Durgin of Conway Commercial brokers $1.5 million sale of 35 Hanover St.

Hanover, MA Paul Durgin, vice president of Conway Commercial, brokered the sale of 35 Hanover St. for $1.5 million. The property included three buildings: a multi-level office building, a warehouse with an office above, and a garage.

East Cambridge Savings Bank earns honorable mention in Ragan PR Daily Awards

Cambridge, MA East Cambridge Savings Bank has been named an honorable mention recipient of Ragan’s PR Daily Awards in the corporate communication campaign and integrated public relations and marketing categories. East Cambridge Savings Bank was chosen from a wide pool of entries to receive honorable mention recognitions for their “Benefits of a Mutual Bank” campaign, a multi-channel digital campaign to educate customers and the public about the benefits of doing business with a mutually held savings bank.

Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International arranges 25,500 s/f lease at 44 York Avenue

Randolph, MA James and David Stubblebine, principals of The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International, represented the tenant, Gentle Giant Moving Company, in the lease of 44 York Ave. from Logan Family Realty, LLC. The property, located two miles from I-93 and six miles from I-95, consists of a 25,500 s/f industrial building situated on 1.47 acres.

Vega joins Connolly Brothers as business development manager

Beverly, MA Connolly Brothers has hired Stacey Vega as business development manager. Before joining the team at Connolly Brothers, Vega spent more than eight years as business development manager at JM Coull, Inc.

Cushman & Wakefield arranges 260,150 s/f lease for Martignetti Cos.

Taunton, MA Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 260,150 s/f lease for Ferguson Plumbing Supply at the Taunton Trade Center located at 300 Charles F. Colton Rd. Cushman & Wakefield’s Phillip Verre, Rob Byrne, Pete Whoriskey and Paul Leone represented the landlord, Martignetti Companies

Pleasant Valley Country Club acquired by Galaxy Links, LLC for $4.1 million

Sutton, MA Pleasant Valley Country Club was acquired December 28^th by Galaxy Links, LLC of Webster, Mass. for $4.1 million.  The 200-acre nationally known and historic private New England golf course is renowned for hosting numerous PGA and LPGA

Cummings Foundation donates $50 million toward world health

Woburn, MA A new $50 million gift from the Cummings Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of commercial real estate firm Cummings Properties, will expand the work of late global health champion Dr. Paul Farmer.

Project of the Month: DeStefano & Associates, Inc. completes design and construction of 36 apartments in former St. Joseph’s School

Haverhill, MA DeStefano & Associates, Inc. (DAI) has completed the design and construction of 36 apartments in the former St. Joseph’s School, known as the Lofts at St. Joseph.  The school was built in 1888 and was active for 129 years, providing Catholic education to many families ranging from nursery school through eighth grade.

Grow Associates has created a Sensory Room to benefit the people we serve, adults with developmental disabilities

Randolph, MA Sensory rooms provide a soothing space that helps individuals calm down by stimulating their senses in various ways. Sensory rooms started in the 1970s in the Netherlands, and were originally called “Snoezelen rooms.” These rooms were designed

CBRE arranges sale of 65-property, 7,865-key hotel portfolio located across 27 states worth $514 million

Boston, MA CBRE has arranged the sale of a 65-property, 7,865-key hotel portfolio located across 27 states. Massachusetts-based REIT, Service Properties Trust, sold the portfolio to 21 separate buyers for a total consideration of $514 million.