"That appears to be so," one source tells GlobeSt.com of the deal, although calls to Flatley and to brokers at Cushman & Wakefield were not returned by press deadline. The park has been on the block since April.

One issue not yet clarified is how much space Hewlett-Packard will retain in the three-building complex, a development whose roots stretch back to the days of Digital Equipment Corp. The campus at 110 Spit Brook Rd. then came under control of Compaq Corp. upon its takeover of DEC, and followed the merger path to Hewlett Packard's door when it acquired Compaq. Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard has been reducing its ownership of excess CRE throughout Massachusetts and southern New England during the past 24 months, but most observers maintain the firm wants to retain a presence at 110 Spit Brook Rd.

Among the attributes previously cited about 110 Spit Brook Rd. is the location at Exit One of Route 3, a major thoroughfare leading directly to the Route 128 corridor in Burlington, MA. There is also said to be a chance for redevelopment to other uses on a portion of the property, possibly residential.