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Weissman and Lank of Boston Realty Adv. handle lease for CI Design, Inc.

Ci Design, Inc. has signed a multi year lease at 263 Summer St. Boston Realty Advisors' commercial leasing brokers, Jason Weissman and David Lank, represented the tenant in the transaction.. Ci Design, Inc. targeted the Seaport District in choosing their Boston office location due to several factors. Aside from being home to their former company, Cubellis, the Seaport District offers unprecedented public transportation and highway accessibility, making it a focal point for redevelopment and revitalization as it is projected to be another one of the city's major commercial and residential hubs in the coming years. For these reasons, the District contains an extremely high concentration of architecture, design and marketing firms. The principals at Ci Design are happy to rejoin this rapidly evolving neighborhood. Ci Design, Inc. is an award-winning international architecture design firm with offices in Boston, Baltimore and Dubai. Ci Design was formed by the former principals of architectural design giant, Cubellis. After Cubellis closed its doors in late 2009, principals Richard Rankin, John Larsen and Christopher Ladd reorganized under the Ci Design flag with a sharp focus on mixed-use, retail, hospitality, residential and office projects for their international client base. The firm's team has been recognized both nationally and internationally for its unique and innovative architecture and planning, backed by a strong technical expertise and project execution. Boston Realty Advisors Office Division specializes in assisting in tenant representation, landlord representation, and corporate advisory services. In the Tenant Representation capacity, they assist tenants with new space acquisition, renegotiation of existing leases, space disposition, strategic planning, and lease auditing. For Landlord Representation, Boston Realty Advisors offers institutional and private ownership groups sophisticated, value adding, technology-driven services including marketing, reporting and strategic planning. The firm, Boston Realty Advisors, with offices in Boston's Back Bay and Manhattan's Downtown, is extremely unique for offering residential, office, retail and medical real estate brokerage, all under one roof. For more information, please visit www.bradvisors.com/commercial
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