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Boston City Group, Inc. sells Bedford Place for $8.7 million - a 45-unit multifamily property

Whitman, MA The 45-unit apartment building known as Bedford Place, located at 670 Bedford St., has been sold for $8.7 million. Boston City Group, Inc. brokers Caroline Ligotti, Emily McGranaghan and Linda Redeker represented the buyer.

Linchris Hotel acquires Harbor Hotel Provincetown for $15.5 million

Provincetown, MA A partnership between Alta Properties, Finard Properties, and Saltaire Properties has completed the sale of the Harbor Hotel Provincetown. According to public record, the property sold for $15.5 million. The contemporary boutique hotel has 129 rooms and is located on a 4.5-acre waterfront site.

Gardner of Castles Commercial brokers $2.275 million sale

Waltham, MA Dan Gardner, partner/broker at Castles Commercial has compelted the sale of 91, 93, 95 and 97 Chestnut St.

O’Brien of O’Brien Commercial Properties brokers four new leases

Littleton, MA Eric O’Brien of O’Brien Commercial Properties has arranged three leases at 37 Ayer Rd.  totaling 21,868 s/f. The leases include: • Fastenal Company has expanded and leased 5,600 s/f. The company will take occupancy soon. 

Bowden of R. Calabrese Agency brokers $580,000 sale

Waterbury, CT Bob Bowden of the R. Calabrese Agency has completed the sale of a property located at 205 Interstate Ln., a multi-tenant flex ...

Morris joins sales team at the Geenty Group

Branford, CT The Geenty Group, Realtors has hired Cheryl Morris as the newest member of its sales force. Morris has been a licensed real estate agent for 20 years with a track record of buying and selling residential properties to and for private investors.

Primer on classifying workers as independent contractors - Scott Regan

Every employer should be mindful of the Massachusetts independent contractor statute. The independent contractor statute establishes the framework for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor as a matter of law.

Unpacking the impact of e-commerce on multifamily - by Rick Haughey

Online shopping numbers continue to surge each year, and they are never higher than during the holiday shopping season. In fact, Cyber Monday sales this year skyrocketed to a record $7.9 billion, a 19.3% increase, according to data from Adobe Analytics, and Amazon reported it was their biggest shopping day ever. 

O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties handles 11,000 s/f building lease

Framingham, MA Bret O’Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties completed a full building lease of 11,000 s/f at 518 Union St. The tenant, RCN is a telecommunications company that serves in Mass., Penn., Ill., Washington, D. C. and New York.

PROCON and DSK Architects complete 16,000 s/f Arcidi Center at Merrimack College

North Andover, MA In September, Merrimack College opened the Dr. Alfred L. Arcidi Center - the latest addition to its growing campus. PROCON was the architect of record for the project in collaboration with DSK Architecture, who is actively engaged in the master planning of the campus.