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Holland & Knight adds Connelly, Malo, Fenton, Atherton and Santos to real estate practice group

Boston, MA Holland & Knight has strengthened its real estate section with a team of five attorneys. The group includes partners Julie Connelly and Annie Malo, senior counsels Scott Fenton and Brian Atherton, and associate Erica Santos. All previously practiced at Seyfarth Shaw.

Colliers sells 206,000 s/f complex for $37.5 million to Jumbo Capital

Franklin, MA 25 and 40 Kenwood Circle, a 206,000 s/f distribution, flex and manufacturing complex, has been acquired for $37.5 million by Jumbo Capital Partners from Franchi Management Inc. Franchi had hired Colliers as exclusive agent.

Gray, Gray & Gray promotes 12 team members to new positions

Canton, MA Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP has promoted12 team members: • Abigail Cox, MBA has been promoted to senior staff accountant in the audit & assurance department. She is a graduate of the UMass.-Dartmouth and joined the firm in 2021.

Massachusetts shelter hotels - by Joshua Bowman

Massachusetts has long been at the vanguard when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable members of its population. Massachusetts led the American Revolution, has the oldest functioning written constitution in the world, and was the first state to legalize gay marriage and enact universal healthcare. Therefore, it should not be surprising that in 1983 Massachusetts became the first (and still only) state in the county to enact a “right to shelter” law

USQ unveils new public art mural by
local artist Tuttle at 10 Prospect

Somerville, MA USQ unveiled a public art mural by local artist Sophy Tuttle that weaves together history, art, and nature. The artwork adds intrigue to the Bennett Court façade of 10 Prospect St. USQ’s seven-story lab building, located at the corner of Prospect St. and Somerville Ave. in Union Sq. 

Bulfinch earns 2023 Great Place To Work

Boston, MA The Bulfinch Companies, Inc. (Bulfinch), a commercial real estate, property management and investment firm, has been certified by Great Place To Work. The prestigious award is based on employees’ feedback and experience working at Bulfinch.  Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. 

The Conrad Group sells auto sales/service facility for $1.35 million

East Bridgewater, MA The Conrad Group has completed the sale of 68 Old Bedford Rd. for $1.35 million. The 4,752 s/f automotive sales and service facility is on 2.437 acres and is equipped with six drive-in doors, floor drains, lifts and has visibility on Rte. 18. The building formerly served as the showroom of Marquis Motor Cars. 

North Shore Realty Advisors sells 12-unit The School House Apartments

Lynn, MA North Shore Realty Advisors Inc. brokered the sale of The School House Apartments located at 505-509 Chatham St. The property has not been available to the open market since 1984. The School House Apartments is a three-story residential brick 12-unit with 12 off-street parking spaces, and an on-site laundry facility.

Walsh of Compass Providence sells ‘Moses Brown Ives House’ for $4.325m

Providence, RI Compass negotiated the sale of ‘Moses Brown Ives House’, 10 Brown St., on the East Side for $4.325 million. Bob Walsh, sales associate of Compass Providence, represented the seller. According to data maintained by the Rhode Island Statewide MLS, this transaction represents one of the top three residential sales ever in Providence, and the highest sale in Rhode Island’s capital city, year-to-date.*

Shawmut Design and Construction celebrates topping off on Rafi Properties’ life sciences hub

Somerville, MA Shawmut Design and Construction, a leading $1.3 billion national construction management firm, joined real estate investment, development, and asset management firm Rafi Properties (Rafi) to commemorate the steel topping off milestone at 599 Somerville Ave