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ANCHOR LINE PARTNERS PRESENTS:  POST 200 SMITH STREET

ANCHOR LINE PARTNERS PRESENTS: POST 200 SMITH STREET

Formerly a U.S. Post Office facility, now a model of sustainable re-positioning unmatched in this market, POST is a place where people and companies will thrive. A unique 430,000 square foot building on a 36 acre site at the intersection of Rt. 128, Rt. 2 and the Mass Pike where innovation meets convenience. Post is a life and work enhancing environment away from urban congestion, offering all the right amenities in a high-performance office space designed to support creativity and balance for today’s innovators.

Anchor Line Partners and Northwood Investors are in the process of transforming the project to create an environment where high growth companies thrive. POST Waltham will be a vibrant business environment that meets the needs of today’s innovative work force. It’s a place that is surrounded by renowned retail and restaurants, creating a place for tenants and visitors to work, play, stay – and grow.

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For leasing questions, please contact:

Matt Daniels
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Speakers and Panels

Adrian Madaro

Adrian Madaro

State Representative

MA House of Representatives

Adrian Madaro

State Representative

MA House of Representatives

Since his election in 2015, Adrian is the State Representative from East Boston (the 1st Suffolk District) to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Previously he served as Chief of Staff to his predecessor, Representative Carlo Basile. Rep. Madaro currently serves as Chair of the Boston Delegation, Co-Chair of the Italian Caucus, and sits on the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy, the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, the Joint Committee on Transportation, and the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Back to the 'Burbs

Where - and why - developers are looking to build in Boston's suburbs.

Andrew Maher

Andrew Maher

Managing Partner

Anchor Line Partners

John Boyle III

John Boyle III

Executive Vice Chairman

Cushman & Wakefield

Chuck Tanowitz

Chuck Tanowitz

Director

N-Squared Innovation District

Deke Schultze

Deke Schultze

Regional Director of New England

Rubenstein Partners

Victor Vizgaitis

Victor Vizgaitis

Principal

Sasaki

Tim Thompson
Moderator

Tim Thompson

Regional Manager

Marcus & Millichap

Andrew Maher

Managing Partner

Anchor Line Partners

Andrew Maher is a Founder and Managing Partner of Anchor Line Partners, LLC. He brings over 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry to the firm. Within the first three years, Anchor Line Partners has acquired nine buildings totaling 2.6 million square feet and $600 million of assets under management. Through creative repositioning over 1 million sf has been leased to date, including the Kronos headquarters’ 505,000+ sf the largest real estate transaction in Massachusetts in the last 10 years. In addition, Anchor Line Partners has managed $100+ million in construction. Prior to founding Anchor Line Partners, Mr. Maher served as Managing Director at Equity Office Properties a whole owned subsidiary of Blackstone. Mr. Maher oversaw the 12.5 million sf greater Boston area since 2007 which during his tenure he increased the portfolio’s NOI by 30%. Previous to Equity Office, Mr. Maher was a Partner at CB Richard Ellis where he was responsible for over $3 billion in leasing and sales transactions. Some of his notable assignments include the reposition of 125/150 CambridgePark Drive, One Boston Place, 33 Arch Street, 101 Arch Street and others; for clients such as the Blackstone, TIAA-Cref, SITQ, CBRE Investors, The Congress Group, Archon Group and the Boston Red Sox. Mr. Maher serves on the board of Heading Home and the dinner committee of American Ireland Fund. Mr. Maher is an active member of Waltham youth hockey. Mr. Maher holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Boston College. Mr. Maher lives in Weston, MA with his wife, Amanda and their three children.

John Boyle III

Executive Vice Chairman

Cushman & Wakefield

John Boyle is Executive Vice Chair of Cushman & Wakefield (CWK), one of the largest publicly traded commercial real estate services firms in the world, with over 58,000 employees. A nationally recognized industry leader in the field of Tenant Representation, John serves on the firm’s Global Advisory Board, one of the twelve

producers in the firm to do so. John leads the Tenant Representation Practice for Greater Boston. In 2023 John was recognized with the Company’s Inaugural “Visionary Award” named in honor of Cushman & Wakefield’s late

Chief Executive Officer, Joe Stettinius. John was honored for his “innovation, collaboration and his lasting results”. In 2022 as well as 2017, John was recognized as one of the Top Ten office producers in the world, for Cushman and Wakefield. In 2024, John was awarded Cushman & Wakefield’s National “Team Player” Award, for being the firms “Top Team Player” nationally for the firm. In 2017 Cushman & Wakefield’s Tenant Advisory Group (TAG), which is comprised of 800 occupier focused brokerage professionals, awarded John with the

Company’s inaugural “Outstanding Achievement Award”, for John’s “extraordinary contributions to his clients’ success and his effort within his community and with his colleagues.”

With over 38 years of commercial real estate experience, John has been involved in thousands of transactions with an aggregate value in the billions. John has had significant focus in the area of strategic global, multi-market, portfolio-wide representation, having completed transactions in most major US cities and with significant experience executing leases in India, China, Europe and other international markets. He is included in many publications including the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal and other publications.

Relative to his Boston market, John has received the Commercial Brokers Association of Massachusetts (CBA) Broker of the Year, “McCall Leadership Award,” an honor one can receive only once in a career, for demonstrating “the highest level of ethical standards and a career as an industry leader.” Additionally, John received CoreNet New England’s “Global Service Producer Award”, the highest honor a tenant advisor can receive in New England. John was elected President of the “CBA”, part of the oldest real estate association in the US, founded 1886, in 2012. No other broker advisor has received all three of these distinct Boston honors.

Prior to Cushman & Wakefield (formerly DTZ), John was a Principal with Cassidy Turley, prior to that, John was a Founding Partner of FHO Partners which was later sold to Cassidy Turley before that, and John was a Principal of Trammell Crow Company.

Chuck Tanowitz

Director

N-Squared Innovation District

As Director of the N2 Innovation District, Chuck is responsible for building community and helping market the area. Prior to joining N2, Chuck was a Vice President at Eric Mower + Associates, a nationally recognized branding agency where he worked with innovation-driven companies as diverse as cloud computing, cleantech, building automation, educational technology and Big Data. When he’s not working, Chuck can be recognized riding around the area on an ancient 3-speed bike with the largest front basket you’ve ever seen.

Deke Schultze

Regional Director of New England

Rubenstein Partners

Deke is a senior executive at Rubenstein Partners responsible for spearheading the firm’s investment activities in the New England region. Since joining in 2008, key New England investments include 1000 Washington Street, The Center at Innovation Drive, Centerpoint, 55 Walkers Brook Drive and Crossroads Center. He is also a member of Rubenstein Partner’s Investment Committee.

Before joining Rubenstein Partners, Deke spent ten years in various senior management roles at Clarion Partners with responsibilities encompassing acquisitions, capital markets, asset management and property management for multiple property types and risk profiles. He also served as co-chair of ING Clarion’s Sustainability Task Force which developed and implemented the firm’s Sustainable Growth Program promoting green building and smart growth best practices across its investment portfolio and corporate operations. Over this time period, he lead the acquisition of assets totaling in excess of $750 million and directed asset management for various portfolios of assets valued in excess of $1 billion.

Deke graduated from Dartmouth College and earned his MBA from Rice University.

Victor Vizgaitis

Principal

Sasaki

A senior principal and architect at Sasaki, Victor is a leader in Sasaki’s commercial practices, bringing together a broad spectrum of disciplines, from architecture and interiors, to landscape and urban design.

This breadth of professional experience has led to a deep understanding of the interrelation of commercial development, the public realm, and the needs of the people who use these spaces—as well as the processes required to make these projects happen. For over 20+ years, Victor’s focus has been on the design and development of rigorous and creative workspaces for forward-thinking corporations and institutions.

Practicing since 1994, Victor holds a bachelor of architecture from Cornell University. He is a member of the Boston Society of Architects and the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Tim Thompson

Moderator

Marcus & Millichap

Tim Thompson serves as the Regional Manager for the Boston office of Marcus & Millichap. Tim joined the firm in 2013, specializing in the sale of multifamily apartment complexes throughout Massachusetts, New England and the Northeast before becoming Regional Manager in 2015. Tim is also the broker of record for the firm in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Tim has worked in the commercial real estate industry since 2002. Prior to joining Marcus & Millichap, he owned and operated a commercial real estate brokerage firm with offices in Boston, Holyoke, MA and New York City. Additionally, Tim worked as the managing partner of a small privately held investment company. Over the course of his career, Tim has completed investment transactions of over $550,000,000 containing approximately 46,000 apartment units.

Tim attended Deerfield Academy and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He earned his CCIM designation in October 2007.

East Boston's Boom and Opportunity Zones

Why is East Boston the prime spot for further development and growth, and how can opportunity zones change Boston's development landscape?

Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis

President

The Davis Companies

Gilbert Winn

Gilbert Winn

CEO

WinnCompanies

Abby Goldenfarb

Abby Goldenfarb

Vice President of Development

Trinity Financial

Robert Buckley
Moderator

Robert Buckley

Senior Partner

Riemer ​& ​Braunstein

Stephen Davis

President

The Davis Companies

As President, Stephen oversees the management of all aspects of Davis’ Investments, Development and Asset Management, playing a leading role in setting firm-wide investment and execution strategy and serving as the President of Davis Investment Ventures, LLC. Stephen chairs the firm’s Executive Committee and is a member of its Investment Committee for each of the active funds.

Prior to his current role, Stephen was a member of Davis’ development group, most recently serving as a Managing Director, where he was involved with the acquisition, concept and design development, permitting, financing, construction and marketing of a broad array of Davis’ ground-up development and redevelopment projects. In addition, Stephen led much of the team’s activities in sourcing new development opportunities, with a particular focus on off-market transactions, assemblage opportunities and creative joint venture structuring. Stephen began his career as an attorney, including a four-year engagement as Associate Counsel in Davis’ legal department.

Stephen also has been active in an array of real estate industry organizations and is a current member of PREA, ULI and NAIOP for which he previously chaired the Developing Leaders committee and served as an Executive Committee member. He has also been actively involved with a number of Boston area nonprofit organizations including Year Up, for which he previously co-chaired the local Leadership Council, and Heading Home where he is currently serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Stephen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University, a Juris Doctor degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) degree from the MIT Center for Real Estate.

Gilbert Winn

CEO

WinnCompanies

Gilbert J. Winn is the Chief Executive Officer of WinnCompanies, an award-winning

national multifamily development and management company dedicated to the

highest standards of excellence. The company owns or manages real estate

holdings valued at approximately $14 billion across the United States, including

affordable, senior, mixed-income, market rate, military and mixed use properties.

Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Boston, WinnCompanies is the nation’s fifth

largest multi-family housing manager and its largest manager of affordable

housing. Mr. Winn plays a leadership role in the creation, planning, implementation

and integration of the strategic vision and growth of WinnCompanies on behalf of

nearly 3,000 employees working in 22 states and the Disrict of Columbia.

As CEO, Mr. Winn oversees three affiliates: WinnDevelopment, the company’s

property development arm; WinnResidential, which manages multi-family

communities; and WinnReisdential Military Housing Services, which manages

privizated military housing.

Prior to joining WinnCompanies, he was an Associate at Related Capital Company, a

full-service real estate investment company based in New York City, where he

originated and implemented more than $150 million of equity investments. Mr.

Winn graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, earning a

Bachelor of Arts studying History and Psychology.

Abby Goldenfarb

Vice President of Development

Trinity Financial

Ms. Goldenfarb joined Trinity in 2004 and is a Vice President with the company. As Vice President, Ms. Goldenfarb's responsibilities have primarily included leading a team of consultants and project managers through the complex design, permitting, financing, closing and marketing phases of the development. She has served as development manager on One Canal, a 310-unit transit oriented development in the Bulfinch Triangle neighborhood of Boston, Avenir, a 241-unit, transit oriented development also in the Bulfinch Triangle neighborhood of Boston; Boston East, a 200-unit development on the East Boston waterfront; Vela on the Park, a 209-unit luxury development in downtown Stamford, CT; the Appleton Mills, a 130-unit residential development in Lowell; 110 Canal Street, a 55,000 square foot adaptive reuse of a mill building into commercial space and a 20-unit condominium development in Newburyport, MA. Prior to joining Trinity, Ms. Goldenfarb founded, operated and managed the sale of her own professional organizing company. Ms. Goldenfarb received a Bachelor's degree from Wellesley College and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University.

Robert Buckley

Moderator

Riemer ​& ​Braunstein

Land use planning, commercial real estate law, and environmental law are the focus of Bob’s practice. He is recognized for his experience in developing comprehensive zoning initiatives for mixed-use development projects and his expertise in environmental issues, including wetlands and Brownfield sites. His work on several projects has been cited by Massachusetts officials as examples of creative and responsive zoning. Bob’s projects have been featured in local and national publications, including The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal, and The Wall Street Journal. He also has written articles for several publications and has spoken at forums on land use and zoning issues associated with commercial real estate development.

Summary

1. As the Seaport land prices soar, developers are refocusing their attention on Boston's suburbs. But what will it take to get 495 and 128 up and running for both developers and tenants?

2. How does Boston's renewed mission to update their transit systems open up more viable options for development outside of Boston - specifically rail advocates' push for an electrified rail?

3. East Boston continues to be one of the busiest areas in the Boston region in terms of new development. But will that intensity continue if the Amazon flame flickers out

4. Is there still room to develop in Boston proper? And if so, what markets have their eyes on a rather expensive prize? 

5. Is the development boom simply making Boston too expensive? Or will recently-approved opportunity zones make way for future development catering to affordable development?

Venue

200 Smith Street

Waltham, MA 02451


Agenda

Time Activity
12:00 PM
12:55 PM
Registration, Networking & Breakfast
12:55 PM
1:40 PM
Back to the 'Burbs

Where - and why - developers are looking to build in Boston's suburbs.

1:40 PM
1:45 PM
Additional Networking
1:45 PM
2:30 PM
East Boston's Boom and Opportunity Zones

Why is East Boston the prime spot for further development and growth, and how can opportunity zones change Boston's development landscape?

2:30 PM
3:00 PM
More Networking!