Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Boutique retail property in Harvard Square trades

Kellie Coveney

BOSTON, MA – JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has completed the sale of a 7,200-square-foot building at 1120 Massachusetts Ave. in the Harvard Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

 JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private entity advised by Ella Properties, LLCAn affiliate of The Bulfinch Companies, Inc. purchased the asset with plans to reposition the building as a first-class office, medical or biotech property.

 The JLL Capital Markets team representing the seller was led by Directors Kellie Coveney and Michael Restivo.

 Michael Restivo

The acquisition of 1120 Massachusetts Ave. further strengthens Bulfinch’s growing portfolio in the Cambridge market.

 1120 Massachusetts Ave. is in the heart of Harvard Square, a globally recognized commercial district, business address, entertainment center and residential neighborhood near Harvard University.

The transit-oriented property has a Walk Score® of 97 and is a short walk to the Harvard Square Subway Station on the MBTA Red Line, Greater Boston’s “Brain Train” for direct connection to MIT.

A 7,200-square-foot building at 1120 Massachusetts Avenue
 in the Harvard Square area of Cambridge, MA.

It is also proximate to the burgeoning employment centers in Kendall Square, Alewife and downtown Boston. Completed in 1970, the building has two floors above grade plus a fully improved basement.

 According to JLL Research’s 2020 Life Science Real Estate Outlook, the Greater Boston Area is the top-ranked life science cluster in the country, followed by the San Francisco Bay and the San Diego Metro Areas. The current pandemic has revealed how critical life sciences is to the U.S. and global economies. 

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 CONTACT:

 Kimberly Steele

 JLL Senior Associate

 Public Relations

Phone: +1 713 852 3420

Email:  Kimberly.Steele@am.jll.com

 

Market Demand Spurs New Addition, Pamela Sassi, at Citywide Commercial

Pamela Stassi

PHOENIX, AZ, Oct. 7, 2020 – Responding to a steady pipeline of tenant and investor activity, boutique metro Phoenix brokerage firm, Citywide Commercial has added Pamela Sassi as the company’s newest sales and leasing agent.

In her new role, Sassi provides sales and leasing services for office, industrial and retail space, with a focus on the Scottsdale Airpark submarket.

 “Pamela has served in high-end sales roles in the Scottsdale market for years, and brings with her a strong history of success and strong local relationships,” said Citywide Commercial Managing Principal Todd Hamilton.

 

Todd Hamilton

“We are excited to add Pamela to the team, and look forward to reinforcing our presence in the Scottsdale Airpark, which is enjoying very high demand for commercial space.”

 According to Citywide, the Scottsdale Airpark has a total office and industrial inventory of more than 15 million square feet, with both sectors performing competitively within the market in terms of overall vacancy and rental rates.

 

“There is tremendous opportunity in the Phoenix commercial real estate market, and particularly the northeast Valley,” said Sassi. “I am excited to represent this area for Citywide and to work with a team that promotes the same synergy of knowledge, respect and customer-service that I have always followed in my professional career.”

 Sassi holds a degree in business management and is an active community volunteer supporting small business owners and local and global women’s organizations.

 Citywide Commercial was founded in the Valley in 2018 and, since that time, has more than doubled in size, adding six new brokers in 2019 and continuing to expand in 2020. The company is located in the heart of the Camelback Corridor at 2122 E. Highland Ave., Suite 335.

 

CONTACT:

 

Stacey Hershauer

480.600.0195

stacey@focusaz.com

 www.citywidecre.com.