HallKeen Management selected as property manager for 250,000 s/f

According to HallKeen Management , they have been chosen as management company for two commercial properties - the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority and the Boston Center for the Arts. The Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) headquartered in Haverhill, has contracted HallKeen to manage a five building portfolio with properties located in Haverhill, Lawrence, and Amesbury. These properties include over 60,000 s/f of office and retail space, a bus maintenance garage, two parking garages with nearly 1,800 parking spaces, and a surface lot with approximately 285 parking spaces. The MVRTA serves the northeast corner of the state with over one million miles of city, suburban, interurban, and rural scheduled bus routes. The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) located in the city's South End, has hired HallKeen as the property manager for the 190,000 s/f performing and visual arts complex - including the historic Cyclorama rotunda. The BCA serves as affordable studio, work and exhibition space for working artists of all disciplines, and occupies the majority of a city block on nearly two acres located at 539 Tremont St. Tenants include Hamersley's Bistro, the Mills Gallery, the Beehive Restaurant, 50 working artists' studios, and several non-profits. "The addition of these two management contracts really diversifies our growing portfolio. The MVRTA contract slingshots us into the world of 'transit' property management while the BCA contract allows us to operate this landmark property," said Chad Boulay, director of commercial management for HallKeen. "We are truly honored to have been selected as the property managers and have the opportunity to partner with great organizations like the Boston Center for the Arts and the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority." About HallKeen Management's Commercial Division HallKeen Management, Inc. is a professional real estate management company with a diversified commercial property portfolio. Properties managed by HallKeen's Commercial Management division include small to large office buildings, sophisticated biotech facilities, industrial research and development facilities, converted industrial mills, warehouses, and retail space. Contract sizes range from several thousand square feet to nearly one million square feet, and more than 350 Assisted Living units. HallKeen provides specialized asset and facility management to a select group of clients. The goal of HallKeen's Commercial Management division is to grow at a controlled pace, selectively, and primarily through third party management contracts. The HallKeen corporate office located in Norwood, Massachusetts provides accounting, human resources and general administrative support to the properties, freeing the facility and property managers to focus on the needs of their properties. HallKeen Commercial Management's ability to align people, knowledge and experience translates to results that are fully focused on exceptional service.