Author: Topher Stephenson

Another strong year in commercial real estate predicted for 2020

February 12, 2020

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Maine’s largest commercial real estate firm releases 2020 forecast

January 18, 2020

The Boulos Company, Northern New England’s largest commercial real estate firm serving owners, investors, and tenants, has released its 2020 Greater Portland Market Outlook, a comprehensive 32-page annual report on the commercial real estate market in southern Maine. Independent research, insider insights  The Market Outlook is researched, written, and compiled by the company’s in-house staff of administrative assistants, associates, associate … Continue reading Maine’s largest commercial real estate firm releases 2020 forecast

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Small leases are big in Monument Square transformation

February 6, 2020

New construction on the Portland peninsula is getting a lot of attention, but with office space at a premium, and driven by some high-profile building sales, Monument Square is going through its own makeover. Particularly after the recession, tenants migrated out of the buildings in Monument Square to renovated […]

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Portland-area investor thrives on looking for the next deal

February 4, 2020

A Falmouth real estate investor has completed a tapestry of transactions over the past half-year aimed at expanding his portfolio of commercial assets. Since September, Wayne Berzinis has bought and sold properties in South Portland, Portland, Gorham and Scarborough in a series of exchanges under section 1031 of the […]

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Boulos report: Portland-area real estate market won’t succumb to history

January 28, 2020

While history says a bust is coming soon, the Portland-area real estate market this year will continue to be strong, Drew Sigfridson, managing director of The Boulos Co., said in the company’s just-released annual market report . Sigfridson predicts that, despite some cautionary signs, 2020 will continue to ride […]

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Investment group sees value in Topsham retail

January 21, 2020

A group of southern Maine investors was looking for long-term properties in strong growth communities in and around Greater Portland. They found it at a retail center located at 126 Main St. in Topsham. Zenith Investment Group bought the property from Topsham Place LLC for $1.55 million. Josh Soley […]

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Greyhound’s Portland bus station building up for sale

December 17, 2019

The building that houses the Greyhound bus station on Congress Street has been put on the market. The Boulos Company is accepting offers for the site through Dec. 19. Michael Kelley / The Forecaster PORTLAND — The longtime home of the Greyhound Bus terminal is on the market, leaving […]

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Woodforest National Bank Creates $20 Million Opportunity Zone Fund to Support Economic Revitalization Across its 17-State Footprint

November 26, 2019

Woodforest National Bank Creates $20 Million Opportunity Zone Fund to Support Economic Revitalization Across its 17-State Footprint – Pictured from left to right: Sam Spencer, CEO and Managing Director, CEI-Boulos Capital Management; Betsy Biemann, CEO, Costal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI); Noelle St.Clair, Community Development Relationship Manager, Woodforest National Bank; and […]

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The Boulos Company Coordinates Three-Firm Simultaneous Closing

December 4, 2019

PORTLAND, December 4, 2019—The Boulos Company has completed a series of interdependent transactions involving three Maine firms and a Boston-based developer: the sale of 43 Northport Drive in North Deering; the sale of the iconic Galt Block at the corner of Commercial Street and Franklin; and the latter’s subsequent leasing.     The Galt Block and adjacent parking lot have … Continue reading The Boulos Company Coordinates Three-Firm Simultaneous Closing

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CBRE Brokers $21M Sale of Portland, Maine Apartment Community

November 21, 2019

CBRE has arranged the $21 million sale of Bayside Village, a 101-unit apartment community in Portland, ME for $20.8 million. Built in 2008, the property consists of a five-story residential building with retail and garage parking on the first floor. The property has historically been rented as a student […]

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New podcast features Maine developers and real estate investors

November 18, 2019

Greg Boulos, behind the camera at right, interviews his brother Joe Boulos, a broker and developer, in an episode of “The Boulos Beat” podcast. Collin Henderson of Trail Marker Production is in the foreground and Abigail Henderson, head of social media at Boulos, is to the right. A new […]

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People & Business: Oct. 30

November 4, 2019

Employees of Tyler Technologies in Yarmouth with thousands of bagged socks they donated to Preble Street in Portland. Contributed Giving back After conducting its annual sock drive recently, Tyler Technologies, a Yarmouth provider of software and services for the public sector, donated 9,477 pairs of socks to Preble Street […]

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