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How to differentiate your company with marketing - by Chuck Sink

Plenty of companies try to compete using the same keywords to describe their products and services. They might try to differentiate by claiming the best customer service in the industry but so does everyone else. You’ve heard it, “Our service makes the difference

The short-term hospitality outlook is extremely challenging - by David Roedel

Honestly, what an amazing year for hospitality! For the first time occupancy fell so fast operators could solely focus on customer service. When occupancy drops over 50% and RevPAR more than 75%, that if it were not for the six-foot social distancing, we could carry every guest through the front door? 

Atlantic Commercial Real Estate, LLC leases 1,200 s/f of office space

Norwood, MA Atlantic Commercial Real Estate, LLC leased 1,200 s/f of office space in 175 Walpole St., to Century 21 Northeast. This transaction concludes the lease-up of this multi-use property. Atlantic Commercial represented the landlord in the transaction.

Why don’t I qualify for an offer in compromise? - by Michael Duffy

When a new client with back taxes reaches out to me, inevitably the first question out of their mouth is whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is willing to compromise on the amount owed. In what almost certainly sounds like a lawyer’s answer, my response is always, “It depends.” 

A.W. Perry partners with Novaya to purchase 250,000 s/f site 

Lynn, MA A.W. Perry, a real estate investment, development, and services firm, in partnership with Novaya Real Estate Ventures, have purchased 626 and 680 Lynnway Rd. and 0 Circle Ave. Known as the former Garelick Farms plant, the 250,000 s/f industrial facility

Colliers International’s investment sales team completes $25m redevelopment sale

Boston, MA Colliers International’s investment sales team has completed the sale of the leasehold interest of One Au Bon Pain Way, a 1.4-acre life science redevelopment opportunity in Boston’s Seaport district. The Colliers team, consisting of managing director Frank Petz

CBRE brokers $34.75 million sale of Avalon Wilton for AvalonBay

Wilton, CT CBRE completed the $34.75 million sale of Avalon Wilton on Danbury Rd., a 100-home luxury apartment community. The CBRE team of Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin and Stuart MacKenzie

Griffith and Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap broker $26.5m sale

Amesbury, MA Marcus & Millichap completed the sale of the Amesbury Collection, a pair of apartment complexes totaling 183 units. The assets sold for a total of $26.5 million. Evan Griffith, first vice president investments, and Tony Pepdjonovic,

Jumbo Capital purchases One Patriots Park for $72.5 million

Bedford, MA Privately held real estate investment firm, Jumbo Capital has added a new biotech asset to its nearly 4.5 million s/f of owned commercial and residential real estate property in Greater Boston with the $72.5 million purchase of One Patriots Park, a 143,600 s/f life science facility recently repositioned by Longfellow Real Estate Partners and Bain Capital.

Grassi expands into Boston area with acquisition of Levine, Caufield, Martin & Goldberg, P.C.

strong>Needham, MA Top-100 advisory and accounting firm Grassi has expanded into the Boston-area marketplace with the acquisition of Levine, Caufield, Martin & Goldberg, P.C. (LCMG). The move adds three partners, Bruce Levine, Sherri Martin and Bernard Goldberg, and one principal, Thomas Kreckler, to Grassi’s leadership team.