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Advanced filtration: Healthy indoor air without the penalty - by Doug Engel

Building owners are employing a myriad of enhancements to adapt their office settings to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19.  While deep cleaning, temperature scans and other measures are all important, the latest advances in research on the novel coronavirus has led experts to evolve their thinking on priority mitigation practices. The most urgent concern is now focused on how to address airborne droplets (bioaerosols) that linger far longer in the air than was originally suspected.

Carswell of Largo arranges $18 million financing for two multifamily portfolios in Hartford, CT

Hartford, CT Dave Carswell, managing director of Largo’s Manhattan office, arranged $18 million in CMBS financing for two multifamily portfolios. Carswell secured $8.2 million for the first portfolio consisting of seven properties. The non-recourse, 10-year mortgage

Eldredge and Jacobs of NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs facilitate two sales totaling $3.187 million

Auburn, MA NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs facilitated the sale of the 53 site, age restricted investment property at 47 Washington St. David Eldredge, NAI Glickman’s vice president, represented the seller, WP LLC. Michael Jacobs, NAI Glickman’s

Marcus & Millichap completed $4.3 million sale of Hill Medical Offices

Milford, MA Marcus & Millichap completed the sale of Hill Medical Offices, a 39,424 s/f office property, according to Thomas Shihadeh, regional manager of the firm’s Boston office. The asset sold for $4.3 million. Adam Cohen and Harrison Klein

Cornerstone arranges $5.2 million for acquisition/renovation of three properties

Brighton, MA Cornerstone Realty Capital recently arranged $5.2 million for the acquisition and renovation of three residential properties in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods of Boston. Combined, the three properties feature a total of 12 units with a unit mix of four two-bedroom units,

Energy and environmental standards for Massachusetts cannabis businesses now in effect - by Adam Braillard

All applications for licenses to operate Massachusetts adult-use marijuana establishments and medical marijuana treatment centers (establishments) must comply with the Cannabis Control Commission’s (the commission) energy efficiency, environmental, and reporting standards set

Goldberg of Spire Investments acquires three properties for $4.73 million - located in Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island

Beverly, MA On the heels of the sale of the retail complex known as Applebrook Plaza in Leominster, Mass., Jay Goldberg of Spire Investments completed the purchases of three properties in Massachusetts, Maine, and Rhode Island, totaling $4.73 million.  The most recent of Spire Investments’ latest string of purchases

Snell of The Stevens Group represents Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand in 50,000 s/f lease - Malatesta of Newmark Knight Frank reps. the landlord

Burlington, MA Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand (COD), an Azzur Group company, leased a 50,000 s/f single story free-standing office/flex building located at 60 Blanchard Rd. The property is located across from Lahey Clinic with direct frontage and visibility on Rte. 128/95. Purchased in 2019 by the Nordblom Company, the building will undergo interior renovation, and exterior upgrades.

The emerging landscape of supply chain real estate - by Zain Jaffer

Material shortages, loss of labor, restrictions on global travel and bottlenecked production–it seems like a fatal equation. Far from thwarted by the COVID-19 recession, supply chain disruptions throughout the pandemic have strengthened the industrial and logistics sector. The supply chain process in full is undergoing mass re-consideration,

Renovo Financial opens new office in Boston - Shaughnessy joins as senior vice president for Mass.

Boston, MA Renovo Financial, a leading real estate specialty finance company focused on lending to residential rehabbers, builders, and developers, has expanded to Massachusetts and is opening an office in the city. To spearhead the market, Paul Shaughnessy has joined the firm as senior vice president. Shaughnessy joins Renovo Financial with a multi-faceted background