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January 5, 2009
CoStar's Deals of Note for Monday
BOSTON Children’s Hospital Buys Peabody Flex Bldg. for $46.5M by Annette Beale Children’s Hospital of Boston acquired Centennial Technology Center at 10 Centennial Drive in Peabody, MA, from Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. for $46.5 million,...

December 31, 2008
GREEN LEDE | Green Building News from CoStar
Welcome to Green Lede, a CoStar feature column by sustainability reporter Andrew Burr examining green building and its impact on commercial real estate, politics and the environment. Jan. 5, 2009 Big and Small, LEED Projects Shine in Florida Two...

December 31, 2008
Boston Group Buys Woburn Industrial Facility
An affiliate of Boston-based Fort Point Real Estate acquired the property at 11 State St. in Woburn from Amerifit Pharma Inc., of Cromwell, CT, for $3.9 million, or approximately $66 per square foot. The 58,800-square-foot, two-story, Class B industrial...

December 31, 2008
Thermo Fisher Scientific Buys Franklin Industrial Space
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. purchased 27 Forge Park in Franklin, MA, from Embarcadero Capital Partners LLC for $13.95 million, or approximately $126 per square foot. The property is a one-story, 110,756 -square-foot industrial building that was constructed...

December 31, 2008
Children’s Hospital Buys Peabody Flex Bldg. for $46.5M
Children’s Hospital of Boston acquired Centennial Technology Center at 10 Centennial Drive in Peabody, MA, from Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. for $46.5 million, or approximately $118 per square foot. The two-story, 393,000-square-foot, Class B...

December 31, 2008
MA Life Sciences Moves To Waltham
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, a state-sponsored group that invests in life sciences research and development, leased 5,855 square feet from Broadway Partners at the Bay Colony Corporate Center in Waltham, MA. The four-story, 337,725-square...

December 30, 2008
Most Read Boston News Stories of 2008
Each week, CoStar's Research Analysts and News Team research the latest deals and report on major leases and building sales, new construction and deliveries, new hires and promotions, and changing trends in market conditions -- and publish them on our...

December 19, 2008
General Growth Puts Northeast Retail Gems up for Sale
General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE:GGP) hired DTZ Rockwood to market three more of its trophy assets for sale. No sale price for the properties was publicized. Details on the properties follow: Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, MA: This retail...

December 17, 2008
UrbanAmerica Completes Purchase of Rubicon Portfolio
Real estate investment firm UrbanAmerica has closed on its purchase of a 14-property, 3.1 million-square-foot portfolio sold by Sydney, Australia-based Rubicon America Trust. The closing price is $485 million -- $30 million below the $515 million price...

December 16, 2008
Law Firm Inks 66,300-SF Renewal at WTC East
Seyfarth Shaw LLP renewed its 66,337-square-foot office lease at World Trade Center East in Boston’s Seaport District. The national law firm will occupy floors three and four of the 504,000-square-foot building through 2021. Two Seaport Lane is a 16...