BSA awards $40,000 in research grants BOSTON--In the second year of the experimental program inaugurated last year by former Boston Society of Architects President Brian Healy AIA and former BSA board member Carol Burns AIA, the BSA this year has provided five design researchers with a total of $40,340 in funding.
AGC'c Chief Economist Calls on Senate Finance Committee to Simplify Tax Rules for Contractors WASHINGTON, D.C.-Ken Simonson, chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), testified at a hearing held by the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction in favor of â€oea simple, rational, and relatively stable set of tax rules' for depreciation.
CB Richard Ellis/Whittier Partners brokers the sale of Stone Farm Apartments in Lebanon, NH LEBANON, NH- CB Richard Ellis/Whittier Partners announced the sale of Stone Farm Apartments, a 145-unit, class "A" apartment community located in Lebanon, NH, to Woodlark Opportunity Fund, LLC for $16,500,000.
Stone Farm Apartments is a 145-unit apartment community located just south of downtown Hanover near the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Centerra Resource Park.
Affiliated Computer Services leases 57,866 SF at 260 Franklin St. in Boston BOSTON - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS), a premier provider of diversified business process and information technology outsourcing solutions to commercial and government clients worldwide, has leased 57,866 square feet of first class office space at 260 Franklin Street in Boston.
Community Charter School of Cambridge Leases 30,676 Square Feet BOSTON -The Community Charter School of Cambridge recently leased a total of 30,676 square feet at 245 Bent Street and 247R Bent Street in Cambridge, Mass.
Joe Flaherty and Tucker Hansen of Meredith & Grew represented the landlord, Laverty-Lohnes Properties.
Hilton Executes Asset Disposition Strategy, Announces Intent to Sell 8 Properties, Including Hilton Boston Back Bay BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--Summarizing its successful efforts to sell selected hotel assets at attractive prices, Hilton Hotels Corporation said that from May-July 2005 it completed the sale of 11 properties for a combined $416 million. Net proceeds after property level debt repayment, minority partner distributions, selling costs and income taxes totaled approximately $335 million.
NAI Hunneman Commercial Leases 14,000 SF at 10 Technology Drive in Peabody, Mass. BOSTON-NAI Hunneman Commercial, a leading provider of commercial real estate services to corporations, institutions and the private market, announced it has brokered a 5-year, 14,000-square-foot industrial/office lease at 10 Technology Drive in Peabody, Mass.
New England Aquarium Signs a 17,550 Square-Foot Lease Renewal at The Grain Exchange Building in Boston BOSTON--The New England Aquarium has signed a 17,550 square-foot lease renewal at The Grain Exchange Building located at 177 Milk Street in Boston. The transaction was negotiated between the New England Aquarium and The Beal Companies, LLP (the Landlord).
Molly Walker, Director of Leasing & Marketing for The Beal Companies, LLP, structured a long-term lease for the Class "A" space, which represents an ideal proximity to the New England Aquarium and its Educational Offices.
Carlson GMAC Real Estate Acquires Edmund G. Woods Company WOBURN, Mass.--Carlson GMAC Real Estate has acquired the assets of Edmund G. Woods Company, giving homebuyers and sellers in the Hampden and Hampshire county area access to an even greater array of home buying and selling services.
"We're extremely pleased to have such a highly respected local firm join the GMAC Real Estate family," said Joe Capriotti, president and CEO of the company-owned real estate operations of GMAC Home Services, Inc.
Existing-Home Sales Smash Record Again Says NAR WASHINGTON--Existing-home sales surpassed market expectations and reached another record in June as low mortgage interest rates and favorable market conditions continued to attract buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Total existing-home sales -- including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops -- rose 2.
Promotions announced at ADD, Inc. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The appointments of two Senior Associate Principals and five Associate Principals have been announced at ADD Inc, an architecture, planning, interior and graphic design firm with offices in Cambridge, San Francisco, and Miami.
John Feidelson and Todd D.
Taryn Warren is Named Division Vice President at Dickinson Development QUINCY, Mass. -- Taryn Warren has been named Vice President of the newly-expanded Development Services division of Dickinson Development Corp., a Quincy, Mass.-based commercial development and project management consulting firm. The announcement was made by company President Mark Dickinson.
