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BOSTON-Less than 18 months after acquiring Somerville's AssemblySquare for $65 million, Rockland, MD-based Federal RealtyInvestment Trust has grabbed a trio of suburban Boston propertiesin a $150 million off-market negotiation. That brings the REIT'sBay State holdings to more than 2 million sf.

The three properties, Linden Square in Wellesley, ChelseaCommons in Chelsea, and the North Dartmouth Shopping Center inNorth Dartmouth, were all acquired from affiliates of EasternDevelopment of Woburn, as part of a long-term hold, REIT EVP JeffBerkes tells GlobeSt.com. The acquisitions bring the Trust's Bostonportfolio to more than two million sf of retail space, includingproperties owned through Federal Realty's joint venture withClarion Lion Properties Fund.

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