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Avison Young brokers a 13,650 s/f lease at 129 Portland Street, Boston

Avison Young has brokered a 13,650 s/f lease at 129 Portland St. Avison Young brokers Karyn McFarland and Matt Twombly represented the landlord, Olympia Group Partnership. Ron Friedman, senior vice president and Jeff Landers, assistant vice president, at Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, represented the tenant, CrunchTime! Information System, Inc. 129 Portland St. is a six-story 29,000 s/f office building located in the Bulfinch Triangle District. "Boston's innovation-focused economy and the revitalization projects in the Bulfinch Triangle District have created an excellent live-work-play environment. I expect more companies will be following suit." said McFarland. "We are very excited to be moving across the harbor into the heart of Boston and providing our team better access to the many world-class amenities this city has to offer. The new space will also provide lots of flexibility as we absorb our record growth." said CrunchTime CEO Bill Bellissimo.
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