Boston
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Downtown
Boston
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- A compact, pedestrian oriented. Walk anywhere within 10 minutes
- 40 million square feet in
- Many A, B buildings and towers are here.
- Best subway and train access
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Back
Bay
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- 10 million square feet
- Mixed use area with high end retail, numerous hotels, Hynes convention
center, and nearby residential area.
- Accessibility to Green line subway
- Boston Common and Public Garden are its landscaping jewels
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Ft. Point /
Seaport
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- Industrial mill rehabs predominate in Ft. Point area
- Seaport district consists of 1,000 acres of land and obsolete buildings
- Area plans include massive re-development
- World Trade Center, Bostons new convention center, will start construction
soon.
- Lacks public transportation.
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Cambridge
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Located across Charles River from Boston, it is
the home of Harvard University and MIT (Massachusetts' engines of prosperity).
Three distinct sub markets are:
East Cambridge Mid-Cambridge Alewife
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East
Cambridge
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- Concentration of high tech firms, many start-ups
- Appeal of the area is walking distance to MIT
- Accessible by Red Line
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Mid-Cambridge
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- Harvard Square - Central Square
- Low rise buildings
- Retail with limited amount of office
- Accessible by Red Line subway
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Alewife
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- Public transportation at the terminus of Route 2 limited access highway
makes this location half urban and half suburban
- Accessible by Red Line subway
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128
Suburbs
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- Route 128 (or Rt. 95) the circumferential highway 10 miles from downtown
Boston
- Predominantly first class office usage
- Pockets of industrial / distribution facilities at northern and southern
ends
- Three distinct sub markets are:
West Northwest South
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West
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- Central location & most egalitarian commute (equally congested from all
directions)
- Closest to executive bedroom communities
- Accessibility via Mass Pike and Rt. 128
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Available Space |
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Industrial |
| Allston |
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| Brookline |
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| Framingham |
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| Natick |
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| Needham |
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| Newton |
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| Waltham |
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| Watertown |
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| Wayland |
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| Wellesley |
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| Weston |
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Northwest
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Available Space |
| Office |
R&D |
Industrial |
| Bedford |
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| Billerica |
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| Burlington |
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| Concord |
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| Lexington |
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| Lincoln |
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| Malden |
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| Medford |
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| Wakefield |
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| Woburn |
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South
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- Subway access to Quincy office areas
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Available Space |
| Office |
R&D |
Industrial |
| Avon |
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| Braintree |
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| Bridgewater |
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| Brockton |
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| Canton |
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| Dedham |
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| Easton |
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| Hanover |
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| Hingham |
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| Milton |
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| Norwell |
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| Norwood |
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| Quincy |
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| Randolph |
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| Sharon |
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| Stoughton |
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| West Bridgewater |
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| Westwood |
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| Weymouth |
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495
Suburbs
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- The circumferential highway 25-30 miles from Boston
- Predominant uses include high tech headquarters, larger R&D / flex
buildings, and distribution in southern sector
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West
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Available Space |
| Office |
R&D |
Industrial |
| Acton |
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| Bolton |
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| Boxborough |
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| Holliston |
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| Hopkinton |
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| Hudson |
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| Littleton |
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| Marlborough |
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| Maynard |
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| Northboro |
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| Southborough |
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| Sudbury |
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| Westborough |
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North
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Available Space |
| Office |
R&D |
Industrial |
| Andover |
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| Billerica |
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| Chelmsford |
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| Lawrence |
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| Lowell |
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| Methuen |
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| No. Andover |
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| No. Reading |
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| Tewksbury |
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| Tyngsboro |
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| Westford |
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| Wilmington |
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South
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Available Space |
| Office |
R&D |
Industrial |
| Bellingham |
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| Foxboro |
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| Franklin |
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| Mansfield |
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| Middleboro |
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| Milford |
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| Norton |
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| Walpole |
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| Taunton |
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| Wrentham |
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