The Grossman Cos.' McKinnon brokers 14,000 s/f lease for landlord

Pharmaceutical developer EMD Serono, Inc., has renewed and expanded its lease at Ten 99 Hingham St., a first-class office building on the Hingham /Rockland line at the junction of Rtes. 3 and 228. The company will occupy a total of 14,000 s/f in the building. Richard McKinnon, director of brokerage services for The Grossman Companies, Inc., of Quincy, who represented the landlord, Rockland Haverstraw Trust LLC. EMD Serono was represented by Tony Meenaghan, EMD Serono's Director of Facilities. EMD Serono, Inc., is an affiliate of Merck. Its mission is discovering and developing medicines that address unmet medical needs including reproductive health, neurology and metabolic endocrinology. Last month financial services industry advisor Cutter Associates leased 7,757 s/f in the building. Ten 99 Hingham St.t consists of about 60,000 s/f set on a six-acre wooded site. The three-story building is distinguished by its continuous windows, large atrium and contrasting brick façade. Easy access to major highways and proximity to three hotels, restaurants and function facilities add to the location's attraction. It is opposite the commuter bus station.