0 Zipcar Snaps Up Former Thomson Reuters Office Space

office_space_fortpoint_bostonThe Seaport continues to attract tenants with vacancy just below 5 percent.  Zipcar will be expanding its footprint by taking 45,000 square feet that Thompson will be vacating.

Banker & Tradesman staff writer, Jim Cronin, reports that “Zipcar will likely fill about 45,000 square feet of space that Thomson Reuters is expected to vacate at Thomson Place in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood in 2014.”

Click through to Banker & Tradesman for the complete report.

0 Silicon Valley Investor Set to Develop in Boston, Cambridge

boston and cambridge offices house many technology firmsThe Seaport continues its reach with DivcoWest’s investment of $105 million for four buildings off Congress Street.  Market vacancy is less than 5 percent while rents have just reached the $40 PSF mark.

Casey Ross, of The Boston Globe reports, “DivcoWest made its name in Silicon Valley, buying and developing properties that house some of the nation’s most prominent technology firms, including Apple Inc. and cellphone maker Motorola…Now it is trying to replicate that tech success in the Boston area by snapping up properties in the Seaport District and East Cambridge.”

Jump over to The Boston Globe to read the complete story.

0 Celeb Chef Ming Tsai Looks to South Boston

Commercial Real Estate in South BostonBlue Ginger has been a mainstay in Wellesley for 14 years and consistently delivering East-West cuisine to their lunch and dinner guests. The addition of Blue Dragon — a new restaurant from Ming Tsai — in the Seaport will be a welcome selection for the business occupying the 31M RSF of office space within a .5 mile radius of 324 A Street.

The Boston Herald reports, “the host of PBS’ “Simply Ming” TV cooking show is slated to soon meet with the neighborhood about an eatery at 324 A St., site of the long-closed A Street Deli.”

Read more about Ming Tsai’s South Boston restaurant.