News: Northern New England
Posted: April 1, 2022
Lucas awarded Broker of the Year at Boulos
Portland, ME Nick Lucas has taken home The Boulos Company’s 2021 Broker of the Year award.
Lucas, who has worked with The Boulos Company for almost five years, has carved out a niche in the Central Maine market selling multifamily complexes, along with office and industrial properties.
Lucas’s notable transactions include the sale of 82 Glenridge Dr. in Augusta, one of the largest subsidized multifamily deals in Maine in recent history, and a 17-unit multifamily portfolio in Fairfield earlier in the year.
In the fall of 2021, Lucas leased 43,000 s/f of class A office space at 353 Water St. in Augusta to the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. This marked the largest office lease Central Maine has seen in years.
“Nick is unmatched in his ability to connect his clients with the right opportunities,” said Boulos’ managing director Drew Sigfridson. “He’s generated record-breaking transactions over the past 12 months, and he provides tremendous value to his clients and to our company.”
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