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Rob Nahigian,FRICS,SIOR,CRE,MCR of Auburndale Realty has completed teaching Commercial Lease Analysis at Boston University in its Certificate of RE Studies. Rob has served on the BU Faculty for 30 years on various topics. The winter semester covered 55 lease clauses that may be found in an industrial, office or retail lease. His guest speakers have...

Rob Nahigian, FRICS,SIOR,CRE,MCR has been asked to teach a course on Commercial Due Diligence in the Sale of RE for MA NAIOP and its Certificate of RE Studies. The zoom course will be offered during April, 2024. Rob has taught many courses for MA NAIOP over the years and is a senior lecturer.

Rob Nahigian, FRICS,SIOR,CRE,MCR completed during March, 2024 a corporate rep assignment for SeaCoast Pathology in Exeter, NH. Rob negotiated a long-term renewal with its new owner AG-SC Hampton Road Owner of Wellesley, MA. The medical/lab building has a total of 83,742 sf and is located in Exeter, NH and the renewal was for 17,120 sf....

Rob Nahigian,FRICS,SIOR,CRE,MCR of Auburndale Realty Co. in March, 2024 completed a counseling assignment to negotiate a long-term industrial lease renewal on behalf of the landlord. The lease renewal was for 52,000 sf in Holliston, MA for industrial and office space.

Rob Nahigian has been working with various state prosecutors from the Office of Occupational Licensure on complaints against real estate brokers during 2022, 2023 and 2024. Prosecutors have asked Rob to provide opinions on reasonable care and standard of practice as well as other regulations and potential violations including Code of Conduct and Code of...

Rob Nahigian was invited to run a workshop on Negotiating Skills and advanced modelling for the SIOR Oklahoma Chapter in Oklahoma City on Nov. 29, 2023. The program was held at the Colcord Hotel, downtown Oklahoma City and was attended by Chapter members, corporate associates and SIOR candidates. Additional special guest David Lockwood SIOR Global...

Rob Nahigian, SIOR,CRE,MCR, FRICS completed a counseling assignment October, 2023 on the potential conversion of an industrial building at 290 N. Beacon, Brighton, MA into recording-rehearsal studios. The assignment included research from over 75 sources that culminated in an over 130 page report. BPDA is the potential owner on a property swap from IQHQ and...

Rob Nahigian, FRICS,SIOR,CRE,MCR has completed a five year project to sell Twin City Center, a 300,000 sf retail center located in Leominster, MA. The project closed the first week of May, 2023. Rob has advised to the ownership since 1994 repositioning the tenancy and financials. He then worked on contacting institutional and regional buyers for...

The Maryland Association of Realtors Commercial Division invited Rob Nahigian of Auburndale Realty Co. to speak at its regional event in Hanover, Maryland at Live! Casino on the future of global logistics and supply chain. The event attracted 90 commercial attendees and was held on Thursday, May 4, 2023 in the Grand Ballroom not far...

Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. was invited to speak at the Counselors of Real Estate National Convention on Logistics Supply Chain in Boston on September 12, 2022. The convention was held at the Fairmont Hotel and was the first live convention held since 2019. Over 190 attendees were...

On February 24, 2022 Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. was invited by the SIOR Carolina Chapter to be its keynote speaker at its annual SIOR Carolinas Regional Event. Rob’s presentation was entitled “Chaos, Calamity and Confusion: The State of Logistics/Supply Chain Industrial Real Estate.” There were over 100...

April 29, 2022 CoStar Group, Inc., the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, today announced the CoStar Power Broker Quarterly Deals winners for the first quarter of 2022. Rob Nahigian,FRICS,SIOR,CRE,MCR of Auburndale Realty Co. came out on top in the list of winners in Portland, Maine. The CoStar Power Brokers...

March 1, 2022 BOSTON Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. is pleased to announce that he has secured and leased new office corporate headquarters to CADC Holdings, LLC/DeepEdge at 33 Broad Street, Boston, MA. DeepEdge has leased 1,528 square feet of office space from Terra Firma-15 Broad II, LLC....

Feb. 2022, FRANKLIN, MA Rob Nahigian, FRICS, CRE, SIOR, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. is pleased to announce that he has completed a counseling assignment for JJ&K Enterprises of Franklin, MA on the lease renewal of 7 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA. Rob assisted in the lease negotiations for the landlord, JJ&K Enterprises and...

Feb. 24, 2022, CHARLOTTE, NC Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. was invited by the SIOR Carolina Chapter to be its keynote speaker at its annual SIOR Carolinas Regional Event. Rob’s presentation was entitled “Chaos, Calamity and Confusion: The State of Logistics/Supply Chain Industrial Real Estate.” There were over...

Feb. 15, 2022 PORTLAND, MAINE, Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, MA and Tom Moulton, CCIM, SIOR of Dunham-Group of Portland, Maine are pleased to announce that they represented CADC Holdings/DeepEdge of Boston, MA in its acquisition of 340 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, Maine. The sale occurred February 15, 2022 for...

Nov. 2021: Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. is pleased to announce the completion of a corporate lease with Deep Edge Realty of Boston in Reno, Nevada. Rob has been engaged by Deep Edge since 2020 as its national real estate director on a consulting basis. Deep Edge has...

Nov. 2021: Rob Nahigian, FRICS, CRE, SIOR, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. is pleased to announce that he has completed a counseling assignment for Southbridge Associates, LLC on the Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center, Southbridge, MA. The Conference Center contains two levels of office space that was leased to the U.S. Department of...

Fall, 2021, Rob Nahigian has been invited to speak at a number of Fall, 2021 real estate events including the NAR National Convention. In September, 2021 he will speak to the Berkshire County Board of Realtors on Commercial Lease Clauses; Sept. 14 he will speak for the Realtors Commercial Alliance on the Anatomy of the...

August, 2021 Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton, Mass. is pleased to announce the completion of a corporate assignment with Miele, Inc. as its tenant representative. Miele has leased approximately 6,163 square feet of office/innovation space at Two Corporation Way, Peabody, MA. The site search started from February, 2021 and...