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Sower, Weissman and Ganong of Boston Realty Advisors broker $3.55m brownstone sale

Boston Realty Advisors (BRA) has sold 5 Marlborough St., a six-unit brownstone building in the city's Back Bay. The sale price was $3.55 million or $591,667 per unit. The buyers are Kimbery Flood and David Asprinio and seller was William Driscoll. The team of Christopher Sower, Kristy Ganong and Jason Weissman, all of BRA, represented the seller, while Michele DeAngelis, vice president of Coldwell Banker, represented the buyer. Sower said, "5 Marlborough St. was an extremely unique offering. It's location on the first block of Marlborough, made it a very rare opportunity." Weissman, principal and founder of BRA said, "We were pleased to participate with DeAngelis. Boston Realty Advisors is committed to cooperating with the brokerage community at large on our investment sales offerings. We have always believed that this adds value to the owners of the properties that we represent." Boston Realty Advisors is currently marketing multiple assets for sale in Boston's Back Bay, including 86 Commonwealth Avenue and 463 Beacon Street, and will be bringing new opportunities to the market in the coming weeks. About Boston Realty Advisors: Founded in 2001 by Weissman, Boston Realty Advisors operates a full-service commercial brokerage platform. BRA specializes in selling investment properties throughout New England. The firm's mission is to fill a void in the lack of creative and aggressive marketing within the commercial real estate industry.
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