Congratulations to the 2025 Commercial Brokerage Achievement Awards Winners​
Please join us in celebrating these distinguished deals and members of our brokerage community.
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View photos from the evening here!

​2025 Special Recognition Award Winners:
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McCall Leadership Award Honoree

Jack Burns
Executive Managing Principal
Cresa Boston

This award was first given in 1991 and was previously called the CBA Broker of the Year. It is presented to a member of our industry who has displayed exceptional service and professional accomplishments over the course of their distinguished career. It is our top honor in the local commercial brokerage real estate industry.

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Future Leader of the Year Honoree

Petra Flynn
Director
Cushman & Wakefield

The Future Leader of the Year Award honors a rising professional who demonstrates the qualities that define true leadership: unwavering ethics, integrity, professionalism, deep industry knowledge, and a commitment to continuous growth. This award recognizes an individual who has already made a meaningful impact within our community and within the Commercial Brokers Association. 

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Collaborating Partner of the Year

Walker Development & Construction Management Inc.

Walker Development & Construction Management Inc. is a construction and development firm that offers a wide range of services, including tenant build-outs, construction management, general contracting, investment development, due diligence services, and consulting. They elevate the client experience and are a true partner across the New England Region. 

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Project of the Year

10 Post Office Square; ​Synergy

10 Post Office Square, involved a proactive repositioning strategy along with $10 million investment in amenities. Enhancements included a fitness center, conference facilities, and new lounge, to name a few. In 2025, the project generated approximately 100,000 square feet of leasing activity and increased occupancy to 90%.

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​2025 Deal of the Year Winners
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Multifamily Deal of the Year

​AIMCO Portfolio
Royal Crest Marlboro: 19 Royal Crest Drive, Marlborough, MA Royal Crest Nashua: 1 Newcastle Drive, Nashua, NH Waterford Village: 51 Meadow Lane, Bridgewater, MA Wexford Village: 29 Duncannon Ave, Worcester, MA Royal Crest Warwick: 42 Cedar Pond Drive, Warwick, RI
342,948 SF

Travis D'Amato, Michael Coyne, Brendan Shields, Maggie McFarland, Kevin Gleason, Henry Smith and Lucy M.
- all with Walker & Dunlop

The winner is a multifamily portfolio consisting of over 2,700 units, comprising over 2.6 million rentable square feet. The deal represented the largest multifamily sale in New England’s history. Walker & Dunlop represented the Seller and Buyer.

Retail Deal of the Year

Uniqlo - 399 Washington Street
399 Washington Street, Boston, MA
24,339 SF

Matthew Curtin & Greg Covey, both with Newmark

The winner was the largest non-portfolio suburban office sale recorded across Massachusetts since 2022. Newmark represented the seller, BXP, on the $132 million sale, and procured the buyer, a partnership between Cross Ocean Partners and Lincoln Property Company.

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​Investment Sale of the Year - Suburban

​​140 Kendrick Street
140 Kendrick Street, Needham, MA
$132,000,000

Rob Griffin, Edward C. Maher, Jr., Matt Pullen, Jim Tribble, Samantha Hallowell, and Will Sleeper
​– all with Newmark

The winner was the largest non-portfolio suburban office sale recorded across Massachusetts since 2022. Newmark represented the seller, BXP, on the $132 million sale, and procured the buyer, a partnership between Cross Ocean Partners and Lincoln Property Company.

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 Industrial Deal of the Year

​​ABEX Transportation, 100 Meadow Road, Boston
100 Meadow Road, Boston, MA, 02136
262,441 SF

Danielle Frisch, Kendall Lynch, Juliana Fiore, Caroline Munn, Daniel Hines, and Robert Byrne - all with CBRE.

The winner is a 263,441 Square footblend, extend and expansion that also required an early termination, preserving the tenant’s critical presence as a locally based logistics operator in the Boston market. The landlord, AEW, and Tenant, ABEX Logistic Services, were represented by CBRE.

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​​Office Deal of the Year - Urban

DraftKings / Wayfair
225 Franklin and 222 Berkeley / 500 Boylston Street
460,000 SF

Congratulations to Dave Martel, Jason Cameron, and Matthew George – all with Newmark
John Butterworth with Colliers
Jeff Landers, Jonathan Varholak, and Sterling Weatherbie - all with CBRE
Tim Giarrusso, Matthew Polhemus, and Hailey Werenski - all with Oxford Properties Group

The winner this year was a complex, multi-party lease negotiation. The owner, Oxford Properties, worked alongside three brokerage teams to bring a tenant back to their iconic Back Bay headquarters, and relocating another tenant to another prominent building in their portfolio. The deal, over a year in the making, navigated shifting space needs, market uncertainty, and evolving corporate strategies. The deal was a true team win for all, securing space for two globally recognized, Boston-born companies.

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​Investment Sale of the Year - Urban

99 High Street
99 High Street, Boston, MA
$227,000,000

Rob Griffin, Edward C. Maher, Jr., Matt Pullen, Jim Tribble, Samantha Hallowell, and Will Sleeper
​– all with Newmark.

The winner is a 32 story, 720,200 square foot Class A office tower in Downtown Boston, that sold for $227 million.  The sale was the largest non-portfolio sale price achieved for an office asset across Massachusetts in 2025, and across downtown Boston since 2021. The seller, Nuveen Real Estate, was represented by Newmark, and the buyer, an affiliate of Synergy, was procured by Newmark.

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Most Creative Deal Under 100,000 SF​

Foghorn Therapeutics – 99 Coolidge
99 Coolidge Avenue, Watertown
72,846 SF

Eric Smith, Charles Kavoogian, Tess St. Lawrence, and Jack Scribner with CBRE
Bob Richards, Robert Coughlin, Bobby Jangro, Zach Gramlich, and Marc C., - all with JLL.

This year’s winner had a tenant reevaluate their needs in an evolving life science and real estate market, working with trusted partners to find a new, balanced environment designed for research and innovation. The deal was driven by close collaboration across leasing, legal, design, construction and ownership teams. CBRE represented the landlord and JLL represented the tenant.

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​Office Deal of the Year - Suburban

Arbella Insurance – Corporate Headquarters Lease
1200 Crown Colony Drive, Quincy, MA
189,500 SF

Mike Frisoli, Tyler McGrail, and Eric Jeremiah
– all with Newmark
James L. Elcock, John Real, Lauren M. Vecchione
​– all with Colliers

The winning deal involved advising a long-tenured suburban office occupier that was committed to a strong return-to-office strategy and did not intend to reduce its real estate footprint. The deal resulted in a 16-year lease totaling 189,500 square foot to relocate the company’s corporate headquarters. The landlord, FoxRock Properties, was represented by Newmark, and the tenant, Arbella Insurance, was represented by Colliers.



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​Life Science Deal of the Year

​​75 Broadway - Biogen Global Headquarters
75 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
581,491 SF

Brendan Callahan, Gabrielle Harvey, Benjamin Coffin, and Peter Skerrett - all with JLL at time of deal.

The winning deal established a new global headquarters and consolidated the company’s Cambridge operations into a single, purpose-built campus designed to support scale, efficiency, and long-term growth. This 15-year lease for 580,000 square feet reaffirmed Massachusetts's position as a global center for biotechnology and innovation. The landlord, MITIMCo, represented themselves, and the tenant was represented by JLL.

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