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HqO raises $34.2 million to add staff and make acquisitions.

Newmark Knight Frank arranged the financing for the redeveloped property that was provided by Apollo Global Management and RCG Longview, a CenterSquare Co.

Chewy will be located in a facility in the Valley View Business Park, a mixed-use business park, part of a 1,300-acre development project, developed by The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.

The Mid-Atlantic arm of Boston-based Novaya Real Estate Ventures, reports the 122,000-square-foot Class A industrial project is now available for lease.

The first phase is for a 14-acre portion that received initial regulatory approval for 900,000 square feet of new development from the Boston Planning and Development Agency in March 2018.

Clarion acquired the 18-story, 491,573-square-foot office tower from a joint venture of The Fallon Company and Barings, on behalf of an institutional investor.

The 15-year lease deal will allow CarGurus, which is currently headquartered across three offices in Cambridge, MA, to consolidate those operations into one Back Bay location.

A recently released survey on the needs of US employees points more to the desire for functional perks and focused environments than to fun-time amenities.