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Catlin and LeClair of Boston Realty Advisors complete 8 leases at 85 Devonshire Street/262 Washington Street, Boston

85 Devonshire St./262 Washington St. has been one of the most active office buildings in the Downtown Crossing market this year. Since taking on the assignment at the beginning of 2013, the Boston Realty Advisors team of Wil Catlin and Robert LeClair have completed eight lease transactions at the property totaling 24,500 s/f and bringing the office portion of the building to over 96% occupancy. Existing tenants, Lattice Engines and Albert, Righter and Tittmann Architects, expanded in the building while Tomcat Enterprises, represented by Lincoln Property Company, extended its lease long term. New tenants include Barletta Engineering, represented by Vesper Realty Advisors, Inc., Executive Offices for the Massachusetts Community Colleges and AnnKissam, both represented by Colliers International, Autism Speaks, represented by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and REsurety on a direct basis. One of the great features of 85 Devonshire St./262 Washington St. is that the building is located in Downtown Crossing with access to all major MBTA T stops and countless food and retail amenities, including the new Walgreens flagship store. Combined with responsive and creative ownership and management in KS Partners, the building has been a beacon of success for the revitalization of the Downtown Crossing area. Boston Realty Advisors downtown Boston brokerage team specializes in tenant representation, landlord representation, and corporate advisory services. In the tenant representation capacity, they assist tenants with new space acquisition, renegotiation of existing leases, space disposition, strategic planning, and lease auditing. For landlord representation, Boston Realty Advisors offers institutional and private ownership groups sophisticated, value adding, technology-driven services including marketing, reporting and strategic planning.
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