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VERC Enterprises opens its first CBD Wellness Store with Ceres Natural Remedies

Plymouth, MA VERC Enterprises opened its first CBD Wellness Store inside an existing convenience store. Located at 131 Commerce Way

IREM Foundation launches COVID-19 Relief Fund on #GivingTuesdayNow

Chicago, IL Like many people around the world, property managers have felt the economic impact of the global pandemic. To support real estate managers and their communities

Butler and St. John of CBRE represent True North Capital Partners in $73.575 million sale of Waltham Overlook

Waltham, MA CBRE has completed the $73.575 million sale of Waltham Overlook, a 207-unit 100% market-rate apartment community. CBRE Capital Markets’ multi-housing experts Simon Butler and Biria St. John exclusively represented the seller an affiliate of, True North Capital Partners, and procured the buyer 93 Realty

Lee & Associates opens Boston location - will specialize in tenant representation for office, life sciences, industrial, and retail clients

Boston, MA Lee & Associates, one of the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firms in North America, is opening a new Boston location. The office will specialize in tenant representation for office, life sciences, industrial, and retail clients,

Retail will prevail - by Carol Todreas

Retail will prevail–as has happened throughout history. There will be stores. How many and what kind are the questions. Before Covid-19 we were going through a harsh transition of mall and store closures for a variety of reasons from too much retail per capita to too many old stores,

Massachusetts enacts H. 4647 during COVID-19 state of emergency

On April 20th, Massachusetts enacted a statewide moratorium on a broad swath of evictions and foreclosures during the COVID-19 state of emergency. A copy of the new law, adopted through House Bill No. 4647, is available online.

City Realty donates Chromebooks for youth in the city through Cape Verdean Association of Boston

Boston, MA City Realty, a community-focused real estate development company serving the Greater Boston area since 2004, has donated laptop computers to the Cape Verdean Association of Boston. City Realty’s nonprofit organization

The Davis Cos. signs Firefly Health to new 19,112 s/f office lease

Watertown, MA According to The Davis Cos., Firefly Health, a tech-enabled primary care and behavioral health provider, has leased 19,112 s/f of office space at 101 Walnut St.

Nickerson of O’Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. brokers $650,000 sale

Billerica, MA Nate Nickerson, senior associate at O’Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. brokered the sale of 19 Sterling Road Unit 2, Billerica, MA. The industrial condo was 5,329 s/f and it closed on April 21st, for $650,000 or $122 per s/f.

Returning to work: Disease-prevention trends - by Elizabeth Holmes

With the expectation of employees returning to work, whether May 18th or a later date, companies need to be prepared to not only provide a safe environment now, but fundamentally alter their office spaces to accommodate employees’ newest priority: staying healthy and minimizing the spread of germs.