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CBRE/New England leases 50,000 s/f for Whole Foods corporate headquarters

Whole Foods Market, Inc. at 200 Forest Street - Marlborough, MA

Marlborough, MA On behalf of Atlantic Management, CBRE/New England completed a 50,000 s/f lease with Whole Foods Market, Inc. at 200 Forest St. in Marlborough Hills. The nationally and internationally proclaimed grocer’s New England presence is strong and continues to show exponential growth in the region. Whole Foods will service the New England region from Marlborough Hills. This location will provide a more convenient and centrally located headquarters for its employees and stores. 

Whole Foods operates 467 stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. One of the highlights of the new office location will be a commercial-grade test kitchen amongst a variety of other amenities for employees to utilize a expand their store offerings.

“Atlantic Management looks forward to working with Whole Foods to create a world-class environment for their new corporate office location,” said Joe Zink, president and CEO of Atlantic Management. “With over $300 million invested into campus upgrades including new office, lab, residential, hotel and retail development, Marlborough Hills is being transformed into one of the most desirable suburban office parks in Greater Boston. We are confident that Whole Foods will thrive in this environment.”

The Dartmouth Company’s Scott Black and CBRE/NE’s Bob McGuire and Andy Majewski represented Whole Foods. CBRE/NE’s Rob Walles and Alison Powers represented the landlord, Atlantic Management.

With the Whole Foods lease, 200 Forest St. at Marlborough Hills is essentially fully leased. Next in line for redevelopment at Marlborough Hills is a 160,000 s/f stand-alone building at 2 Results Way, which can be expanded to over 400,000 s/f.

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