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Lincoln Prop. Co. brokers 2 leases totaling 9,248 s/f of office space

Lincoln Property Company brokered two leases totaling 9,248 s/f of office space in the Financial District. RiskMetrics Group, Inc. signed a new lease for 3,460 sq/f of space on the 2nd floor of 121 High St., a five-story office building with street-level retail. KLD Research & Analytics, Inc. is also a tenant in the building and leases office space on the 4th floor. Berkeley Investments, Inc. also renewed its 5,788 s/f lease in the building. Lincoln's Michael Edward, senior vice president, Jeffrey Moore, assistant vice president, and Stephanie Richard, associate, represented the landlord, Blackrock. Mark Cote of T3 Advisors represented RiskMetrics Group and Berkeley Investments represented itself in the transaction. "We're very pleased to welcome RiskMetrics as the newest tenant in the building and to retain Berkeley Investments," said Edward. "121 High is a petite corner building in the Financial District, offering numerous downtown amenities for tenants." For inquiries into leasing at 121 High Street, please contact Lincoln Property Company at (617) 951-4100. About Lincoln Property Company: The Boston office of Lincoln Property Company, a national commercial real estate company, provides brokerage, investment sales, property management, appraisal/valuation and development and project management services to a wide range of clients. In Massachusetts alone, Lincoln Property manages over 10 million square feet of commercial space and is responsible for leasing millions of square feet of space. For more information on Lincoln Property Company's Boston office, visit: www.LPCBoston.com. About RiskMetrics Group: RiskMetrics Group (NYSE: RISK) is a leading provider of risk management and corporate governance products and services to financial market participants. By bringing transparency, expertise and access to the financial markets, RiskMetrics Group helps investors better understand and manage the risks inherent in their financial portfolios. Their solutions address a broad spectrum of risk across their clients' financial assets. Headquartered in New York with 20 global offices, RiskMetrics Group serves some of the most prestigious institutions and corporations worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.riskmetrics.com. About Berkeley Investments, Inc.: Berkeley Investments, Inc. is a Boston-based, full service real estate investment and development company with an entrepreneurial focus on urban commercial and mixed-use properties. Founded in 1991, Berkeley Investments has an established track record of successful investment management and value creation through several market cycles. Other large projects in Berkeley Investments' portfolio involve the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of multiple properties in the Seaport District in Boston and the CitySquare redevelopment project in downtown Worcester. Berkeley Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkeley Investments, manages over 2.5 million s/f of commercial property. www.berkeleyinvestments.com.
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