BOSTON—The site of the former Filene's DepartmentStore here is the setting for one of the most notableretail leases in recent Boston history. European fashion retailerPrimark is taking a total of 112,000 square feetat the eight-story Burnham Building, adjacent toMillennium Partners' Millennium Tower now underconstruction.
Primark has signed to a long-term lease on four floors in thecentury-old Burnham Building, of which 70,000 square feet will beselling space. The deal follows recent leases to Havas Media/ArnoldWorldwide and Roche Bros. market at the property.
Millennium Partners began renovating the Burnham Building,Boston's only structure designed by iconic Chicago architectDaniel Burnham, last year. The renovation is partof Millennium Partners' $689-million redevelopment plan for thevacant site of the former Filene's store, which also includes the625-foot Millennium Tower scheduled for occupancy in the summer of2016.
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Paul Bubny
Paul Bubny is managing editor of Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. He has been reporting on business since 1988 and on commercial real estate since 2007. He is based at ALM Real Estate Media Group's offices in New York City.
