20,000 grant from Dedham Savings Foundation

Brockton, MA NeighborWorks Housing Solutions, one of the leading housing service providers in southern Massachusetts, was named the recipient of a $20,000 grant from the Dedham Savings Community Foundation.

Atlantic Property Management moves into Connecticut with 172,000 s/f assignment

Groton, CT According to Atlantic Property Management, The Sigmund Companies has selected the company to manage a premier 172,000 s/f retail property. Known for its expertise in commercial property management across

Freudenheim Partners and Newmark facilitate 9,271 s/f lease for Berklee at 699 Boylston St.

Boston, MA Freudenheim Partners has facilitated a lease on behalf of Berklee. The renowned institution has secured a retail and office space spanning 9,271 s/f at 699 Boylston St., located in Back Bay. This street-level space, formerly occupied by TB12, features first-floor

North Shore Realty Advisors, Inc. handles $7.85 million portfolio sale - purchased by Zanzibar Capital and sold by United Properties

Everett, MA North Shore Realty Advisors Inc. has completed the sale of a 27-unit portfolio purchased by Zanzibar Capital and sold by United Properties for the total sale price of $7.85 million.

The Davis Companies arranges 32,493 s/f industrial lease at Upton Crossing

Wilmington, MA The Davis Companies (Davis) has entered into a 10-year lease agreement with a confidential snack food company at Upton Crossing, a newly developed industrial campus located at 38 Upton Dr. The company will occupy 32,493 s/f of industrial space beginning in Q1 of 2025.