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Breakthrough Properties Secures 264K-SF Office Lease in Boston’s Seaport

Breakthrough Properties has secured a 263,500-square-foot full-building office lease with gene editing company CRISPR Therapeutics at The 105, a laboratory building project in Boston’s Seaport neighborhood.

Located at 105 West First St., the LEED Gold certified building is slated for completion in early 2022. The project was designed by the Payette architecture firm and is located nearby the Red Line’s Broadway Station. Amenities will include a fitness facility and outdoor terraces accessible from two floors.

Breakthrough Properties was started in 2019 by Tishman Speyer and biotechnology investment firm Bellco Capital. Breakthrough was formed to acquire, develop and operate life science properties in leading technology centers around the world.

Cushman & Wakefield represented CRISPR in the lease transaction. Breakthrough was represented by Newmark Knight Frank.

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About David Cohen

David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles. He is responsible for covering commercial real estate news and trends in the Southeast, Florida, Washington D.C. and Boston at Connect CRE as well as specializing in the Student Housing sector. Prior to joining Connect, David was the editor of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine and Student Housing Business magazine at France Media as well as spending time freelancing for ESPN and the Associated Press in the fast-paced field of live sports event production. He is also an owner and investor in multifamily real estate in Atlanta, GA. David currently resides in Atlanta and graduated from the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

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