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Grill of Fairlane Properties assists Geek Offices in 2,600 s/f addition

Michael Grill, president of Fairlane Properties, Inc., assisted Geek Offices in expanding from 3,400 s/f in Suite 1 to an additional 2,600 s/f in Suite 3 at 1035 Cambridge St. With 6,000 s/f, Geek Offices now has over 13 company and individual members including numerous multiple-employee companies, known as Geek Company members. According to Geek Offices CEO John Smith new members include Pull Not Push, a web-based company offering businesses assistance with inbound marketing, Indigo Venture Law Offices, a law firm focusing on providing legal services to emerging companies, Scienc3, a company specializing in web, print, apparel and branding design, a Emerson Media, providing event design and multimedia production, and Flashpoint Development, a product development firm bringing products and technology to market. Emerson Media moved to Geek Offices from Betahouse in Central Sq. 1035 Cambridge St. is located on restaurant row in Inman Sq. across the street from Mocequa and near East By Northeast, Spice & Rice and Tupelo. Three MBTA buses connect 1035 Cambridge St. with the Orange, Red and Green lines. With the addition of Suite 3, Geek Offices now provides additional conference room possibilities and the ability to add new members. The Geek Company plan allows a 75% discount in membership fees for up to 4 employees or contractors. Other Geek members include: Outlaw Media, KMDM Group, HJBX Consulting Services, Growth Spark, MD Informatics Lab, Action for Clean Energy and 30delivery. Geek Offices started in 1035 Cambridge in October 2009. As a value alternative to the Cambridge Innovation Center in Kendall Sq., Geek Offices provides choices of private offices, cubicles and work tables for members as well as building amenities such as showers, Zipcars, full-time building superintendent, on-site storage, bike racks, and a UPS dropbox.
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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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