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12 Farnsworth Street in Boston, MA Seaport District

Vintage 1917 Office in Boston’s Seaport District to Become Life Science Space

CBRE has arranged the sale of a 59,146-square-foot office/retail property and an adjacent parking lot in Boston’s Seaport District. San Diego-based Phase 3 Real Estate Partners acquired both properties and plans to convert the office building to life science space.

12 Farnsworth Street — which was built in 1917 and renovated in 2016 — is a six-story, brick-and-beam, boutique office building with ground level retail. 11 Sleeper Street, a 0.2-acre parking lot with 27 parking spaces, is located adjacent to the office building.   

The properties are within Boston’s Seaport District and directly off Congress Street at the nexus of the Boston submarkets of Fort Point, Seaport and Financial Districts. Both properties are a ten-minute walk to South Station

CBRE arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, BentallGreenOak and secured the financing on behalf of the buyer. CBRE’s Kevin Kennedy and Jonathan Freni are leasing agents for 12 Farnsworth Street.

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Lisa McDuffie arrives at ConnectCRE via REALTOR® world, where she served for nearly two decades as communications director for one of the nation’s largest REALTOR® organizations. She supported two membership-elected presidents who were commercial real estate practitioners, and managed the communications initiatives of the organization’s commercial special interest group. When not following the latest commercial real estate news, Lisa is zeroed in on her charismatic off-the-track thoroughbred as she makes the transition from an utterly failed racehorse to a lovely show hunter.

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