Cabot, Cabot & Forbes

Cabot, Cabot & Forbes

Industry	Real Estate
Headquarters	Boston, MA, USA
Revenue	Unknown
Website	www.ccfne.com

Introduction

Cabot, Cabot & Forbes is one of the oldest and most distinguished real estate firms in the nation, having developed more than 100 million square feet of commercial space throughout the United States. Driven by a commitment to design excellence and innovation, the company today is continuing this brand of forward thinking with a primary focus in smart-growth, transit-oriented, mixed-use developments in the greater Boston area.

History

CC&F was founded in Boston in 1897 by two members of Boston’s Cabot family and F. Murray Forbes, Sr. The firm’s initial mandate was the management of the real estate assets of the Cabot and Forbes families, and activities were mainly confined to the immediate Boston area.

It was not until the early 1950’s that CC&F, under the leadership of Alexander C. Forbes, Jr. and Gerald W. Blakely Jr., entered the real estate development business.

An early landmark venture was the development of New England Industrial Center on 300 acres in Needham, Massachusetts, which at the time, was the largest master-planned industrial project in the country. CC&F was both the pioneer and premier developer of office parks and many of the company’s projects were located in Boston’s Route 128 corridor.

Landmark Developments

In 1966, CC&F began its involvement in more urban development activity with a joint venture with Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the four – building, 625,000 square foot Technology Square in Cambridge. This project led to the development of a series of significant downtown Boston high – rise office buildings, which made CC&F one of the few independent developers to contribute as many buildings to the Boston skyline.

Since its inception, CC&F has developed over 80 million square feet of building improvements across the nation, consisting primarily of office and industrial space. Some of CC&F’s landmark developments in Boston are: One Boston Place, 100 Summer Street, 60 State Street and 28 State Street.

Notable American business leaders who have worked at this firm:

• Mortimer Zuckerman
• Gerald Blakeley
• Edward H. Linde
• Charles H. Spaulding, founder of Spaulding & Slye