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Project of the Month: Main Street Architects and Pilote Design complete $1.5 million new Club House for Sharon Country Club

Sharon, MA Sharon Country Club was started in 1898 on O’Leary’s Farm in Sharon. In 1921 the clubs members purchased the farm and in 1923 the O’Leary dairy barn became the club house.

Converting retail for industrial use? What to look for - by Thomas Madonna

In recent years, many former retail spaces have been converted for other uses, such as industrial or e-commerce (i.e. fulfillment, “pick-and-pack” centers). Before embarking on such a conversion, however, landlords and tenants should take the following into consideration

Butler and St. John of CBRE handle $13.7 million sale of two properties for seller, First Merchants Group

Fall River, MA CBRE has completed the sale of Border City Mills located at 2 Weaver St., and River Grove Apartments located at 4516 North Main St., for $13.7 million. CBRE multihousing experts Simon Butler and Biria St. John exclusively represented the seller

PROCON’s architecture team wins 2019 National Senior Living by Design Award

Shelton, CT PROCON’s architecture team was recognized as a winner of the 2019 Argentum Senior Living by Design Award for Brightview Senior Living. The 168,000 s/f design was featured in the December 2019 issue of Senior Living Executive Magazine.

Equity Commonwealth sells 109 Brookline to IQHQ for $270m - NKF handles sale of 285,000 s/f property

Boston, MA Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has completed the $270 million sale of 109 Brookline Ave. on behalf of Equity Commonwealth to IQHQ (formerly Creative Science Properties). Co-head of U.S. Capital Markets Robert Griffin, vice chairman Edward Maher,

Protecting workers, job sites and the general public against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) - by Morris Napolitano

With the recent appearance and rapid spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) globally, a potentially fatal respiratory illness, it’s time to prepare and train construction firms

Kermes of Residential Properties Ltd. sells 72 Cormorant Rd. for $2.95 million

Narragansett, RI Residential Properties Ltd. sold 72 Cormorant Rd. This is the highest sale in Narragansett this year after being sold for $2,950,000. Sales associate Janet Kermes,

Callahan Construction Managers supports Boston women’s shelter

Boston, MA Callahan Construction Managers (Callahan) volunteered at Rosie’s Place in Boston on Thursday, March 5th. 2020 marks the 6th consecutive year that Callahan

The Davis Cos. and Copley Group acquire Park Gallery for $28.5m - brokered by Weissman, Herz, Benzinger and Herald of BRA

Boston, MA A joint venture of The Davis Companies (TDC) and The Copley Group have completed the $28.5 million acquisition of the Park Gallery. Boston Realty Advisors brokered the sale of the multifamily portfolio, a collection of 55 market-rate apartments

Land Design Collaborative, a civil engineering,
landscape architectural firm, is now open in Westborough, MA

Westborough, MA Wayne Belec, Mike Scott and Jim Almonte have formed a new venture between the three long-time friends and colleagues with the formation of Land Design Collaborative (LDC). They will be providing professional civil engineering and landscape