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KS Partners, LLC signs 39,087 s/f of Boston transactions year to date at 85 Devonshire Street, 262 Washington Street, 225 Friend Street and 141 Portland Street

Boston, MA KS Partners, LLC has signed 39,087 s/f of new leases and renewals year to date within their Boston portfolio which consists of 174,376 s/f at 85 Devonshire St., 262 Washington St., 225 Friend St. and 141 Portland St.

225 Friend Street - Boston, MA 225 Friend Street - Boston, MA

DWA, Inc., represented by Matthew Keys of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, leased 4,410 s/f. Joint Venture Physical Therapy, Inc. leased 4,586 s/f with representation from Hank Blake of Blake Properties, LLC. Preveil, LLC, represented by Jared Primm of Transwestern RBJ, leased 3,650 s/f. Open Systems Technologies leased 3,650 s/f with representation from Joe Pearce of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. Pubmatic Inc., represented by Jared Primm of Transwestern RBJ, leased 2,292 s/f. Veterans Legal Services Foundation, Inc., represented by Carolyn Molloy of Lincoln Property Company, leased 1,689 s/f. O’Neill & Hauser P.C. leased 1,632 s/f with representation from John Carroll of Colliers International. Magaletta & McCarthy, P.C., leased 1,290 s/f represented by Jeremy Roy of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.

85 Devonshire Street - Boston, MA 85 Devonshire Street - Boston, MA

Renewals include Charles T. Smith Insurance Agency, Inc., A.A. Dority Company, Hanover Insurance, Bay State Psychology Associate, Inc., Adaptive Sensory Technology, LLC and National Opinion Research Center.

Jason Cameron and Ellen Fantini Cullinan of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Beck Dangler and Sam Hawkey of Boston Urban Partners represents KS Partners at 85 Devonshire and 262 Washington St. Matthew Twombly of Avison and Young represents KS Partners at 225 Friend St.

85 Devonshire St. and 262 Washington St. consist of a 92,647 s/f class B office and retail property while 225 Friend St. contains 59,815 s/f of class B office space and 141 Portland St. consists of 21,914 s/f of class B office and retail space. Other current major tenants include Weston & Sampson, Albert, Righter and Tittmann Inc., Vitamin Shoppe Industries Inc., The Achievement Network LTD and DiGorgio Associates, Inc.

“We completed major capital projects to meet the rising demand in the downtown market. Thanks to the collaborative successes of our construction, leasing and property management teams, we delivered customized space that exceeded our tenants’ expectations,” said Rachel Eng, assistant vice president at KS Partners.

“We are extremely excited to be working alongside KS Partners on filling the 262 Washington St. and 85 Devonshire St. properties. The assets are well positioned in the heart of the emerging Downtown Crossing market within strides of the Financial District. We’ve experienced high traffic volume from all sectors of the economy, including legal, financial services and technology/innovation. Both existing occupants and the next generation of tenants will be able to benefit from the plethora of amenities (restaurants, shopping, etc…) and convenience of public transportation and parking,” said Cameron.

KS Partners LLC is a commercial real estate owner and property management company which owns and manages income producing real estate assets in the Northeast. The KS Partners portfolio strives for value appreciation through the capitalization of improved leasing, repositioning or redevelopment opportunities.

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