Seeding the Business Landscape

As a way to promote entrepreneurship, Cummings Properties will again help sponsor business plan competitions hosted by MIT Enterprise Forum, Tufts University, Northeastern University, Boston University, Babson College, and Harvard Biotechnology Club. Many previous competition winners are now among the area’s leading emerging technology firms. CPL will present this year’s winners with Cummings Properties Awards totaling more than $300,000 in commercial space rent credits.

The Weight is Almost Over

A branch of the established Beverly Athletic Club is opening at Cummings Center, just in time to get into "summer shape!" The facility is now under construction at 600 Cummings Center in the former location of the North Shore Athletic Club. Clients are "pumped up" in anticipation of the athletic club joining the substantial roster of amenities at Cummings Center.

A Banner Day

The largest marketing pieces produced to date by the Cummings Graphics Department have arrived! These Texas-sized "Lease Now" banners measure 10 feet by 29 feet and are mounted on the exterior of the TradeCenter 128 drum and drive-thru annex. The banners are made from a durable vinyl mesh material allowing patrons in the suites behind the banner to see through them.

Leasing On-line

Can leasing space get any easier than Cummings Properties one-sheet lease? Associate property manager Tom Maregni thinks so! A client of Tom's at 38 Montvale Avenue in Stoneham wanted to expand to an adjacent vacant office. In a series of five brief emails over a short two-hour period, Tom and the client agreed on the terms and legally memorialized the deal! The client was pleased and the keys to its new office were delivered within the hour! To fill-up your shopping cart, check out our space available list here.

Doing the Moonwalk

All of the anti-gravity, none of the space travel! New TradeCenter 128 client, The Sports Spa, now features the Alter-G antigravity treadmill which was designed by NASA engineers and is reportedly capable of unloading up to 80 percent of a user’s body weight. It is the only treadmill of its kind in Massachusetts. It’s one small step for man, one giant step for The Sports Spa!

Wild Kingdom

The natural surroundings at 144 North Road in Sudbury got a little wilder with the arrival of a rafter of wild turkey. The beautiful views of the Sudbury River basin are further enhanced by occaisional glimpses of wild turkey, deer, and other wildlife. LEED compliant construction helps protect the environment. The first tenant of this recently completed building will move in this February.

Pedestrians in the Sky, with Bridges

It's a bird...it's a plane...no wait, it's a third pedestrian bridge soaring across the skyline at Cummings Center! This dramatic, modern contrast to the rugged concrete buildings spans Center Drive and extends from the third floor of building 900 directly into building 100. Clad with a glass and aluminum skin, these three gleaming structures provide excellent direct access for clients on the upper floors and protect pedestrians from the elements. General manager Steve Drohosky says, "These are just another part of our constant improvement program at this city within a city."

A Saucey Addition to Cummings Center

Pulled Pork, Pondside - Grab a bib for some sauce-drippin' ribs! BBQ fans in Beverly are rejoicing at the opening of the new The American BBQ, at the Cummings Center Pondside Suites! The Phantom Gourmet raved that "The American BBQ is true to its identity, with domestic old world style and a heck of a lot of heart... the wood smoked barbecue is awesome, and the prices cannot be matched." Click here to view The American BBQ’s menu. You may also call them at 978-921-1212.

Here Comes the Sun!

Cummings Properties completed the first phase of a major 200 kW photovoltaic solar panel installation at TradeCenter 128 in Woburn. Following approval by local authorities, Cummings employees assembled and installed the 518 - 3' x 5' solar panels in a 36-hour period.

The solar panel array will produce more than 107,000 kilowatts of very green power per year. To view a real time graph of the power generated by the panels, click here.

Partially funded by a grant by the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, the panel array will generate upwards of 10 percent of the common area lighting and HVAC systems at 300 TradeCenter. It is among the largest solar installations to date in Massachusetts.

The system consists of 518 Canadian Solar panels, a 95 kW Solectria Inverter, and Unirac support racks supplied by Munro Distributing of Fall River, Massachusetts.