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R. Calabrese Agency’s Calabrese and Valenti handle $1.075m sale

Southington, CT Ralph Calabrese and Tony Valenti of the R. Calabrese Agency, LLC completed the $1.075 million sale of 1850 West St. The fully occupied two story office building houses a daycare in the upper level and a chiropractor and art studio in the lower level.

Historic Boston Inc. begins work on transforming the historic Upham’s Corner comfort station

Dorchester, MA Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) has begun construction on the historic Upham’s Corner comfort station that will transform the neglected building into Sip ‘&’ Spoke, a café, bike repair shop and meeting place for the neighborhood.

Thru the Lens - Metro Credit Union and Salvation Army

Melrose, MA This holiday season, Metro Credit Union employees partnered with The Salvation Army in support of their Angel Tree program. The Salvation Army national holiday assistance program provides new clothes and toys for roughly 1 million children who otherwise may go without gifts. Donors select anonymous children (known as “Angels”) and fulfill their wish lists, which include a toy of the child’s choosing and sizes for essential winter clothes. 

MassEcon names six new directors to the board at annual meeting

Boston, MA Six new directors were elected to the MassEcon board at their annual meeting, along with the re-election of four board members and six directors named as officers and executive committee members. The new directors elected to the board of the 25-year-old pro-business nonprofit organization headquartered in Watertown, are: Tamara Small, CEO-elect of NAIOP; Theresa Conroy, vice president of TD

DPS Group and Hodess Cleanroom Construction complete 27,000 s/f facility for Mustang Bio

Worcester, MA DPS Group and Hodess Cleanroom Construction have completed a proprietary cell therapy manufacturing facility for Mustang Bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. Mustang Bio engaged Hodess as prime consultant on the design/build project, and Hodess selected DPS Group for its depth of experience designing current cGMP manufacturing facilities. DPS Group’s Boston office provided architectural and engineering services for the new facility.

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler completes sale of approved hotel development site at the former home of Rufus Deering Lumber Co.

Portland, ME Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) completed the sale of a fully approved hotel development site at the former Rufus Deering Lumber Co. in downtown. The HFF team represented the seller, Reger Dasco Properties, and procured the buyer/developer Norwich Partners, LLC.

Workbar continues its Massachusetts expansion with 10th location in Salem

Salem, MA Workbar, Boston’s original coworking network, has plans to open a brand new workspace located in downtown Salem. Slated to open in February, the 6,500 s/f workspace marks Workbar’s 10th location in the state, and extends on its commitment to offer professionals and entrepreneurs quality workspaces in both urban and suburban regions.

Bergin of Pearce Commercial sells 20-26 Quick Rd. for $470,000

Milford, CT According to Barbara Pearce, CEO and president of Pearce Real Estate, John Bergin, senior commercial specialist for Pearce Commercial, has sold the 5,807 s/f industrial structure at 20-26 Quirk Rd. for $470,000. The building contains two units, one leased by a medical laboratory and the other to be used by the buyer. The property sits on .45 acres. 

Alvarado, Santiago and Parsons of SVN | Parsons handle $2.9m sale

Cambridge, MA SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston has completed the $2.9 million sale of 136 Appleton St., also known as The Sabbatical House. The demand from investors was extremely strong for an asset of this caliber. Senior commercial real estate advisors, Marci Alvarado, Marilyn Santiago and Jake Parsons of SVN | Parsons represented the seller, Diane Cotman. The buyers were Scott Root and Cocoa Cailer, and were represented by Coldwell Banker, Cambridge.

City of Framingham selects Pace for bike share system

Framingham, MA The city of Framingham has granted an exclusive two-year license to bicycle share provider Zagster, setting the stage to begin operation of its “Pace” service in the spring. Pace is a new, modern bike share service for cities and colleges powered by Zagster. Pace will begin a pilot project with at least 50 bikes across the city and scale up to match rider demand.