Burlington, MA – On June 23rd The Davis Companies hosted its Broker Open House at Burlington Woods Office Park 1 in Burlington to unveil its $3 million renovation of the 116,000sf office building purchased at auction from GE a year earlier.
Originally constructed in 1979, The Davis Companies worked with Larry Grossman and Steve Basque of ADD, Inc. to modernize the building both internally and externally.
Major improvements included the creation of a main lobby entrance on South Bedford Street, the installation of an entire new window system that expanded the glass line by 33%, the replacement of drywall with glass siding on the upper floor landings and center atrium lobby staircase, the installation of a modern café, conference center and outside patio, completely renovated bathrooms and upgraded elevator cabs. Reservoir Woods in Waltham includes landscaping and artwork specifically commissioned for the building at the direction of Jon Davis and art consultant Barbara Cole Lee. Davis announced that his team had secured nearly 38,000sf of new leases at the property, increasing the occupancy level to 62% from close to 30% upon purchase.