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Brierley joins Colliers as senior vice president

According to Colliers International, Robert Brierley has joined the firm as senior vice president in the real estate management services (REMS) group. He brings more than 24 years of property, asset and project management experience to the office. Brierley will lead business development for REMS and provide strategic leadership. Brierley is an active member of the real estate community and holds leadership roles in many industry organizations. He is currently chairman of the GBREB and a past president of the BOMA Boston. He was also named a BOMA fellow as a part of the BOMA International 2012 inaugural class. Prior to joining Colliers, Brierley served as vice president of operations at Brookfield Office Properties in Boston. He was responsible for managing a portfolio of 2.1 million s/f of Class A commercial real estate at 53 and 75 State Street with a combined value greater than $1 billion and an annual operating budget in excess of $50 million. He was the driver of a number of corporate and regional initiatives during his tenure at Brookfield, including chairing Brookfield's Global Operations Best Practices Sub-Committee and a Connected Real Estate pilot program. Prior to Brookfield, he held leadership positions with Equity Office Properties and Beacon Properties.
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McEvoy of The Conrad Group brokers $2.9 million sale of industrial building

Hingham, MA The Conrad Group  has brokered the sale of 55 Research Rd., South Shore Park. The property consists of a 20,340 s/f single story manufacturing building on two acres of land.
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