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Whelan Associates, LLC negotiate 22,000 s/f lease renewal with Bank of America at the Bank Plaza Office Building, New Bedford, Mass.

Bank Plaza, 700 Pleasant Street - New Bedford, MA Bank Plaza, 700 Pleasant Street - New Bedford, MA

New Bedford, MA Whelan Associates, LLC, has negotiated the renewal of a  22,000 s/f lease with Bank of America at the Bank Plaza Office Building. Located at 700 Pleasant St., Bank Plaza is a 5-story, 88,000 s/f multi-tenant office building offering harbor views, centrally located in the downtown central business district. Bank Plaza currently has an occupancy rate of 90% and is home to more than a dozen professional tenants and public agencies as well as Bank of America. 

Whelan Associates is a provider of strategic real estate services, including advisory, development, leasing, construction, and property management solutions.

Whelan Associates provides representation to professional, medical and industrial clients throughout the construction process, from groundbreaking to completion and beyond.

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