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Hotel brand standards race: Gotta keep up! - by James O'Connell

The faster our society moves, the more nimble hotel owners have to be. A reality for hotel owners these days is that they can never stop working to add new items, provide new services and can never stop trying to meet the evolving needs of their customers. 

Stuckey joins Pearce Real Estate’s New Haven office as a sales agent

New Haven, CT According to Barbara Pearce, CEO and chair of Pearce Real Estate, Ben Stuckey has joined the company as a sales agent in the office at 32 Whitney Ave. He reports to Nanette Pastore, president and office manager.

Griffith and Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap handle $2.415 million sale

Quincy, MA Marcus & Millichap has finalized the sale of 36-40 Bigelow St., a 13-unit apartment property, according to John Horowitz, regional manager of the firm’s Boston office. The asset sold for $2.415 million.

JLL advises Welltower on recapitalization of Benchmark Senior Living’s $1.8 billion portfolio

Boston, MA JLL has exclusively advised Welltower Inc. in the recapitalization of the Benchmark Senior Living portfolio, which Benchmark previously owned in partnership with Welltower, with private institutional capital

Waldman Commercial Real Estate completes four building sales in Walpole, Mass.

Walpole, MA Dan Waldman of Waldman Commercial Real Estate has sold four buildings in town. First, he sold 1600 Providence Hwy. for $7.1 million.

Bell Partners acquires Vinnin Square Apartment Homes

Salem, MA Bell Partners Inc. has acquired Vinnin Square Apartment Homes, a 148-unit apartment community, on behalf of its Fund VI investors. The community will be renamed Bell North Shore and be managed by Bell.

Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein negotiates 4,820 s/f lease to Redco

Stratford, CT Redco Audio is expanding into another facility at 526 Benton St. The 4,820 s/f portion of the building will be used for additional business.

Chiaramonte joins TFMoran as a civil project engineer

Bedford, NH According to TFMoran, Christopher Chiaramonte has joined the company serving as a civil project engineer. Chiaramonte has a bachelor of science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

Exchange of Boston Financial Management earns CFP designation

Portland, ME Katie Exchange, of Boston Financial Management (BFM), has obtained the designation of Certified Financial Planner (CFP). CFP certification is a rigorous process consisting of course work and examination

Make sure your property’s valuation is correctly calculated - by Peter Barbieri

For developers and property owners alike, making sure your property’s valuation is correctly calculated could save you thousands of dollars in property taxes. Recently, a home in my neighborhood sold for 8% above asking, which was 10% over the property’s valuation.