Northeast

BOSTON — Apparel maker Life is good has signed a 21,682-square-foot office lease at 51 Melcher St. in Boston’s Innovation District. The nine-story building is owned and operated by Synergy Investments and is being renovated with a new lobby, roof, windows, elevators, power feeds, HVAC and technology systems. Dan Collins and Steve James of NAI Hunneman represented Life is good in the transaction. Bill Crean and Kevin Kennedy of CBRE represented Synergy Investments.

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. —Ashland Inc. has signed a lease for 198,000 square feet of laboratory and office space at a facility in Bridgewater, about 37 miles west of New York City. Ashland will relocate its specialty ingredients unit from Wayne to the new building, located at 10141 Route 202-206 in the New Jersey Center of Excellence complex. Headquartered in Covington, Ky., Ashland provides specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help its customers create new and improved products and sustainable solutions. John Cunningham, Bryn Cinque and James Bailey of Colliers International represented Ashland in the transaction. Dan Loughlin and Bob Ryan of Jones Lang LaSalle and Jeff Zell and Marc Sobel of JM Zell Partners represented the landlord, Sanofi.

NORWALK, CONN. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged a 10-year, 9,000-square-foot lease for Family & Children’s Agency in Norwalk. The nonprofit human service organization is relocating from a nearby 6,000-square-foot property. David Anspach owns the freestanding property, located at 140 Water St. David Block and Barbara Segalini-Stilley of CBRE negotiated the long-term lease on behalf of Family & Children’s Agency, while Wilton-based Silver Pine Real Estate represented Anspach. Family & Children’s Agency, a human services firm, provides strength-based, solution-focused services that respond to the individual needs of children and families, youth, adults and seniors.