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Gatti and O'Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties broker seven leases totaling 19,194 s/f

Benjamin Gatti and Bret O'Brien of Greater Boston Commercial Properties (GBCP) brokered seven office leases totaling 19,194 s/f along I-495. Despite high vacancy rates in the area GBCP continues to procure new tenants and provide a competitive edge to office landlords looking to rent space in a tenant's market. Disruptor Beam, computer game programmer that has produced Game of Thrones among other PC games, has expanded into 4,014 s/f on the second floor of 161 Worcester Rd. on Rte. 9. This is a first class office building located immediately off of the Mass Pike. The landlord CRP-3 The Meadows, LLC was represented by CB Richard Ellis New England. In a second office transaction by Gatti and O'Brien, architectural firm Dario Design, Inc. leased 5,398 s/f of space on the second floor at 318 Main St. in Northborough from Capital Group Properties. Dario Design will benefit from a pristine, high image retail plaza located right on Rte. 20 with Tavern on the Square and other amenities in the park. GBCP also handled a 1,750 s/f office lease at 176 East Main St. in Westborough to Sports Fields Holdings, LLC, a 1,639 s/f office lease to Citara Systems at 239 South St. in Hopkinton, an 1,835 s/f office lease to HelixBind at 181 Cedar Hill St. in Marlborough, a 1,230 s/f office lease renewal to Workbeast, LLC at 65 Boston Post Rd. West in Marlborough and a 3,328 s/f office lease renewal to RMS at 87 Elm St. in Hopkinton.
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