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The vacancy rate in the Boston of ce market dropped one
percentage point in rom .% to .%as over ,
square eet o positive absorption was recorded. Although the
recovery has occurred at a more gradual pace than most market
observers would like, the act that this ollows three consecutiveyears o negative absorption is a signal that market conditions are
stabilizing.
The perormance gap between the Financial District and Back
Bay submarkets persists, with vacancy rates o .% and .%,
respectively. There are even ewer options or Class A space in
the Back Bay, where the vacancy rate is .% at year-end.
Key statistics at the end o include:
MarketSupply SF
(s)Vacancy
Rate Absorption
SF (s)
Total Boston* 60,562 15.8% 608
Back Bay 11,982 6.2% 298
Financial District 33,597 19.4% 39
Charlestown 2,707 8.5% 77
Crosstown 1,122 6.3% 16
Fenway/Kenmore 1,826 13.6% (46)
North Station 1,882 14.5% 73
Seaport 6,262 19.5% 178
South Station 1,184 23.6% (27)
* includes sublease space
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Supply totals over million square eet, with . million square
eet or %, located in the core Financial District and Back Bay
submarkets.
At the end o the ourth quarter there were approximately
tenants in the market seeking an aggregate o over million
square eet o of ce space. Although the median requirement
is , square eet, some o the larger requirements include:
Tenant SF Industry
State Street Bank 1,000,000 Financial Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield oMassachusetts
350,000 Health Care/Medical
Brown Brothers Harriman 300,000 Financial Services
Mintz Levin 225,000 Legal
Lexington Insurance 175,000 Insurance
Cambridge Associates 150,000 Investment Advisory
Iron Mountain 100,000 Inormation Management Services
VELOCITY
Velocity (signed lease activity) totaled over million square
eet in , and was largely dominated by Vertex
Pharmaceuticals second quarter lease or . million square
eet o build-to-suit of ce and lab space at the Fan Pier
development.
With the exception o the Vertex lease and Pioneer
Investments third quarter renewal or , square eet a
State Street, the remainder o leases executed in
were less than , square eet in size.
Although the economic recovery has been gradual and grow
rom Bostons existing tenant base was modest during the
year, it is notable that there were more than companies
totaling over . million square eet that migrated to the Bostmarket rom Cambridge or suburban locations in . Thes
ranged in size rom less than , square eet to the Vertex
transaction, with some o the larger companies including:
Tenant Prior Location New Location SF
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Cambridge Seaport 1,100,00
Brightcove Cambridge Financial District 80,00
CBIZ Toas Cambridge Back Bay 40,00
Jones Day New to Market Financial District 35,00
Allen & Gerritsen Watertown Seaport 33,20
Finnegan Henderson,Farabow, Garret & Dunner
Cambridge Seaport 33,00
W2 Racepoint Waltham Financial District 32,00
Heartland Robotics Cambridge Seaport 18,40
Latham & Watkins New to Market Back Bay 18,00
Elysium Digital Cambridge Financial District 18,00
ABSORPTION AND VACANCY
The Back Bay outperormed the rest o the market in , a
this was particularly true or Class A buildings.
The Seaport District also had a strong showing in , withnearly , square eet o positive absorption. This was
split almost evenly between the Class A and Class B segmen
o the submarket and driven in large part by an inux o new
tenants rom Cambridge and the suburbs. The City is
promoting the submarket as the Innovation District and cit
over new businesses moving to the area since the initiativ
was launched in .
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Assuming relatively modest absorption over the next ew
years, the vacancy rate will likely remain above % or the
overall market through the orecast period. Back Bay will
likely remain the statistical exception, with single-digit vacancy
rates. The projection includes the addition o . million squareeet to the of ce supply in , representing Liberty Mutuals
new headquarters in the Back Bay and the two Vertex
buildings in the Seaport District.
RENTAL RATES
Average asking rents have been relatively at since the latter
hal o , but are beginning to show some incremental
growth in certain segments o the market. Back Bay landlords
began to push rental rates during the ourth quarter or Class
A and Class B buildings. The Seaport District and select
Financial District properties, particularly high-rise tower
locations are also beginning to see some moderate growth in
rents.
Rents have stabilized in the Financial District, but a surplus o
low-rise space in the Class A towers is subduing rental growth
in this segment o the market.
The spread between asking rents in various segments o the
market is depicted in the ollowing table.
Space Type Rental Range/SF
Class A high rise $55 - $75
Class A mid rise $45 - $55
Class A low rise $40 - $45
Class B $25 - $35
TRENDS
The vacancy rate peaked in , and should gradually decli
over the next ew years.
Positive absorption is anticipated over the - orecaperiod.
Tenant interest in the Seaport Innovation District will rema
strong in .
Less is more as tenants ocus on reduced occupancy costs
and improved ef ciency.
Rents will continue to be segmented between various classe
o space.
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Cambridge was an active market in , riding a dual wave o
growth rom lie sciences and technology companies. The city has
long been acknowledged as a global hub or these sectors, but the
attraction o the Kendall Square area has never been more evident
than over the past year with pharmaceutical and biotechnologyleaders and technology giants making signicant lease
commitments or new space as they try to gain greater access to
the resources and inrastructure surrounding MIT, and as they
look to tap into one o the most talented and deep labor pools in
the world.
The lie sciences sector is driving signicant new building in East
Cambridge, with eight buildings totaling just under million
square eet under constructionthe most new lab and of ce
space under construction in the market at a given time since
. In total, over million square eet o new leases were
signed during the year, including . million square eet o build-
to-suits or lie sciences organizations.
The vacancy rate in Cambridges .-million-square-oot of ce
and lab market dropped rom .% to .% over the course o
with , square eet o positive absorption, ,
square eet o which occurred during the ourth quarter. Not yet
reected in the statistics is the positive absorption related to the
build-to-suit lease activity described above, which will be recorded
upon completion o the buildings.
Key statistics at the end o include:
MarketSupply SF
(s)Vacancy
Rate
Absorption SF(s)
Q YTD
Total Cambridge* 19,813 12.9% 197 218
Of ce 10,256 10.0% 83 244
Lab 8,774 17.0% 110 (42)
* includes R&D space
OFFICE MARKET
The vacancy rate in the .-million-square-oot of ce marketdropped rom .% to .% over the course o , as a result
o , square eet o positive absorption. While these are
relatively healthy statistics rom a landlords point o view,
segments o the market, such as East Cambridge/Kendall Square
are even tighter than the vacancy rate would imply, as there are
several leases pending and much o the available space is in one
building, RREEFs Main Street.
Velocity (signed lease activity) totaled over . million square eet
during . Large pharmaceutical and biotech companies were
the most signicant drivers o velocity, accounting or ov
, square eet, ollowed by technology companies w
approximately , square eet.
The largest leases signed during are listed below:
Tenant Address SF
Biogen Idec 241 Binney Street (bts) 300,000
Biogen Idec 17 Cambridge Center (bts) 190,000
Pegasystems One Rogers Street (r) (e) 160,000
Google 4 Cambridge Center (e) 80,000
Google 3 Cambridge Center (e) 60,000
(bts) build-to-suit (r) relocation (e) expansion
Demand during the year was driven by larger, strong-cre
companies and institutions such as Google, Genzyme/Sano
Nokia, Millennium and MIT, contributing to pockets o extrem
tightness in the Kendall Square submarket. At the close o
tenants in the market totaled approximately , square e
o demand.
The tight supply and high rents have orced many younger, co
conscious technology companies to consider of ce optio
outside o East Cambridge, with the up and coming Innovati
District in Bostons Seaport area being the most popu
alternative. Below is a list o notable East Cambridge compan
that moved, or are seriously considering a move, to Bosto
Seaport District.
Tenant SF Status
Brightcove 80,000 Atlantic Whar
Zip Car 45,000 Active
SCVNGR 30,000 Signed LOI
ChoiceStream 18,000 Active
amaPR 10,000 Liberty Whar
Rents, which had been airly steady or the rst three quarters
, spiked during the ourth quarter with top o the mark
asking rents moving rom - per square oot to psquare oot almost overnight. Generally, asking rents in E
Cambridge are up to % compared to a year ago, depend
on the building.
Direct Asking Rents PSF
Space Type - Location Q4 2009 Q4 2010 Q4 2011
Class A East Cambridge $30-$45 $35-$48 $40 - $5
Class B East Cambridge $28-$33 $30-$35 $35 - $4
Class A Alewie $24-$28 $24-$28 $26 - $3
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LAB MARKET
The .-million-square-oot lab market nished with a
deceivingly high vacancy rate o .%, down rom the third
quarter rate o .%, but higher than the year-end rate o
.%. Although the year ended on a positive note with positive
absorption in the ourth quarter o , square eet, absorption
was negative , square eet or the year. While the statistics
seem indicative o an uneventul year, they do not present a ull
measure o the current market activity, as the . million square
eet o lab space under construction will not be accounted or
until construction completion occurs.
For the rst time in many years, the availability o Class A existing
lab space increased, giving tenants multiple options. Even more
Class A space can be expected to become available over the next
two years when Vertex vacates its approximately , squareeet and some other signicant leases are not renewed. The chart
below depicts the breakdown o available lab space by type and
quality.
Space Type SF Available % of Available Space
Class A Biotech-Ready Shell 754,000 50%
Class A Existing Lab 389,000 26%
Class B Existing Lab 205,000 14%
Obsolete Lab 152,000 10%
Totals 1,500,000 100%
Transaction velocity in the lab market totaled approximately
,, square eet during , over million square eet o
which represented growth.
Two signicant build-to-suit lab leases were signed in . The
largest transaction was the Broad Institutes ground lease or a
,-square-oot build-to-suit research acility located
physically adjacent and connected to the Broads headquarters.
But perhaps the most notable transaction was Pzers build-to-
suit lease or , square eet with MIT at Main Street on
the Osborne Triangle. Pzer plans to move signicant researchoperations rom its company-owned Groton, Connecticut campus
to a site that is essentially on the MIT campus.
In addition to these build-to-suit leases, Novartis started
construction on two new lab and of ce buildings totaling
approximately , square eet on land that it leases rom
MIT, also located on the Osborne Triangle, at Massachusetts
Avenue and Windsor Street.
The largest lab leases signed during the year ollow:
Tenant Address SF
Broad Institute 75 Ames Street 250,000 (bts)
Pzer 610 Main Street 184,000 (bts)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals 88 Sidney Street 145,300 (r)
Quest Diagnostics 415 Massachusetts Avenue 114,000 (r)
Ariad 26 Landsdowne 100,400 (r)
Pzer 700 Main Street 100,000
(bts) build-to-suit (r) relocation
At the close o , tenants in the market represent
approximately . million square eet o demand driven prima
by larger, emerging biotech and pharma users. As was the ca
throughout , demand rom small- to medium-sized biote
companies remains relatively light.
Tenants seeking and willing to pay or Class A lab space have tmost options in the Cambridge market. Younger biotech compan
looking to nd rents in the s ps NNN range and below ha
ewer options ( existing lab, shell), with most o the optio
having sat vacant or several years. These dynamics have orc
many o the early- to mid-stage companies to consider suburb
alternatives. While not near the levels experienced in the pa
mainly due to the lack o activity in this segment o the mark
there were a handul o younger biotech companies (For
Therapeutics, Quanterix, Blend Biosciences) that relocated to t
suburbs in search o lower priced options. Larger tena
(, to , square eet +) in East-Mid Cambridge ato wait up to months or delivery have ten options ( exist
lab, shell, build-to-suit) with six dierent landlords.
The spread between asking rents in various segments o t
market is depicted below:
Direct Asking Rents PSF, NNN
Space Type - Location Q4 2011
Class A Existing - East Cambridge $50 - $65
Class A Shell - East Cambridge $58 - $70
Class B Existing/Shell - East Cambridge $35 - $48
Class B Existing Alewie $28 - $35
TRENDS
The time is now or a speculative of ce building in Kendall
Square.
There will be greater availability o existing Class A lab spac
over the next two plus years.
Expect more build-to-suit activity rom lie science companie
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The suburban Boston of ce and R&D market was statistically at
in , with the vacancy rate virtually unchanged over the course
o the year, closing the ourth quarter at .%. While there were
pockets o positive absorption in the northern submarkets, and
Route Northwest in particular, this was outweighed by nearly, square eet o negative absorption in the Route
West submarket. The Route West submarket has been hit
hard by a handul o large corporate consolidations, the most
recent being Fidelitys decision to vacate over , square
eet at its Puritan Way, Marlborough campus.
Aggregate statistics or the of ce and R&D market are provided
below:
MarketSupply SF
(s)Vacancy
Rate
Absorption SF(s)
Q YTDSuburban Boston 128,529 21.0% (267) 30
Inner Suburbs 5,850 15.8% 13 (82)
Route 128 73,099 18.5% 331 416
Route 495 47,566 25.8% (765) (261)
Worcester 2,014 15.3% (1) (43)
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
The suburban of ce and R&D market totals . million
square eet, with perormance and product varying rom one
submarket to the next. The our Route submarkets reporta combined vacancy rate o .%, compared to .% in the
three Route submarkets.
Although the median suburban requirement is , square
eet, there are some sizeable tenants in the market with
potential requirements over the next to months,
including:
Tenant SF Industry Target Market
TJX Companies 1,000,000 RetailRoutes 495 West/128 Mass Pike
Keurig 500,000 Consumer Products Route 128 North
NetApp 400,000 Computer Sotwareand Services
Route 128 Mass Pike
Kronos 350,000Computer Sotwareand Services Route 495 North
Athenahealth 250,000 Electronic HealthRecords
Inner Suburbs/Route 128 Mass Pike
Dunkin Brands 210,000 RetailRoutes 128 South/128 Mass Pike
Converse 200,000 Retail Route 495 North
Arbella Insurance 180,000 Insurance Route 128 South
VELOCITY
Velocity (signed lease activity) totaled over million square ee
, with the majority o transactions less than , squa
eet in size. Some o the larger transactions executed during
year included:
Tenant Address SF
Motorola 900 Chelmsord Street, Lowell 194,000
The Shaw Group 150 Royall Street, Canton 190,000
NxStage Medical 439 South Union Street, Lawrence 140,000
E Ink 1000 Technology Park Drive, Bil ler ica 139,000
Avaya 600 Technology Park Drive, Billerica 135,000
Vecco Solar 558 Clark Road, Tewksbury 90,000
ABSORPTION AND VACANCY
The suburban vacancy rate has been at a virtual standstill o
the past two years, hovering around %. The year was
statistically unremarkable, with a meager , square ee
o positive absorption.
Despite the sluggish absorption in aggregate, the Route
Northwest submarket recorded over , square eet o
positive absorption in , with Burlington alone accounting
or , square eet. Class A buildings in Burlington we
able to outperorm some o their suburban counterparts due
a strong amenity base and close proximity to major highway
(Routes and , I-).
Negative absorption o , square eet in the Route
West submarket is largely attributable to Fidelity vacating ov
, square eet at and Puritan Way,
Marlborough. Although the submarket has been hit hard by a
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handul o large campus consolidations and the vacancy rate is
%, the year ended on a positive note with ourth quarter
absorption o , square eet.
OFFICE RENTAL RATES
Weighted average Class A of ce rents range rom . per
square oot in the Route West submarket to - in
the Mass Pike and Inner Suburban submarkets.
Rents were generally stable during and will be held in
check so long as the vacancy rate tops %.
Select landlords that were successul in their leasing
campaigns during are beginning to push rents in premier
Class A buildings, but any across-the-board increases are
unlikely in the near term.
TRENDS
Small- to mid-sized users are the most active segment o the
market headed into .
Larger tenants (over , square eet) will seek to do
more with less. Ef ciency and cost control are critical.
A marginal decrease in the vacancy rate is expected in ,
with expansion primarily rom small businesses and start-ups.
Select Class A, amenity-rich buildings located along thestretch rom Burlington to Needham and close to Route
will be able to realize rental growth in .
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INVESTMENT SALES
Aggregate sale volume in totaled approximately . billion, or nearly twice the volume. The volume increased or all majo
property types, as illustrated below.
Boston remains one o a select group o sought-ater coastal cities considered sae bets due to its a uent population, knowledge-
based economy, institutional demand drivers and inherent constraints on new supply.
Sale volume and pricing was dominated by und managers, and in particular by core institutional investors. Given the current low-
interest rate environment and relative to alternative asset classes, real estate perormed well or this buyer sector in . With man
investors ocused on downside protection versus upside potential during times o volatility, Boston is seen as a sae harbor.
For much o the year, private buyers were rustrated by the lack o distress at the opportunistic end o the spectrum and aggressivepricing at the core end o the spectrum. Foreign investment was limited to a ew transactions, the largest o which was German und
Jamestowns Newbury Street, Boston portolio acquisition.
The macro national trends are clear that troubled loans need to be resolved or disposed. Locally, rising property values and an
abundance o available equity or re-capitalization has mitigated the distress and thus the opportunities. However, many loans
temporarily modied through restructures and/or extension during to are nearing the end o their modication period an
may hit the market in .
OFFICE
Aggressive bidding on core downtown of ce assets continued during the ourth quarter. Notable transactions included two Class A
trophy assetsExchange Place in the Financial District and One Exeter Plaza in the Back Bayselling at greater than persquare oot and at cap rates at or below %.
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Annual Sales Volume by Type
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Multiamily Industrial Retail Suburban Ofce CBD Ofce
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Outside o Boston, ourth quarter transactions reect investor demand or well-located and well-leased properties with those in less
avorable submarkets demanding increased yields. Among the ourth quarter trades were two sizable portolio transactions in
Cambridge, including MetLies sale o Cambridge Place, a three-building of ce/lab complex, to BioMed Realty Trust or million
or a .% cap rate. The ourth quarter also included the sale o the Campus at Marlborough, a ully-leased our-building portolio, at
% cap rate, and the REO sale o Van De Graa drive in Burlington to user Oracle Corporation.
Address/Property Name Buyer Seller Price Size (SF) $/SF
Boston
Exchange Place, 53 State Street UBS Brookeld Of ce Properties $610 million 1,194,000 $511
One Exeter Plaza AEW Capital Management Ruben Companies $112 million 211,351 $530
Cambridge
Cambridge Place I-3, Cambridge (of ce/lab) BioMed Realty Trust MetLie $120 million 286,878 $418
Campus at Marlborough (of ce) Hines Global REIT Eaton Vance Investment Managers $103 million 557,035 $185
617 & 625 Concord Avenue; 20-26, 36 MoultonStreet; 77 Fawcett Street, Cambridge (of ce/ex)
Goldman Sachs Cabot, Cabot, & Forbes $53.6 million 244,023 $219
4 Van De Graa Drive, Burlington (of ce) Oracle Corporation Capmark Bank $16.5 million 93,000 $177
20 Computer Drive, Haverhill (industrial) Paradigm Properties Suolk Advisors, LLC $15.5 million 203,818 $76
RETAIL
Boosted by a number o landmark transactions, ourth quarter retail sales were especially strong, comprising over two-thirds o
total retail sales activity. The most notable o the ourth quarter transactions was the . million purchase by Jamestown
Properties, a German und manager, o properties on or near Newbury Street totaling , square eet. The portolio was larg
retail, but also included residential and of ce uses.
Retail sales volume will start strong with Macquaries sale o Shoppers World in Framingham to a joint venture between
Blackstone and DDR or million. Part o a -property portolio in which DDR owned a percentage o each center prior to sale,this sale is just one example o the numerous national portolio transactions that have become more common.
Address/Property Name Buyer Seller Price Size (SF) $/S
Boston
Newbury Street Portolio Jamestown Urban Meritage/Taurus Investment Holdings $182.5 million 302,918 $602
Faneuil Hall Marketplace Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp GGP, Inc. $140.0 million 201,656 $694
350 Washington Street Invesco Real Estate Capital Partners $128.0 million 149,977 $853
MULTIFAMILY
The multiamily sector also nished the year strong. Throughout pricing or apartments was aggressive due to strong real esta
undamentals and abundant nancing opportunities. The largest transaction o the quarter was JPIs sale o the ,-unit JeersonHills apartments in Framingham to Greystar Real Estate Partners at a .% cap rate. The Invesco sale o the Walden Park Apartmen
in Cambridge to Equity Residential or . million is notable or its .% cap rate.
Address/Property Name Buyer Seller Price # of Units $/Unit
Jeerson Hills Apartments, Framingham Greystar Real Estate Partners JPI $128.0 million 1,020 $125,490
Walden Park Apartments, Cambridge Equity Residential Invesco $64.9 million 232 $279,741
200 Oak Point Drive, Oak Point, Middleborough Hometown America Saxon Real Estate Partners $55.0 million 870 $63,218
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DEBT
is positioned to be a year with increased lender volume because o renance needs and an uptick in acquisitions. As banks
continue to be a great source o to million dollar loans, lie companies are expected to increase their allocations to real estate
and CMBS to re-emerge, both driving up competition or loans in .
New England-based borrowers are very ortunate with the quality o our commercial banks and the act that most have a avorable
view o real estate. For stabilized assets with proven sponsorship, banks have been waiving recourse requirements and providing
%-% leverage with rates ranging rom high threes up to ve percent.
In light o national statistics with respect to growing delinquencies and uncertainty regarding ballooning loan maturities, Boston is
perorming substantially better than the rest o the country. The ollowing graph illustrates the CMBS loans currently delinquent or in
special servicing in the largest of ce markets:
The CMBS market was dealt a major setback in late July when Citigroup and Goldman Sachs were orced to cancel a . billion
securitization. Only the strongest CMBS lenders that have the ability to utilize their balance sheet or that have built-in B-piece buyer
will emerge rom this downturn. The already reduced pool o lenders in the CMBS market are quoting spreads to basis poi
over the -year swap, which translates to all-in-rates between .% and .%. Even with higher rates than some other sources o
permanent capital, CMBS shops are competitive when every last dollar counts or with assets in secondary or tertiary locations.
Unlike CMBS, lie company delinquencies have remained extremely low, less than % during the downturn. Because o their prudent
underwriting, lie companies have almost across the board increased their allocation or mortgages and increased exposure to the
Northeast is a key goal or .
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TRENDS
REITs raised billion in , the highest annual raise in the last years, and positioning REITS to be market makers in .
The pipeline o new property oerings is expected to expand into , particularly or retail and industrial properties. Multiamily aCBD of ce will continue to experience the lowest cap rates, given core investor demand and the likelihood or income growth over th
next ew years.
For those loans that are maturing or underperorming, expect to see more debt restructuring and discounted payos in as
lenders continue to clean up their balance sheets.
Lie companies will continue to deliver certainty and be a preerred choice o capital or core and well located assets in .
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MARKETSQUARE FEET
(SF) SUPPLY
DIRECT SF
AVAILABLE
SUBLEASE SF
AVAILABLEVACANCY*
Q4 2011
ABSORPTION
YTD
ABSORPTI
BOSTON 60,561,709 8,497,416 1,078,625 15.8% 108,158 608,079
Back Bay 11,981,716 603,151 139,041 6.2% 86,224 297,666
Financial District 33,597,405 5,909,323 599,487 19.4% 16,303 38,640
Charlestown 2,706,860 177,649 51,814 8.5% 42,343 76,736
Crosstown 1,122,326 71,170 0 6.3% 5,202 16,546
Fenway/Kenmore 1,826,057 138,173 111,000 13.6% 0 (45,761
North Station 1,881,789 253,848 18,561 14.5% 18,096 72,898
Seaport 6,261,539 1,097,207 126,379 19.5% (54,211) 178,366
South Station 1,184,017 246,895 32,343 23.6% (5,799) (27,012
CAMBRIDGE 19,813,110 2,275,183 284,877 12.9% 196,980 217,730
Alewife Station/Route 2 2,756,411 365,674 15,000 13.8% 48,366 279,248
East Cambridge 15,132,939 1,790,266 259,877 13.5% 149,000 (58,573
Harvard Square/Mass Ave 1,923,760 119,243 10,000 6.7% (386) (2,945
SUBURBS 128,528,885 23,963,004 3,086,314 21.0% 266,637 29,595
Inner Suburbs 5,850,321 873,531 49,495 15.8% 12,704 (82,739
Route 128 North 7,974,140 1,244,658 261,789 18.9% 3,797 157,816
Route 128 Northwest 21,798,448 3,178,989 642,045 17.5% (255,363) 354,377
Route 128 Mass Pike 28,318,820 4,587,813 516,920 18.0% 210,221 (56,173
Route 128 South 15,007,596 2,850,427 271,932 20.8% 144,872 (39,711
Route 495 North 25,138,162 5,348,760 559,628 23.5% 11,600 183,862
Route 495 West 17,916,828 4,685,043 665,489 29.9% 132,247 (460,434
Route 495 South 4,510,903 886,309 119,016 22.3% 7,684 15,460
Worcester 2,013,667 307,474 0 15.3% (1,125) (42,863
TOTAL 208,903,704 34,735,603 4,449,816 18.8% 571,775 855,404
*Including sublease space
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