Massachusetts

BURLINGTON, MASS. — Sophos, a developer and vendor of computer security software and hardware, has leased 42,000 square feet of office space at 3 Van de Graaff Drive in Burlington. The company will use the space for its regional headquarters. Built in 1999 and fully renovated in 2007, the four-story property offers 295,000 square feet of office space. On-site amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center, an open courtyard and conference center. John Boyle, Ryan Romano and Kevin McNamara of Cassidy Turley represented Sophos in the 10-year deal. Steven Murphy of CBRE represented the landlord.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Transwestern | RBJ has brokered a lease between BioMed Realty Trust Inc. and MPM Capital Inc. at the recently completed 450 Kendall Street in Cambridge. MPM Capital, a venture capital firm focusing on the biomedical industry, will occupy 14,511 square feet at the building starting in April 2015. Steven Purpura and Eric Smith of Transwestern | RBJ represented the building owner, BioMed Realty, while John Barry and Jeff Landers, also of Transwestern | RBJ represented the tenant in the transaction. The 60,117-square-foot property is the first speculative office building to be constructed in Cambridge since 2001.

BOSTON — Faros Properties has purchased 20 Ashburton Place, an eight-story office building in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood, for $9.85 million. Built in 1968, the 48,580-square-foot building is occupied by Massachusetts Teachers Association, Beacon Hill Staffing Group and Beacon Hill Consulting Group. Frank Petz, Jessica Hughes and Robert Borden of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.