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Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) is pleased to announce that Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance for healthcare professionals, is expanding and relocating its Boston headquarters to One Financial Center.
Coverys signed a 15-year lease for 56,936 square feet, taking the entire 12th and 13th floors, with expansion rights on the 14th floor. The company, which currently occupies 49,000 square feet at 101 Arch Street on three non-contiguous floors, is expected to move to its new location in January.
“Our client was looking for a first-class building with superior amenities for its employees,” says Chris Rogers, senior managing director at Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, who with Ellen Fantini Cullinan, managing director, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. “They also wanted to bring their staff together to share contiguous space to foster collaboration, efficiency and teamwork. One Financial Center fit the bill.”
The 46-floor, Class A office tower spans almost 1.3 million square feet and was awarded BOMA’s 2012 Outstanding Building the Year. The LEED-Certified Silver property offers a full-service conference center and an emergency day care center. Coverys will share the building with other such prominent companies as Loomis Sayles & Company and Mintz Levin. The building is owned by Beacon Capital Partners, a private real estate investment firm that invests in high-quality office buildings that offer value-add opportunities.
“Beacon Capital has done a great job creating a sought-after office building that attracts prime tenants with its mix of energy efficiency, generous amenities and space opportunities for expanding companies,” says Ms. Cullinan. “This building offered tremendous value for our client.”
Beacon Capital was represented by Cushman & Wakefield.
Coverys is one of the top 10 medical professional liability insurance providers in the country based on direct written premium. Coverys member companies insure more than 25,000 physicians, surgeons, dentists, certified nurse midwives and allied healthcare providers, as well as more than 500 hospitals, health centers and clinics in 23 states from coast to coast.
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