Case Studies

Introduction 320 Norwood Park South is a 40,000 SF two-story office building located in a planned office park with immediate access to Route 1 in Norwood. The building became fully vacant in late 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic when the demand for office had...

Introduction HT Berry, a family-owned paper product and janitorial supply business founded in 1964, was in a transition with both their company and real estate. After deciding to sell their business in 2022, the HT Berry family faced the challenge of determining...

Background: R.W. Holmes Commercial Real Estate, under the guidance of Director of Corporate Services Elizabeth Holmes, recently facilitated a unique subleasing arrangement at 1075 Worcester St., a state of the art office building in Natick. The building, a $25.5...

R.W. Holmes Process: Coming out of the pandemic, companies have struggled with office space decisions. The R.W. Holmes team came in as an advisor for Ceaco, providing data to help them make the best strategic decision for the company. Looking at real estate as a...

R.W. Holmes Process: When starting the discussions with WRE on their real estate, R.W. Holmes focused on understanding their specific wants/needs in selling the buildings. For them, the focus was on a quick and easy sale process while also maximizing the sale...

Calyx Containers is a medical packaging company founded in 2016.  As a startup, Calyx operated out of a downtown Boston coworking space with 5 employees.  When their company suddenly grew in 2018, Calyx requested R.W. Holmes’ assistance in finding office space to...

1075 Worcester Street in Natick, MA, was acquired by Exponent (Stock Name) to be developed into its East Coast headquarters.  The 60,000 SF build-to-suit was bought as part of their real estate growth strategy, but was too large for their 10-year plan, leaving...

55 Old Bedford Road in Lincoln, MA (Lincoln North) was acquired by Real Capital Solutions in 2018 from Cranberry Hill Associates, who built the building in 1980.  R.W. Holmes was tasked with filling the 128,000 SF office park, which was only 50% occupied at the...

2-5 Mount Royal in Marlborough, MA was acquired by CB Equities in 2018 from Haynes Management, who built the buildings in 1980.  R.W. Holmes was provided the task of filling the 160,000 SF office park, which was only 45% occupied upon purchase. The R.W. Holmes...

A case study of CRE owners innovating with flexible tenant leases The coworking office space model continues to grow at a substantial pace: from 27M SF of shared office space in the U.S. in Q4 2017 to 44M SF in Q4 2018. Many traditional landlords are viewing...