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Market Review
            Metro Boston Real Estate | 4th Quarter 2012




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Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

     Table of Contents
                        I. Overall Market Conditions

                       II. Boston Office Market

                      III. Cambridge Office Market

                      IV. Suburban Office Market

                       V. Industrial/Flex Market

                     VI. Investment Sales Market

                     VII. Office Contacts




     NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

    Office Market Conditions
  CLASS A & B OFFICE MARKET
  Office                                                  Space                   Direct                Sublease                      Total                  Average                    Direct           Total
  Submarket                                            Inventory           Vacant Space             Vacant Space              Vacant Space               Rental Rates               Vacancy %       Vacancy %

  Financial District                                41,580,798                 4,690,882                    127,404                4,818,286                         $38                11.3%           11.6%
  North Station/North End                             7,835,134                   236,930                    12,938                  249,868                         $31                 3.0%            3.2%
  South Station/Ft. Point                             7,622,171                1,210,942                       8,913               1,219,855                         $31                15.9%           16.0%
  Charlestown                                         3,074,864                   117,546                    33,464                  151,010                         $30                 3.8%            4.9%
  Back Bay                                          14,258,893                    619,952                   153,186                  773,138                         $49                 4.3%            5.4%
    Downtown Boston                                 74,371,860                 6,876,252                    335,905                7,212,157                         $39                 9.2%            9.7%
  East Cambridge                                    12,500,020                 1,380,028                     70,506                1,450,534                         $58                11.0%           11.6%
  Central Cambridge                                   5,584,125                   489,164                    14,343                  503,507                         $33                 8.8%            9.0%
  West Cambridge                                      2,074,288                   256,774                    25,000                  281,774                         $32                12.4%           13.6%
    Cambridge                                       20,158,433                 2,125,966                    109,849                2,235,815                         $48               10.5%           11.1%
  Route 128 North                                   17,607,388                 2,258,489                     59,840                2,318,329                         $21                12.8%           13.2%
  Route 128 Northwest                               14,064,425                 2,037,415                    146,049                2,183,464                         $21                14.5%           15.5%
  Route 128 West                                    27,832,764                 3,098,173                    329,597                3,427,770                         $26                11.1%           12.3%
  Route 128 Southwest                                 5,337,339                   627,487                    53,841                  681,328                         $18                11.8%           12.8%
  Route 128 South                                   10,123,484                 1,940,838                     65,193                2,006,031                         $20                19.2%           19.8%
    Route 128 Loop                                  74,965,400                 9,962,402                    654,520              10,616,922                          $22               13.3%           14.2%
  I-495 North                                         6,788,324                1,343,070                     30,448                1,373,518                         $18                19.8%           20.2%
  I-495 Northwest                                     8,887,734                1,395,821                     94,495                1,490,316                         $17                15.7%           16.8%
  I-495 West                                        10,669,027                 2,284,304                    194,282                2,478,586                         $17                21.4%           23.2%
  I-495 Southwest                                     1,833,105                   406,811                      2,365                 409,176                         $20                22.2%           22.3%
  I-495 South                                         1,511,354                   201,304                            0               201,304                         $20                13.3%           13.3%
    I-495 Loop                                      29,689,544                 5,631,310                    321,590                5,952,900                         $18               19.0%           20.1%
    Metropolitan Boston                           199,185,237                 24,595,930                 1,421,864               26,017,794                      $30.31                12.3%           13.1%



  CLASS A & B OFFICE – AVAILABLE SUBLEASE SPACE & RENTS
  Office                                                                   AVAILABLE SUBLEASE SPACE                                                                     SUBLEASE ASKING RENTS
  Submarket                                             Q4 2012               Q3 2012     Q2 2012                         Q1 2012                       Q4 2012          Q3 2012    Q2 2012   Q1 2012

  Downtown Boston                                       794,953              1,044,080            1,114,541               895,883                         $25.03             $25.57       $24.35       $21.92
  Cambridge                                             711,712                 823,566              348,404              175,687                         $29.78             $29.33       $28.53       $26.35
  Route 128 Loop                                      1,989,716              2,044,466            1,769,201              1,988,543                        $18.00             $18.47       $18.22       $18.95
  I-495 Loop                                            829,479                 787,247              884,462              941,182                         $16.82             $16.90       $15.76       $15.58
    Metropolitan Boston                               4,325,860              4,699,359            4,116,608              4,001,295                        $18.88             $19.10       $18.22       $17.84



  CLASS A & B OFFICE – CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER & YEAR
  Office                                              ASKING RENTS                                                    VACANCY RATES                                                   ABSORPTION
  Submarket                             Q4 2012          Q3 2012   Q4 2011                               Q4 2012         Q3 2012    Q4 2011                                Q4 2012      Q3 2012       Q4 2011

  Downtown Boston                        $38.56             $38.77             $37.24                       9.25%            10.84%            11.50%                      692,668       187,561      154,111
  Cambridge                              $47.95             $47.92             $44.42                     10.55%             10.42%              9.79%                     (88,712)      (66,803)     166,982
  Route 128 Loop                         $22.41             $22.38             $22.20                     13.29%             14.55%            15.49%                      226,481       354,758       91,474
  I-495 Loop                             $17.61             $17.36             $17.45                     18.97%             21.00%            20.61%                        44,813       49,884     (314,639)
    Metropolitan Boston                  $30.31             $30.24             $29.17                     12.35%            13.76%             14.27%                      875,250       525,400       97,928
Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar.
Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness for any particular purpose.



                       NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

       Boston Office Market
        FEATURED PROPERTY                          CLASS A OFFICE SPACE
                           330 Congress                                                                    Direct Sublease                 Total    Average          Direct   Total
                                                   Office                                   Space         Vacant    Vacant               Vacant      Rental        Vacancy Vacancy
                              Street,              Submarket                             Inventory        Space     Space                Space        Rates             (%)    (%)
                            Boston, MA
                              6,250 SF of
                                                   Financial District                  31,696,976 3,895,678             60,312      3,955,990             $41        12.3%        12.5%
                            brick-and-beam
                           space in Boston’s
                                                   North Station/North End              1,346,531        16,164                0        16,164            $46          1.2%         1.2%
                           Innovation District
                                Contact            Seaport                              2,005,565       256,142          5,313         261,455            $60        12.8%        13.0%
                             David Cooney
                            at 617.457.3305
                                                   Charlestown                           903,771         63,210         10,639          73,849            $33          7.0%         8.2%
                             or Jeff Becker
                            at 617.457.3424
                                                   Back Bay                            11,627,922       490,710       153,186          643,896            $50          4.2%         5.5%


                                                                   Downtown Boston     47,580,765 4,721,904           229,450       4,951,354             $44         9.9%        10.4%



       SAW IT ON THE STREET                        CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS
• New construction is finally visible and more
                                                                       $40.0
  permits are being issued for residential and                         $39.5
  commercial throughout Downtown Boston.                               $39.0
                                                   $ PER SQUARE FOOT




                                                                       $38.5
                                                                                                                       $38.77
• Suburban tech firms continue migration to                            $38.0         $38.56
  Downtown and Seaport markets.                                        $37.5
                                                                       $37.0
                                                                       $36.5
• Low-rise vacancy in Class A towers quickly                                                                                                                  $37.24
                                                                       $36.0
  becoming a non-issue.                                                $35.5
                                                                       $35.0
• Tenants are scrambling for blocks of office                                        Q4 2012                            Q3 2012                                 Q4 2011

  space due to recent absorption uptick.
                                                   CLASS B OFFICE SPACE
      NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS                                                                                 Direct Sublease                 Total    Average          Direct   Total
                                                   Office                                   Space         Vacant    Vacant               Vacant      Rental        Vacancy Vacancy
• Brown Brothers Harriman leases 350,000           Submarket                             Inventory        Space     Space                Space        Rates             (%)    (%)
  SF at 50 Franklin Street.
                                                   Financial District                   9,883,822       795,204         67,092         862,296            $29          8.0%         8.7%
• PayPal leases 150,000 SF at One
  International Place.                             North Station/North End              6,488,603       220,766         12,938         233,704            $27          3.4%         3.6%

• Iron Mountain leases 130,000 SF at One
                                                   Seaport                              5,616,606       954,800          3,600         958,400            $21        17.0%        17.1%
  Federal Street.
                                                   Charlestown                          2,171,093        54,336         22,825          77,161            $29          2.5%         3.6%
• Converse leases 150,000 SF at Lovejoy
  Wharf.
                                                   Back Bay                             2,630,971       129,242                0       129,242            $44          4.9%         4.9%

• Partners HealthCare leases 135,000 SF
  at Lafayette Corporate Center.                                   Downtown Boston     26,791,095 2,154,348           106,455       2,260,803             $28         8.0%          8.4%


.                                                Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar.
                                                 Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its
                                                 usefulness for any particular purpose.


              NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

 Cambridge Office Market
        SAW IT ON THE STREET                           CLASS A OFFICE SPACE
• Demand: Class A lab/office combined                                                                          Direct Sublease                 Total    Average          Direct   Total
  vacancy is holding steady in the low teens           Office                                   Space         Vacant    Vacant               Vacant      Rental        Vacancy Vacancy
  (12.7% at year end) as new supply is                 Submarket                             Inventory        Space     Space                Space        Rates             (%)    (%)
  added to balance absorption. Class B                 East Cambridge                      10,461,296 1,245,154             31,492      1,276,646             $59        11.9%        12.2%
  office space is obviously very desirable at          Central Cambridge                    3,184,582       416,968          7,407         424,375            $33        13.1%        13.3%
  6.1% vacancy as tenants that decide to
                                                       West Cambridge                       1,404,765       222,540                0       222,540            $34        15.8%        15.8%
  remain in Cambridge get used to rates
  that spiked some $10/SF this past year.                              Cambridge           15,050,643 1,884,662             38,899      1,923,561             $51        12.5%        12.8%

• Rental rates: East Cambridge Class A
  asking rates are now $47–$57.00/SF gross.            CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS
  The jump of the better Class B buildings                                 $48.0
  from the low-mid $30s into the low to mid                                $47.5
  $40s/SF is probably more shocking to those
                                                                                         $47.95                            $47.92
                                                                           $47.0
                                                       $ PER SQUARE FOOT




  tenants than the Class A rate hikes, which                               $46.5
  at the moment top out in the high $50s. We                               $46.0
  will likely hear of an over $60/SF deal this                             $45.5
  year as the Kendall Square brand value for                               $45.0
                                                                           $44.5
  high tech hiring continues to gain momentum.
                                                                           $44.0
  It will be very difficult to find office product                                                                                                                $44.42
                                                                           $43.5
  in East and Mid-Cambridge in the $30’s/SF                                $43.0
  gross or lower. Rates for existing lab units                                           Q4 2012                            Q3 2012                                 Q4 2011
  range from the high $20s to high $30s/SF
  NNN for existing lab suites in Alewife to            CLASS B OFFICE SPACE
  $55–60/SF NNN for Class A labs in East                                                                       Direct Sublease                 Total    Average          Direct   Total
  Cambridge built from shell with $120–                Office                                   Space         Vacant    Vacant               Vacant      Rental        Vacancy Vacancy
  $150/SF landlord build-out allowances.               Submarket                             Inventory        Space     Space                Space        Rates             (%)    (%)

• Vacancy rates: Total combined lab and                East Cambridge                       2,038,724       134,874         39,014         173,888            $50          6.6%         8.5%
  office vacancy at the turn of the year came          Central Cambridge                    2,399,543        72,196          6,936          79,132            $33          3.0%         3.3%
  in at 11.1%, slightly lower than last quarter.       West Cambridge                         669,523        34,234         25,000          59,234            $26          5.1%         8.8%
  A dramatic change is occurring in Alewife,
                                                                       Cambridge            5,107,790       241,304         70,950         312,254            $38         4.7%          6.1%
  as the 12.6% mid-year 2012 between East
  and West Cambridge is now down to a                Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar.
  spread of only 2.0% due to the progress            Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its
                                                     usefulness for any particular purpose.
  of CambridgePark. Cambridge lab vacancy
  has dipped two points since mid-year to                              of 17 Tudor Street and 130 Brookline into                       NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS
  9.8%, reflecting large deals by Dainippon                            stunning new office and lab space.
                                                                                                                              • The big news at the end of 2012 was
  Sumitomo (63,000 SF) at 640 Memorial                • 18-28 JFK Street, a retail/residential building                         Amazon’s commitment to get in the mix with
  and Ironwood at 301 Binney (303,000 SF                in the center of Harvard Square, traded for                             Microsoft and Google in Kendall Square
  renewal/expansion) and the rapid lease-up             $32 million, a figure that represents a sub-4%                          with a new 105,000 SF lease along with
  at 400 Tech Square.                                   cap rate and indicates the willingness of                               expansion options. Other leases at 1/101
• And more: With the sale of the Quest                  overseas investors to place their money in                              Main Street include Monster Worldwide for
  Diagnostics locations in Central Square to the        recession-proof American locations.
                                                                                                                                23,350 SF (NAI Hunneman transaction)
  Normandy/Twining joint venture for $31.6            • And we have a winner for the Middlesex                                  Rapid 7 for 11,139 SF and Fidelity
  million, it appears that Central Square is            Courthouse tower (or do we?): Leggat                                    Bioscience for 5,700 SF.
  poised to more firmly establish its identity as       McCall Properties won the bid from the
  an extension of Kendall Square’s MIT-driven           Commonwealth over community favorite                                  • Another breakthrough deal was the 244,000
  technology market. MIT is already is well aware       HYM to redevelop the empty Sullivan                                     SF lease of 75-125 Sidney Street by 20-year
  of the potential of greater Central Square to         Courthouse Tower, but like almost every                                 local player Ariad Pharmaceuticals, anchoring
  emerge as a major technology node, as                 new development in Cambridge there is                                   the second build-to-suit in Alexandria
  demonstrated by their latest developments             opposition that needs to be resolved.                                   Center at Kendall Square.

            NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

  Suburban Office Market
        FEATURED PROPERTY                         CLASS A OFFICE SPACE
                                                                                                          Direct Sublease                 Total    Average          Direct   Total
                                                  Office                                     Space       Vacant    Vacant               Vacant      Rental        Vacancy Vacancy
                                                  Submarket                               Inventory      Space     Space                Space        Rates             (%)    (%)

                                                  Route 128 North                         9,168,817 1,128,238          22,997      1,151,235             $23        12.3%        12.6%
                                                  Route 128 Northwest                     8,318,333 1,110,797        101,175       1,211,972             $24        13.4%        14.6%
                                                  Route 128 West                         14,886,244 1,658,457        245,790       1,904,247             $29        11.1%        12.8%
                                                  Route 128 Southwest                     1,478,886     80,972         25,841         106,813            $24          5.5%         7.2%
                                                  Route 128 South                         4,745,654 1,066,442          62,446      1,128,888             $23        22.5%        23.8%
                                                                  Route 128 Loop         38,597,934 5,044,906        458,249       5,503,155             $26        13.1%        14.3%
                                                  I-495 North                             3,007,236    571,184         30,198         601,382            $17        19.0%        20.0%
                                                  I-495 Northwest                         3,540,824    287,109         14,495         301,604            $17          8.1%         8.5%
      80-82 Cambridge Street                      I-495 West                              5,273,403    984,984       156,441       1,141,425             $18        18.7%        21.6%
          Burlington, MA                          I-495 Southwest                          788,793     269,917                0       269,917            $21        34.2%        34.2%
           69,050 SF Office/R&D                   I-495 South                              137,000        1,632               0          1,632           $21          1.2%         1.2%
   Contact Brendan Daly at 617.457.3281                           I-495 Loop             12,747,256 2,114,826        201,134       2,315,960             $18        16.6%        18.2%


       SAW IT ON THE STREET                       CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS
• Overlooking Route 128, steel is erected
  at Blanchard Woods in Burlington. 78                                               Route 128 Loop                                         Route I-495 Loop
                                                                      $23
  Blanchard Woods is a 120,000 SF office                              $22
                                                                               $22.41       $22.38           $22.20
                                                  $ PER SQUARE FOOT




  building constructed on speculation of                              $21
  demand and will be available for tenant                             $20
                                                                      $19
  occupancy in late 2013.
                                                                      $18
• Boston Properties has expanded 1100 Winter                          $17                                                           $17.61              $17.36              $17.45
  Street at Bay Colony by enlarging the floor                         $16
                                                                      $15
  plates towards the Waltham Reservoir.
                                                                      $14
• The first phase of development is nearly                                     Q4 2012       Q3 2012          Q4 2011                Q4 2012              Q3 2012             Q4 2011

  completed on Keurig’s new master-planned
  Burlington Campus. The ground has been          CLASS B OFFICE SPACE
  cleared for phase 2.                                                                                    Direct Sublease                 Total    Average          Direct   Total
                                                  Office                                     Space       Vacant    Vacant               Vacant      Rental        Vacancy Vacancy
     NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS                         Submarket                               Inventory      Space     Space                Space        Rates             (%)    (%)

                                                  Route 128 North                         8,438,571 1,130,251          36,843      1,167,094             $18        13.4%        13.8%
• Athena Health: Acquired the Arsenal
  (Watertown) from Harvard (750,000 RSF).         Route 128 Northwest                     5,746,092    926,618         44,874         971,492            $17        16.1%        16.9%
                                                  Route 128 West                         12,946,520 1,439,716          83,807      1,523,523             $22        11.1%        11.8%
• Schneider Electric: 250,000 SF at 800
                                                  Route 128 Southwest                     3,858,453    546,515         28,000         574,515            $15        14.2%        14.9%
  Federal Street in Andover.
                                                  Route 128 South                         5,377,830    874,396          2,747         877,143            $17        16.3%        16.3%
• TripAdvisor: 240,000 RSF in Needham.                            Route 128 Loop         36,367,466 4,917,496        196,271       5,113,767             $19        13.5%        14.1%
• Got Books:130,000 warehouse at 40               I-495 North                             3,781,088    771,886             250        772,136            $18        20.4%        20.4%
  Fordham in Wilmington.                          I-495 Northwest                         5,346,910 1,108,712          80,000      1,188,712             $17        20.7%        22.2%

• Teleflex Medical: Leased 94,000 RSF from        I-495 West                              5,395,624 1,299,320          37,841      1,337,161             $16        24.1%        24.8%

  Brooks Automation at 16 Elizabeth Drive         I-495 Southwest                         1,044,312    136,894          2,365         139,259            $19        13.1%        13.3%
  Chelmsford (NAI Hunneman transaction).          I-495 South                             1,374,354    199,672                0       199,672            $19        14.5%        14.5%
                                                                  I-495 Loop             16,942,288 3,516,484        120,456       3,636,940             $18        20.8%        21.5%
• RISO: 30,000 SF office/R&D in Burlington
  (office) and Woburn (R&D) (NAI Hunneman       Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar.
                                                Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its
  transaction).                                 usefulness for any particular purpose.


           NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

       Industrial/Flex Market
        FEATURED PROPERTY                            INDUSTRIAL MARKET
                                                     Industrial                                             Space                  Vacant                 Vacancy                  Rental
                                                     Submarket                                           Inventory                 Space*                   Rate*              Rate (NNN)
                                                                     Boston Central Core               20,950,240              1,534,723                     7.3%                    $8.41
                                                     Route 128 North                                   26,867,330              1,822,627                      6.8%                   $6.29
                                                     Route 128 Northwest                                4,719,877                261,950                      5.5%                   $6.04
                                                     Route 128 West                                    11,246,400                233,401                      2.1%                   $7.19
                                                     Route 128 Southwest                               11,826,647                694,244                      5.9%                   $5.38
                                                     Route 128 South                                   23,281,521              2,735,102                    11.7%                    $5.06
                                                                     Route 128 Loop                    77,941,775              5,747,324                     7.4%                    $5.90
                                                     I-495 North                                       16,144,798              1,272,704                      7.9%                   $4.75
                                                     I-495 Northwest                                   10,490,268              1,422,539                    13.6%                    $4.43
                                                     I-495 West                                        15,266,937              1,648,341                    10.8%                    $5.08
           80 Stockwell Drive
                                                     I-495 Southwest                                   15,404,454              1,777,379                    11.5%                    $4.33
               Avon, MA
                                                     I-495 South                                       13,341,206              2,464,924                    18.5%                    $4.78
  248,000 SF subdividable space for lease                            I-495 Loop                        70,647,663              8,585,887                    12.2%                    $4.69
 Contact Cathy Minnerly at 617.457.3334                              Metropolitan Boston              169,539,678            15,867,934                      9.4%                    $5.70

       SAW IT ON THE STREET                          CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS
• Activity picked up steam very quickly at
  the tail end of Q4 2012. Many of the larger                                             Industrial Market                                     Flex/R&D market
  tenants in the market signed deals that                                $21
  were being negotiated since Q1–Q2 2012.
                                                     $ PER SQUARE FOOT




                                                                         $18                                                           $21.59
• Financing continues to be point of emphasis                            $15
                                                                         $12
  for companies looking for a new location and
                                                                          $9
  expansion. Due to the extremely aggressive                                                                                                                $9.44
                                                                          $6       $8.41                                                                                        $7.95
  rate being offered by banks, many user                                  $3                     $5.90           $4.69
  sales have occurred and closed in Q4. We                                $0
  expect this activity to continue into 2013.                                       Boston       Route 128           I-495              Boston              Route 128              I-495
                                                                                  Central Core     Loop              Loop             Central Core            Loop                  Loop
• Built-to-suit projects are starting to surface
  again showing high demand for space and
  a lack of existing product due to the high
                                                     FLEX/R&D MARKET
                                                     Industrial                                             Space                  Vacant                 Vacancy                  Rental
  volume of absorption in 2012. Taunton,
                                                     Submarket                                           Inventory                 Space*                   Rate*              Rate (NNN)
  especially, will be a hot spot for new
                                                                     Boston Central Core                6,753,090                562,306                     8.3%                   $21.59
  construction as 2013 progresses.
                                                     Route 128 North                                   13,769,839              1,617,701                    11.7%                    $8.62
      NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS                           Route 128 Northwest                                9,693,575              1,490,643                    15.4%                    $8.96
• Freeman Decorating Services leased                 Route 128 West                                     7,228,792                523,927                      7.2%                  $12.09
  160,000 SF at 275 Bodwell Street, Avon.            Route 128 Southwest                                5,001,281                727,754                    14.6%                    $9.38
                                                     Route 128 South                                    3,474,430                501,612                    14.4%                    $8.58
• Chep USA renewed their lease for 95,868
                                                                     Route 128 Loop                    39,167,917              4,861,637                    12.4%                    $9.44
  SF at 675 Canton Street, Norwood MA.
                                                     I-495 North                                        7,753,031              1,514,869                    19.5%                    $8.07
• Lacerta, Inc. acquired 75,000 SF at                I-495 Northwest                                    5,402,604                328,871                      6.1%                   $8.13
  240 Forbes Boulevard, Mansfield MA                 I-495 West                                        10,813,072              2,418,613                    22.4%                    $6.63
  (NAI Hunneman transaction).                        I-495 Southwest                                    3,935,557                194,961                      5.0%                  $10.98
• Yale Appliance acquired 65,000 SF at               I-495 South                                        2,286,035                120,589                      5.3%                   $8.17
  75 Campanelli Parkway, Stoughton MA                                I-495 Loop                        30,190,299              4,577,903                    15.2%                    $7.95
  (NAI Hunneman transaction).                                        Metropolitan Boston               76,111,306            10,001,846                     13.1%                    $9.93
• Williams Sonoma leased 112,000 SF at             Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar.
  176 Grove Street, Franklin MA.                   Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its
                                                   usefulness for any particular purpose.


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Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

            Investment Market
        FEATURED PROPERTY                           METRO BOSTON OFFICE BUILDINGS
                                                    Year                         2008                      2009                     2010                     2011                     2012

                                                    Sales Volume   $1,691,771,539                   $1,076,074,221           $1,126,648,947           $3,016,896,157           $2,461,141,149
                                                    # of Sales           55                               14                       43                       72                       76
                                                    Median Cap Rate    6.06%                            8.90%                    7.33%                    7.19%                    6.75%
                                                    Median $/SF         $219                             $273                     $190                     $185                     $233


                                                    METRO BOSTON RETAIL BUILDINGS
                                                    Year                         2008                      2009                     2010                     2011                     2012

                                                    Sales Volume    $318,932,859                     $113,247,170             $360,822,520            $1,031,562,508            $753,079,081
                                                    # of Sales           35                               15                       31                       63                       43
                                                    Median Cap Rate    6.63%                            7.47%                    7.65%                    7.25%                    6.75%
        244 Vanderbilt Avenue                       Median $/SF         $438                             $331                     $361                     $289                     $259
            Norwood, MA
   100% leased office/warehouse property            METRO BOSTON MEDIAN $ PER SQUARE FOOT
    Contact Sean Ryan at 617.457.3357                                    $160
                                                                         $150
                                                                                                                                                                       $156
       SAW IT ON THE STREET                                              $140
                                                     $ PER SQUARE FOOT




                                                                         $130        $141
• With the Federal Reserve’s announcement                                                                                    $138
                                                                         $120
  to keep interest rates low until unemployment                          $110
  reaches 6.5%, look for the investment sales                            $100
  market continue its upward trend into 2013                              $90
  and beyond.                                                             $80
                                                                          $70
• While the focus remains on quality, investors                           $60
                                                                                      2012                                     2011                                     2010
  have begun to look at Class B Office and
  suburban vacancies to realize returns.
                                                    METRO BOSTON INDUSTRIAL/R&D
• Multifamily continues to be red hot along         Year                         2008                      2009                     2010                     2011                     2012

  with brick-and-beam space in Boston’s             Sales Volume    $490,462,247                     $183,989,137             $429,001,645             $368,513,100             $458,075,916
  Fort Point Channel where two of the year’s        # of Sales           44                               17                       17                       28                       43
  more notable deals came to close in Q4.           Median Cap Rate    8.20%                            8.88%                    8.97%                    8.18%                    7.65%
  [DivCo West’s acquisition of the Brickman         Median $/SF         $79                              $70                      $72                      $78                      $70
  Portfolio ($284/SF) and Clarion’s purchase
  of the National Development Portfolio             METRO BOSTON MULTIFAMILY
  ($317/SF) ].                                      Year                         2008                      2009                     2010                     2011                     2012

                                                    Sales Volume    $546,890,189                     $425,930,062             $646,499,625            $1,213,922,556           $1,172,853,950
      NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS                          # of Sales           27                               17                       27                       34                       60
                                                    Median Cap Rate    6.80%                            6.83%                    7.50%                    5.25%                    5.96%
• Synergy purchases 2 Oliver Street Boston
  from AEW/Saracen – $52 Million.

• Invesco purchases Liberty Wharf from              METRO BOSTON TOTALS
  Cresset – $70 Million.                            Year                         2008                      2009                     2010                     2011                     2012

                                                    Sales Volume   $3,048,056,834                   $1,799,240,590           $2,562,972,737           $5,630,894,321           $4,845,150,096
• UDR buys Cronin’s Landing from Archstone
  – $120 Million.                                   # of Sales           161                              63                       118                      197                      222
                                                    Median Cap Rate    6.92%                            8.02%                    7.86%                    6.97%                    6.78%
• Private investor sells the Back Bay Apple         Median $/SF         $184                             $169                     $156                     $138                     $141
  Building to Tribeca Holdings (managed by        Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar.
  Aidan Brooks) $27.5 Million.                    Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness
                                                  for any particular purpose. Notes: Survey of arms length sales in MA >$5 million (souce Costar)


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Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12

NAI Hunneman Contacts
Corporate                      Suburban Leasing             David Gilkie                Doug Jacoby
                                                            Senior Vice President       Senior Vice President
Stuart Pratt                   Steve James
                                                            617.457.3202                617.457.3237
CEO                            Executive Vice President
                                                            dgilkie@naihunneman.com     djacoby@naihunneman.com
617.457.4333                   617.457.3263
spratt@naihunneman.com         sjames@naihunneman.com       Dan Collins                 Scott Dragos
                                                            Vice President              Senior Vice President
Mike DiGiano                   James Boudrot
                                                            617.457.3252                617.457.3248
Executive Vice President/COO   Senior Vice President
                                                            dcollins@naihunneman.com    sdragos@naihunneman.com
617.457.3410                   617.457.3328
mdigiano@naihunneman.com       jboudrot@naihunneman.com     Stephen Cusano              Sean Ryan
                                                            Associate                   Associate
David Finnegan                 Brendan Daly
                                                            617.457.3325                617.457.3357
Director of Marketing          Vice President
                                                            scusano@naihunneman.com     sryan@naihunneman.com
617.457.3238                   617.457.3281
dfinnegan@naihunneman.com      bdaly@naihunneman.com        Tom Egan                    Dan McGee
                                                            Associate                   Associate
                               Michael McCarthy
Downtown-Cambridge Leasing                                  617.457.3326                617.457.3266
                               Vice President
Jeff Becker                                                 tegan@naihunneman.com       dmcgee@naihunneman.com
                               617.457.3224
Senior Vice President          mmccarthy@naihunneman.com    Ovar Osvold                 Henry Lieber
617.457.3424
                                                            Associate                   Associate
jbecker@naihunneman.com        Evan Gallagher
                                                            617.457.3222                617.457.3383
                               Vice President
Chris Gotfredson                                            oosvold@naihunneman.com     hlieber@naihunneman.com
                               617.457.3350
Senior Vice President          egallagher@naihunneman.com                               Gina Barroso
617.457.3255                                                Investment Sales
                                                                                        Associate
cgotfredson@naihunneman.com    Industrial Leasing           David Ross                  617.457.3261
                                                            Executive Vice President    gbarroso@naihunneman.com
Greg Larsen                    Trey Agnew
                                                            617.457.3392
Senior Vice President          Executive Vice President
                                                            dross@naihunneman.com       Robert Tito, Jr.
617.457.3321                   617.457.3363
                                                                                        Associate
glarsen@naihunneman.com        tagnew@naihunneman.com       Robert Tito                 617.457.3355
                                                            Executive Vice President    btito@naihunneman.com
David Cooney                   J.P. Plunkett
                                                            617.457.3231
Vice President                 Executive Vice President
                                                            rtito@naihunneman.com       Mitchell Levey
617.457.3305                   617.457.3230
                                                                                        Associate
dcooney@naihunneman.com        jplunkett@naihunneman.com    Carl Christie               617.457.3227
                                                            Executive Vice President    mlevey@naihunneman.com
Bonny Doorakian                Cathy Minnerly
                                                            617.457.3394
Vice President                 Executive Vice President
                                                            cchristie@naihunneman.com
617.457.3317                   617.457.3334
bdoorakian@naihunneman.com     cminnerly@naihunneman.com

Ben Sutton
Senior Associate
617.457.3424
bsutton@naihunneman.com




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Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12
                    Methodology, Definitions
                      & Submarket Map




Methodology
We have divided the Metro Boston area into four submarkets for
office properties: Boston, Cambridge, Route 128 and Route 495.
Industrial and Flex/R&D properties are divided into three submarkets:
Central Core (Boston, Cambridge, and Inner Suburbs), Route 128
and Route 495.

Absorption (Net)
The change in occupied space in a given time period.

Average Asking Rental Rate
Rental rate as quoted from each building’s owner/management
company: for office space, a full-service rate was requested; for lab       Direct Vacancy
space, a triple net rate was requested; for retail, a triple net rate was
                                                                            Space currently available for lease directly with the landlord or
requested; for industrial, a triple net rate basis.
                                                                            building owner.
Building Class
                                                                            Overall Vacancy
Class A product is office space of steel and concrete construction,
                                                                            All unoccupied lease space, either direct or sublease.
quality tenants, excellent amenities and premium rates. Class B product
is office space with fair to good finishes and a wide range of tenants.
                                                                            Sublease
Cap Rate                                                                    Arrangement in which a tenant leases rental property to another
The net operating income divided by the sales price or value of a           and the tenant becomes the landlord to the subtenant.
property expressed as a percentage.
                                                                            Total Square Footage
CBD                                                                         Net rentable area considered available for lease; includes sublease
Central business district.                                                  space.



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NAI Hunneman Market Review Q4 2012

  • 1. Market Review Metro Boston Real Estate | 4th Quarter 2012 COMMITTED TO BOSTON | CONNECTED TO THE WORLD
  • 2. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Table of Contents I. Overall Market Conditions II. Boston Office Market III. Cambridge Office Market IV. Suburban Office Market V. Industrial/Flex Market VI. Investment Sales Market VII. Office Contacts NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 3. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Office Market Conditions CLASS A & B OFFICE MARKET Office Space Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total Submarket Inventory Vacant Space Vacant Space Vacant Space Rental Rates Vacancy % Vacancy % Financial District 41,580,798 4,690,882 127,404 4,818,286 $38 11.3% 11.6% North Station/North End 7,835,134 236,930 12,938 249,868 $31 3.0% 3.2% South Station/Ft. Point 7,622,171 1,210,942 8,913 1,219,855 $31 15.9% 16.0% Charlestown 3,074,864 117,546 33,464 151,010 $30 3.8% 4.9% Back Bay 14,258,893 619,952 153,186 773,138 $49 4.3% 5.4% Downtown Boston 74,371,860 6,876,252 335,905 7,212,157 $39 9.2% 9.7% East Cambridge 12,500,020 1,380,028 70,506 1,450,534 $58 11.0% 11.6% Central Cambridge 5,584,125 489,164 14,343 503,507 $33 8.8% 9.0% West Cambridge 2,074,288 256,774 25,000 281,774 $32 12.4% 13.6% Cambridge 20,158,433 2,125,966 109,849 2,235,815 $48 10.5% 11.1% Route 128 North 17,607,388 2,258,489 59,840 2,318,329 $21 12.8% 13.2% Route 128 Northwest 14,064,425 2,037,415 146,049 2,183,464 $21 14.5% 15.5% Route 128 West 27,832,764 3,098,173 329,597 3,427,770 $26 11.1% 12.3% Route 128 Southwest 5,337,339 627,487 53,841 681,328 $18 11.8% 12.8% Route 128 South 10,123,484 1,940,838 65,193 2,006,031 $20 19.2% 19.8% Route 128 Loop 74,965,400 9,962,402 654,520 10,616,922 $22 13.3% 14.2% I-495 North 6,788,324 1,343,070 30,448 1,373,518 $18 19.8% 20.2% I-495 Northwest 8,887,734 1,395,821 94,495 1,490,316 $17 15.7% 16.8% I-495 West 10,669,027 2,284,304 194,282 2,478,586 $17 21.4% 23.2% I-495 Southwest 1,833,105 406,811 2,365 409,176 $20 22.2% 22.3% I-495 South 1,511,354 201,304 0 201,304 $20 13.3% 13.3% I-495 Loop 29,689,544 5,631,310 321,590 5,952,900 $18 19.0% 20.1% Metropolitan Boston 199,185,237 24,595,930 1,421,864 26,017,794 $30.31 12.3% 13.1% CLASS A & B OFFICE – AVAILABLE SUBLEASE SPACE & RENTS Office AVAILABLE SUBLEASE SPACE SUBLEASE ASKING RENTS Submarket Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q2 2012 Q1 2012 Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q2 2012 Q1 2012 Downtown Boston 794,953 1,044,080 1,114,541 895,883 $25.03 $25.57 $24.35 $21.92 Cambridge 711,712 823,566 348,404 175,687 $29.78 $29.33 $28.53 $26.35 Route 128 Loop 1,989,716 2,044,466 1,769,201 1,988,543 $18.00 $18.47 $18.22 $18.95 I-495 Loop 829,479 787,247 884,462 941,182 $16.82 $16.90 $15.76 $15.58 Metropolitan Boston 4,325,860 4,699,359 4,116,608 4,001,295 $18.88 $19.10 $18.22 $17.84 CLASS A & B OFFICE – CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS QUARTER & YEAR Office ASKING RENTS VACANCY RATES ABSORPTION Submarket Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 Downtown Boston $38.56 $38.77 $37.24 9.25% 10.84% 11.50% 692,668 187,561 154,111 Cambridge $47.95 $47.92 $44.42 10.55% 10.42% 9.79% (88,712) (66,803) 166,982 Route 128 Loop $22.41 $22.38 $22.20 13.29% 14.55% 15.49% 226,481 354,758 91,474 I-495 Loop $17.61 $17.36 $17.45 18.97% 21.00% 20.61% 44,813 49,884 (314,639) Metropolitan Boston $30.31 $30.24 $29.17 12.35% 13.76% 14.27% 875,250 525,400 97,928 Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar. Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness for any particular purpose. NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 4. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Boston Office Market FEATURED PROPERTY CLASS A OFFICE SPACE 330 Congress Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total Office Space Vacant Vacant Vacant Rental Vacancy Vacancy Street, Submarket Inventory Space Space Space Rates (%) (%) Boston, MA 6,250 SF of Financial District 31,696,976 3,895,678 60,312 3,955,990 $41 12.3% 12.5% brick-and-beam space in Boston’s North Station/North End 1,346,531 16,164 0 16,164 $46 1.2% 1.2% Innovation District Contact Seaport 2,005,565 256,142 5,313 261,455 $60 12.8% 13.0% David Cooney at 617.457.3305 Charlestown 903,771 63,210 10,639 73,849 $33 7.0% 8.2% or Jeff Becker at 617.457.3424 Back Bay 11,627,922 490,710 153,186 643,896 $50 4.2% 5.5% Downtown Boston 47,580,765 4,721,904 229,450 4,951,354 $44 9.9% 10.4% SAW IT ON THE STREET CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS • New construction is finally visible and more $40.0 permits are being issued for residential and $39.5 commercial throughout Downtown Boston. $39.0 $ PER SQUARE FOOT $38.5 $38.77 • Suburban tech firms continue migration to $38.0 $38.56 Downtown and Seaport markets. $37.5 $37.0 $36.5 • Low-rise vacancy in Class A towers quickly $37.24 $36.0 becoming a non-issue. $35.5 $35.0 • Tenants are scrambling for blocks of office Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 space due to recent absorption uptick. CLASS B OFFICE SPACE NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total Office Space Vacant Vacant Vacant Rental Vacancy Vacancy • Brown Brothers Harriman leases 350,000 Submarket Inventory Space Space Space Rates (%) (%) SF at 50 Franklin Street. Financial District 9,883,822 795,204 67,092 862,296 $29 8.0% 8.7% • PayPal leases 150,000 SF at One International Place. North Station/North End 6,488,603 220,766 12,938 233,704 $27 3.4% 3.6% • Iron Mountain leases 130,000 SF at One Seaport 5,616,606 954,800 3,600 958,400 $21 17.0% 17.1% Federal Street. Charlestown 2,171,093 54,336 22,825 77,161 $29 2.5% 3.6% • Converse leases 150,000 SF at Lovejoy Wharf. Back Bay 2,630,971 129,242 0 129,242 $44 4.9% 4.9% • Partners HealthCare leases 135,000 SF at Lafayette Corporate Center. Downtown Boston 26,791,095 2,154,348 106,455 2,260,803 $28 8.0% 8.4% . Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar. Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness for any particular purpose. NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 5. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Cambridge Office Market SAW IT ON THE STREET CLASS A OFFICE SPACE • Demand: Class A lab/office combined Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total vacancy is holding steady in the low teens Office Space Vacant Vacant Vacant Rental Vacancy Vacancy (12.7% at year end) as new supply is Submarket Inventory Space Space Space Rates (%) (%) added to balance absorption. Class B East Cambridge 10,461,296 1,245,154 31,492 1,276,646 $59 11.9% 12.2% office space is obviously very desirable at Central Cambridge 3,184,582 416,968 7,407 424,375 $33 13.1% 13.3% 6.1% vacancy as tenants that decide to West Cambridge 1,404,765 222,540 0 222,540 $34 15.8% 15.8% remain in Cambridge get used to rates that spiked some $10/SF this past year. Cambridge 15,050,643 1,884,662 38,899 1,923,561 $51 12.5% 12.8% • Rental rates: East Cambridge Class A asking rates are now $47–$57.00/SF gross. CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS The jump of the better Class B buildings $48.0 from the low-mid $30s into the low to mid $47.5 $40s/SF is probably more shocking to those $47.95 $47.92 $47.0 $ PER SQUARE FOOT tenants than the Class A rate hikes, which $46.5 at the moment top out in the high $50s. We $46.0 will likely hear of an over $60/SF deal this $45.5 year as the Kendall Square brand value for $45.0 $44.5 high tech hiring continues to gain momentum. $44.0 It will be very difficult to find office product $44.42 $43.5 in East and Mid-Cambridge in the $30’s/SF $43.0 gross or lower. Rates for existing lab units Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 range from the high $20s to high $30s/SF NNN for existing lab suites in Alewife to CLASS B OFFICE SPACE $55–60/SF NNN for Class A labs in East Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total Cambridge built from shell with $120– Office Space Vacant Vacant Vacant Rental Vacancy Vacancy $150/SF landlord build-out allowances. Submarket Inventory Space Space Space Rates (%) (%) • Vacancy rates: Total combined lab and East Cambridge 2,038,724 134,874 39,014 173,888 $50 6.6% 8.5% office vacancy at the turn of the year came Central Cambridge 2,399,543 72,196 6,936 79,132 $33 3.0% 3.3% in at 11.1%, slightly lower than last quarter. West Cambridge 669,523 34,234 25,000 59,234 $26 5.1% 8.8% A dramatic change is occurring in Alewife, Cambridge 5,107,790 241,304 70,950 312,254 $38 4.7% 6.1% as the 12.6% mid-year 2012 between East and West Cambridge is now down to a Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar. spread of only 2.0% due to the progress Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness for any particular purpose. of CambridgePark. Cambridge lab vacancy has dipped two points since mid-year to of 17 Tudor Street and 130 Brookline into NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS 9.8%, reflecting large deals by Dainippon stunning new office and lab space. • The big news at the end of 2012 was Sumitomo (63,000 SF) at 640 Memorial • 18-28 JFK Street, a retail/residential building Amazon’s commitment to get in the mix with and Ironwood at 301 Binney (303,000 SF in the center of Harvard Square, traded for Microsoft and Google in Kendall Square renewal/expansion) and the rapid lease-up $32 million, a figure that represents a sub-4% with a new 105,000 SF lease along with at 400 Tech Square. cap rate and indicates the willingness of expansion options. Other leases at 1/101 • And more: With the sale of the Quest overseas investors to place their money in Main Street include Monster Worldwide for Diagnostics locations in Central Square to the recession-proof American locations. 23,350 SF (NAI Hunneman transaction) Normandy/Twining joint venture for $31.6 • And we have a winner for the Middlesex Rapid 7 for 11,139 SF and Fidelity million, it appears that Central Square is Courthouse tower (or do we?): Leggat Bioscience for 5,700 SF. poised to more firmly establish its identity as McCall Properties won the bid from the an extension of Kendall Square’s MIT-driven Commonwealth over community favorite • Another breakthrough deal was the 244,000 technology market. MIT is already is well aware HYM to redevelop the empty Sullivan SF lease of 75-125 Sidney Street by 20-year of the potential of greater Central Square to Courthouse Tower, but like almost every local player Ariad Pharmaceuticals, anchoring emerge as a major technology node, as new development in Cambridge there is the second build-to-suit in Alexandria demonstrated by their latest developments opposition that needs to be resolved. Center at Kendall Square. NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 6. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Suburban Office Market FEATURED PROPERTY CLASS A OFFICE SPACE Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total Office Space Vacant Vacant Vacant Rental Vacancy Vacancy Submarket Inventory Space Space Space Rates (%) (%) Route 128 North 9,168,817 1,128,238 22,997 1,151,235 $23 12.3% 12.6% Route 128 Northwest 8,318,333 1,110,797 101,175 1,211,972 $24 13.4% 14.6% Route 128 West 14,886,244 1,658,457 245,790 1,904,247 $29 11.1% 12.8% Route 128 Southwest 1,478,886 80,972 25,841 106,813 $24 5.5% 7.2% Route 128 South 4,745,654 1,066,442 62,446 1,128,888 $23 22.5% 23.8% Route 128 Loop 38,597,934 5,044,906 458,249 5,503,155 $26 13.1% 14.3% I-495 North 3,007,236 571,184 30,198 601,382 $17 19.0% 20.0% I-495 Northwest 3,540,824 287,109 14,495 301,604 $17 8.1% 8.5% 80-82 Cambridge Street I-495 West 5,273,403 984,984 156,441 1,141,425 $18 18.7% 21.6% Burlington, MA I-495 Southwest 788,793 269,917 0 269,917 $21 34.2% 34.2% 69,050 SF Office/R&D I-495 South 137,000 1,632 0 1,632 $21 1.2% 1.2% Contact Brendan Daly at 617.457.3281 I-495 Loop 12,747,256 2,114,826 201,134 2,315,960 $18 16.6% 18.2% SAW IT ON THE STREET CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS • Overlooking Route 128, steel is erected at Blanchard Woods in Burlington. 78 Route 128 Loop Route I-495 Loop $23 Blanchard Woods is a 120,000 SF office $22 $22.41 $22.38 $22.20 $ PER SQUARE FOOT building constructed on speculation of $21 demand and will be available for tenant $20 $19 occupancy in late 2013. $18 • Boston Properties has expanded 1100 Winter $17 $17.61 $17.36 $17.45 Street at Bay Colony by enlarging the floor $16 $15 plates towards the Waltham Reservoir. $14 • The first phase of development is nearly Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 Q4 2012 Q3 2012 Q4 2011 completed on Keurig’s new master-planned Burlington Campus. The ground has been CLASS B OFFICE SPACE cleared for phase 2. Direct Sublease Total Average Direct Total Office Space Vacant Vacant Vacant Rental Vacancy Vacancy NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS Submarket Inventory Space Space Space Rates (%) (%) Route 128 North 8,438,571 1,130,251 36,843 1,167,094 $18 13.4% 13.8% • Athena Health: Acquired the Arsenal (Watertown) from Harvard (750,000 RSF). Route 128 Northwest 5,746,092 926,618 44,874 971,492 $17 16.1% 16.9% Route 128 West 12,946,520 1,439,716 83,807 1,523,523 $22 11.1% 11.8% • Schneider Electric: 250,000 SF at 800 Route 128 Southwest 3,858,453 546,515 28,000 574,515 $15 14.2% 14.9% Federal Street in Andover. Route 128 South 5,377,830 874,396 2,747 877,143 $17 16.3% 16.3% • TripAdvisor: 240,000 RSF in Needham. Route 128 Loop 36,367,466 4,917,496 196,271 5,113,767 $19 13.5% 14.1% • Got Books:130,000 warehouse at 40 I-495 North 3,781,088 771,886 250 772,136 $18 20.4% 20.4% Fordham in Wilmington. I-495 Northwest 5,346,910 1,108,712 80,000 1,188,712 $17 20.7% 22.2% • Teleflex Medical: Leased 94,000 RSF from I-495 West 5,395,624 1,299,320 37,841 1,337,161 $16 24.1% 24.8% Brooks Automation at 16 Elizabeth Drive I-495 Southwest 1,044,312 136,894 2,365 139,259 $19 13.1% 13.3% Chelmsford (NAI Hunneman transaction). I-495 South 1,374,354 199,672 0 199,672 $19 14.5% 14.5% I-495 Loop 16,942,288 3,516,484 120,456 3,636,940 $18 20.8% 21.5% • RISO: 30,000 SF office/R&D in Burlington (office) and Woburn (R&D) (NAI Hunneman Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar. Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its transaction). usefulness for any particular purpose. NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 7. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Industrial/Flex Market FEATURED PROPERTY INDUSTRIAL MARKET Industrial Space Vacant Vacancy Rental Submarket Inventory Space* Rate* Rate (NNN) Boston Central Core 20,950,240 1,534,723 7.3% $8.41 Route 128 North 26,867,330 1,822,627 6.8% $6.29 Route 128 Northwest 4,719,877 261,950 5.5% $6.04 Route 128 West 11,246,400 233,401 2.1% $7.19 Route 128 Southwest 11,826,647 694,244 5.9% $5.38 Route 128 South 23,281,521 2,735,102 11.7% $5.06 Route 128 Loop 77,941,775 5,747,324 7.4% $5.90 I-495 North 16,144,798 1,272,704 7.9% $4.75 I-495 Northwest 10,490,268 1,422,539 13.6% $4.43 I-495 West 15,266,937 1,648,341 10.8% $5.08 80 Stockwell Drive I-495 Southwest 15,404,454 1,777,379 11.5% $4.33 Avon, MA I-495 South 13,341,206 2,464,924 18.5% $4.78 248,000 SF subdividable space for lease I-495 Loop 70,647,663 8,585,887 12.2% $4.69 Contact Cathy Minnerly at 617.457.3334 Metropolitan Boston 169,539,678 15,867,934 9.4% $5.70 SAW IT ON THE STREET CLASS A & B AVERAGE ASKING RENTS • Activity picked up steam very quickly at the tail end of Q4 2012. Many of the larger Industrial Market Flex/R&D market tenants in the market signed deals that $21 were being negotiated since Q1–Q2 2012. $ PER SQUARE FOOT $18 $21.59 • Financing continues to be point of emphasis $15 $12 for companies looking for a new location and $9 expansion. Due to the extremely aggressive $9.44 $6 $8.41 $7.95 rate being offered by banks, many user $3 $5.90 $4.69 sales have occurred and closed in Q4. We $0 expect this activity to continue into 2013. Boston Route 128 I-495 Boston Route 128 I-495 Central Core Loop Loop Central Core Loop Loop • Built-to-suit projects are starting to surface again showing high demand for space and a lack of existing product due to the high FLEX/R&D MARKET Industrial Space Vacant Vacancy Rental volume of absorption in 2012. Taunton, Submarket Inventory Space* Rate* Rate (NNN) especially, will be a hot spot for new Boston Central Core 6,753,090 562,306 8.3% $21.59 construction as 2013 progresses. Route 128 North 13,769,839 1,617,701 11.7% $8.62 NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS Route 128 Northwest 9,693,575 1,490,643 15.4% $8.96 • Freeman Decorating Services leased Route 128 West 7,228,792 523,927 7.2% $12.09 160,000 SF at 275 Bodwell Street, Avon. Route 128 Southwest 5,001,281 727,754 14.6% $9.38 Route 128 South 3,474,430 501,612 14.4% $8.58 • Chep USA renewed their lease for 95,868 Route 128 Loop 39,167,917 4,861,637 12.4% $9.44 SF at 675 Canton Street, Norwood MA. I-495 North 7,753,031 1,514,869 19.5% $8.07 • Lacerta, Inc. acquired 75,000 SF at I-495 Northwest 5,402,604 328,871 6.1% $8.13 240 Forbes Boulevard, Mansfield MA I-495 West 10,813,072 2,418,613 22.4% $6.63 (NAI Hunneman transaction). I-495 Southwest 3,935,557 194,961 5.0% $10.98 • Yale Appliance acquired 65,000 SF at I-495 South 2,286,035 120,589 5.3% $8.17 75 Campanelli Parkway, Stoughton MA I-495 Loop 30,190,299 4,577,903 15.2% $7.95 (NAI Hunneman transaction). Metropolitan Boston 76,111,306 10,001,846 13.1% $9.93 • Williams Sonoma leased 112,000 SF at Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar. 176 Grove Street, Franklin MA. Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness for any particular purpose. NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 8. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Investment Market FEATURED PROPERTY METRO BOSTON OFFICE BUILDINGS Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sales Volume $1,691,771,539 $1,076,074,221 $1,126,648,947 $3,016,896,157 $2,461,141,149 # of Sales 55 14 43 72 76 Median Cap Rate 6.06% 8.90% 7.33% 7.19% 6.75% Median $/SF $219 $273 $190 $185 $233 METRO BOSTON RETAIL BUILDINGS Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sales Volume $318,932,859 $113,247,170 $360,822,520 $1,031,562,508 $753,079,081 # of Sales 35 15 31 63 43 Median Cap Rate 6.63% 7.47% 7.65% 7.25% 6.75% 244 Vanderbilt Avenue Median $/SF $438 $331 $361 $289 $259 Norwood, MA 100% leased office/warehouse property METRO BOSTON MEDIAN $ PER SQUARE FOOT Contact Sean Ryan at 617.457.3357 $160 $150 $156 SAW IT ON THE STREET $140 $ PER SQUARE FOOT $130 $141 • With the Federal Reserve’s announcement $138 $120 to keep interest rates low until unemployment $110 reaches 6.5%, look for the investment sales $100 market continue its upward trend into 2013 $90 and beyond. $80 $70 • While the focus remains on quality, investors $60 2012 2011 2010 have begun to look at Class B Office and suburban vacancies to realize returns. METRO BOSTON INDUSTRIAL/R&D • Multifamily continues to be red hot along Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 with brick-and-beam space in Boston’s Sales Volume $490,462,247 $183,989,137 $429,001,645 $368,513,100 $458,075,916 Fort Point Channel where two of the year’s # of Sales 44 17 17 28 43 more notable deals came to close in Q4. Median Cap Rate 8.20% 8.88% 8.97% 8.18% 7.65% [DivCo West’s acquisition of the Brickman Median $/SF $79 $70 $72 $78 $70 Portfolio ($284/SF) and Clarion’s purchase of the National Development Portfolio METRO BOSTON MULTIFAMILY ($317/SF) ]. Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sales Volume $546,890,189 $425,930,062 $646,499,625 $1,213,922,556 $1,172,853,950 NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS # of Sales 27 17 27 34 60 Median Cap Rate 6.80% 6.83% 7.50% 5.25% 5.96% • Synergy purchases 2 Oliver Street Boston from AEW/Saracen – $52 Million. • Invesco purchases Liberty Wharf from METRO BOSTON TOTALS Cresset – $70 Million. Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Sales Volume $3,048,056,834 $1,799,240,590 $2,562,972,737 $5,630,894,321 $4,845,150,096 • UDR buys Cronin’s Landing from Archstone – $120 Million. # of Sales 161 63 118 197 222 Median Cap Rate 6.92% 8.02% 7.86% 6.97% 6.78% • Private investor sells the Back Bay Apple Median $/SF $184 $169 $156 $138 $141 Building to Tribeca Holdings (managed by Source: CoStar, NAI Hunneman Commercial Company. Prepared: December 2012. Rental Rates are asking rents on direct space as reported by Costar. Aidan Brooks) $27.5 Million. Disclaimer: The above data is from sources deemed to be generally reliable, but no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data nor its usefulness for any particular purpose. Notes: Survey of arms length sales in MA >$5 million (souce Costar) NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 9. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 NAI Hunneman Contacts Corporate Suburban Leasing David Gilkie Doug Jacoby Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Stuart Pratt Steve James 617.457.3202 617.457.3237 CEO Executive Vice President dgilkie@naihunneman.com djacoby@naihunneman.com 617.457.4333 617.457.3263 spratt@naihunneman.com sjames@naihunneman.com Dan Collins Scott Dragos Vice President Senior Vice President Mike DiGiano James Boudrot 617.457.3252 617.457.3248 Executive Vice President/COO Senior Vice President dcollins@naihunneman.com sdragos@naihunneman.com 617.457.3410 617.457.3328 mdigiano@naihunneman.com jboudrot@naihunneman.com Stephen Cusano Sean Ryan Associate Associate David Finnegan Brendan Daly 617.457.3325 617.457.3357 Director of Marketing Vice President scusano@naihunneman.com sryan@naihunneman.com 617.457.3238 617.457.3281 dfinnegan@naihunneman.com bdaly@naihunneman.com Tom Egan Dan McGee Associate Associate Michael McCarthy Downtown-Cambridge Leasing 617.457.3326 617.457.3266 Vice President Jeff Becker tegan@naihunneman.com dmcgee@naihunneman.com 617.457.3224 Senior Vice President mmccarthy@naihunneman.com Ovar Osvold Henry Lieber 617.457.3424 Associate Associate jbecker@naihunneman.com Evan Gallagher 617.457.3222 617.457.3383 Vice President Chris Gotfredson oosvold@naihunneman.com hlieber@naihunneman.com 617.457.3350 Senior Vice President egallagher@naihunneman.com Gina Barroso 617.457.3255 Investment Sales Associate cgotfredson@naihunneman.com Industrial Leasing David Ross 617.457.3261 Executive Vice President gbarroso@naihunneman.com Greg Larsen Trey Agnew 617.457.3392 Senior Vice President Executive Vice President dross@naihunneman.com Robert Tito, Jr. 617.457.3321 617.457.3363 Associate glarsen@naihunneman.com tagnew@naihunneman.com Robert Tito 617.457.3355 Executive Vice President btito@naihunneman.com David Cooney J.P. Plunkett 617.457.3231 Vice President Executive Vice President rtito@naihunneman.com Mitchell Levey 617.457.3305 617.457.3230 Associate dcooney@naihunneman.com jplunkett@naihunneman.com Carl Christie 617.457.3227 Executive Vice President mlevey@naihunneman.com Bonny Doorakian Cathy Minnerly 617.457.3394 Vice President Executive Vice President cchristie@naihunneman.com 617.457.3317 617.457.3334 bdoorakian@naihunneman.com cminnerly@naihunneman.com Ben Sutton Senior Associate 617.457.3424 bsutton@naihunneman.com NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
  • 10. Metro Boston Real Estate Market Review Q4/12 Methodology, Definitions & Submarket Map Methodology We have divided the Metro Boston area into four submarkets for office properties: Boston, Cambridge, Route 128 and Route 495. Industrial and Flex/R&D properties are divided into three submarkets: Central Core (Boston, Cambridge, and Inner Suburbs), Route 128 and Route 495. Absorption (Net) The change in occupied space in a given time period. Average Asking Rental Rate Rental rate as quoted from each building’s owner/management company: for office space, a full-service rate was requested; for lab Direct Vacancy space, a triple net rate was requested; for retail, a triple net rate was Space currently available for lease directly with the landlord or requested; for industrial, a triple net rate basis. building owner. Building Class Overall Vacancy Class A product is office space of steel and concrete construction, All unoccupied lease space, either direct or sublease. quality tenants, excellent amenities and premium rates. Class B product is office space with fair to good finishes and a wide range of tenants. Sublease Cap Rate Arrangement in which a tenant leases rental property to another The net operating income divided by the sales price or value of a and the tenant becomes the landlord to the subtenant. property expressed as a percentage. Total Square Footage CBD Net rentable area considered available for lease; includes sublease Central business district. space. NAI Hunneman | 303 Congress Street | Boston MA 02110 | 617.457.3400 | www.NAIHunneman.com
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