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Visionary design, quality of life, and innovation for changing times are the hallmarks of New England Development. One of the premier real estate development and management companies in the Northeast, New England Development (NED) is known for creating imaginative, high quality real estate developments. Those developments include retail, residential, office, golf, marina, and hotel properties, and total more than 25 million square feet.
Founded by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen R. Karp in 1978, NED develops centers that reflect the best of their communities and have become, in many ways, communities themselves.
Known for having redefined shopping convenience with some of the most widely recognized and successful retail malls, NED built more retail space in its first thirty years than any other developer in the Northeast. In Cambridge, MA, CambridgeSide Galleria remains one of the country’s top performing urban malls, 16 years after it opened.
Developments also include Pier 4 in Boston, MA, a mixed-use project on the South Boston waterfront that will include approximately 1 million square feet of hotel, residential, office, retail and civic uses; Westwood Station, a 4.5 million square foot mixed-use development in Westwood, MA that will include 1.35 million square feet of retail, 1000 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of office, and two hotels; Chestnut Hill Square in Chestnut Hill, MA, an 800,000 square foot mixed-use project that will include high-end retail and luxury residences; and Nashua Landing in Nashua, New Hampshire, a 650,000 square foot development that will be New Hampshire’s first lifestyle center. New England Development’s portfolio also includes premier hotel and retail properties on Nantucket, MA; approximately 50 retail properties and several marinas in Newburyport, MA; and The Pinehills, a leading-edge planned community, permitted for more than 2800 homes, that is located on over 3,000 acres amid a breathtaking pine forest.
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Archstone is a recognized leader in apartment investment and operations. With a total market capitalization of approximately $20 billion, Archstone owns and operates an irreplaceable portfolio of high-rise and garden-style apartment communities concentrated in many of the most desirable neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, Southern California, the San Francisco Bay area, New York metropolitan area, Seattle, and Boston.
Archstone has an enviable track record of delivering high-quality developments in some of the most desirable neighborhoods in the D.C. area. Its recent area developments include the Convention Center redevelopment in the District (currently in planning) and Lofts 590, its newest community in Crystal City. Other notable apartment developments include 2201 Wilson Boulevard, Ballston Place and the dramatic redevelopment of Alban Towers.
Archstone enjoys a strong 56-year legacy in the greater Washington D.C. market and ranks as one of the largest apartment owners and operators with more than 21,000 apartments in greater Washington, D.C. The company strives to provide great apartments and great service, all backed by unconditional Seal of Service™ guarantees.
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Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP), a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust, is one of the largest owners, managers, and developers of first-class office properties in the United States, with a significant presence in five core markets: Boston, Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco, and Princeton, New Jersey. The Company was founded in 1970 by Mortimer B. Zuckerman and Edward H. Linde in Boston, where it maintains its headquarters. Boston Properties became a public company in June 1997.
The Company acquires, develops, and manages its properties through the full-service regional offices in its five core markets. Boston Properties’ property portfolio is comprised primarily of first-class office space and also includes three hotels and one industrial building. The Company is well-known for its in-house building management expertise and responsiveness to tenants' needs. Boston Properties has a superior track record in developing Class-A, Central Business District office buildings, suburban office centers and build-to-suit projects for the U.S. Government and a diverse array of high-credit tenants.
Boston Properties has a full-service regional office in Washington, D.C. Notable area developments include Democracy Center; 901 New York Avenue; Market Square North; Capital Gallery; 500 E Street, S.W.; Sumner Square and extensive development in Reston Town Center.
Boston Properties has been selected the #1 Real Estate Company in FORTUNE® magazine's List of America's Most Admired Companies in both 2004 and 2005.






