Commonwealth Financial Leases 152K SF in Waltham
Hobbs Brook Real Estate boosted occupancy of its suburban office portfolio with a 151,765-square-foot lease with a financial advisor firm.
ZoomInfo Restructures Lease, Relocates in Waltham
ZoomInfo will relocate its Greater Boston offices to another property within Hobbs Brook Real Estate’s suburban portfolio after restructuring its office lease.
Personnel File – No. 376
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
Insurer Breaks Ground on Campus Expansion in Norwood
Insurer FM Global has broken ground on a new all-electric-powered campus expansion in Norwood that utilizes 221 geothermal wells to reduce its energy consumption.
Diversifying Real Estate Investment into New Markets
Under its new CEO Peter Gottlieb, Hobbs Brook Real Estate is diversifying the geography and asset mix of its real estate portfolio from its traditional office and lab stomping grounds along Route 128 to different asset classes and regions of the country.
Hobbs Brook Gets New CEO
Suburban developer Hobbs Brook Real Estate has named a new CEO to replace former chief executive Sam Schafer.
Hot Property: 225 Wyman
Leases totaling over 297,000 square feet bring Hobbs Brook Real Estate’s speculative office-lab complex in Waltham up to 90 percent preleased.
Waltham Spec Development Gets 297K SF in Life Science Leases
Hobbs Brook Real Estate’s bet on Route 128 life science growth has paid off with two new leases that bring its 507,000-square-foot office-lab development in Waltham up to 90 percent leased before completion this spring.
Can Lexington Have It Both Ways?
After offering an incentive to lab developers by raising building heights, the town of Lexington is challenging them to deliver buildings equipped with some of the suburbs’ most energy-efficient building systems.
More Labs Sought in Redevelopment of Lexington Office Park
Partial demolition and renovation of a Lexington office park would create a 686,107-square-foot campus for the growing suburban life science market.
Trammell Crow Names New Boston Lead Executive
A real estate executive who’s overseen the largest office development on Route 128 is joining Trammell Crow Co. to oversee its Boston-area operations.
Suburbs Retain Desirability Amid Workplace Disruption
Greater Boston’s suburbs have always been popular because they offer companies and their employees an ideal mix of conveniences such as a short commute, free parking and green space that will never be available in most urban locations.
Biggest Office Development on 128 Gets First Tenant
Hobbs Brook Real Estate’s 500,000-square-foot speculative development under construction in Waltham has landed its first tenant.
Personnel File
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
ZoomInfo Switches to Hybrid Workspace With Waltham Move
ZoomInfo employees will return to the office in a hybrid workspace model this summer after the firm signed a 100,000-square-foot lease at Hobbs Brook Real Estate’s 275 Wyman St. property, with plans to expand to 226,000 square feet.
