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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.

Moody's upgrades East Providence rating; City on secure financial footing

East Providence, RI While some municipalities in our state and throughout the world are facing financial hardship, the City of East Providence has received positive news from Moody’s Investors Service. East Providence has been upgraded to an A1 rating,

Cornerstone Realty Capital arranges $7.6 million financing for Hilltop Garden Apartments

Leominster, MA Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $7.6 million for the acquisition of a 120-unit apartment property. Known as Hilltop Garden Apartments, the property consists of a unit mix of five studio units

Novaya Real Estate Ventures, LLC and Hawk Properties complete the sale of 55 Tech. Dr.

Lowell, MA A joint venture between Novaya Real Estate Ventures, LLC and Hawk Properties has completed the sale of 55 Technology Dr. to Legacy Real Estate Ventures. The property consists of an 89,004 s/f, two story office and flex building.

JLL arranges $19.35 million sale and $13.32 million financing for 45 Holton St., a 180,000 s/f warehouse building

Winchester, MA JLL has closed the $19.35 million sale of and arranged $13.32 million in acquisition financing for 45 Holton St., a 180,000 s/f, fully leased industrial warehouse building.

Cyrier and Saulnier of MANSARD represent Taurus Investment Holdings in $1.5 million sale

Dighton, MA Taurus Investment Holdings sold off a 550,000 s/f industrial/warehouse/manufacturing complex on 40.5 acres from its portfolio for $1.5 million. Jeremy Cyrier, CCIM, and Taylor Saulnier of MANSARD Commercial Real Estate represented the seller.

NEREJ’s One-on-One with Rick Kaplan

Norwell, MA New England Real Estate Journal launched a new YouTube show called NEREJ One-on-One with Rick Kaplan. They will be producing one interview weekly and you can find the show @ NEREJ One on One.

1031 Exchanges and Like-Kind Real Estate Interests - by Bill Lopriore

Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 allows for the deferral of capital gain tax if property held for productive use in a trade, business or for investment is exchanged for property of “like-kind.” For real estate, the definition of “like-kind” is quite broad.