Regions Northeast
Rockland Radisson, Milford Sheraton Sold in Massachusetts
July 30, 2008

Hodges Ward Elliott, hotel brokerage and investment banking firm, announced the sales of the 127-room Rockland Radisson Hotel and the 173-room Milford Sheraton Hotel. Both properties are located in Massachusetts and were sold to the Linchris Hotel Corp. on behalf of Ashford Hospitality Trust.

 
Recent Northeast Headlines
Matrix Takes 82-Acre New Jersey Site
Matrix Development Group has acquired an 82-acre site in New Jersey that includes a total of some 342,000 square feet across 13 office and labratory buildings. The site has 2,000 feet of frontage on the New Jersey Turnpike near exit 8A.
Thomson Expands Princeton Lease
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. said today that Thomson Inc. has extended the term of its existing 62,500-square-foot lease at 2 Independence Way at Princeton Corporate Center in Princeton, N. J.  In addition, the company has agreed to lease the building’s remaining 4,800 square feet.
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