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DTZ FHO Partners Announces New 16,285-SF Lease for University of Phoenix at Two Adams Place in Braintree. Mass.

South Shore Campus Relocates to Premier Location on Granite Street

September 9, 2008: – DTZ FHO Partners, a leader in the commercial real estate services field with extensive experience in the Boston-area office market, announced today that the University of Phoenix has leased 16,285 square feet of office space at Two Adams Place in Braintree to serve as the university’s South Shore campus. University of Phoenix will be relocating from 100 Grossman Drive in Braintree.

Owned by HRPT Properties Trust, Two Adams Place is strategically located on Granite Street at the intersection of Route 3, Interstate 93, and Route 128 on the Quincy/Braintree line. The site is approximately nine miles south of Boston and is easily accessed from both Interstate 93 and Route 128. Area amenities include full service hotels and conference centers, including a Sheraton Braintree, the newly built Marriott Quincy Hotel, a Candlewood Suites and a Hampton Inn. The Bright Horizons Child Care Facility and the South Shore Plaza, which has over 180 stores and restaurants, are also located within minutes of the buildings.

Tom Kent, partner, Rick Fahey, partner and Leeanne Rizzo, senior associate at DTZ FHO Partners, represented the property owner, HRPT Properties Trust. Jim Graham at Transwestern represented the tenant, University of Phoenix.

About HRPT Properties Trust

HRPT Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which primarily owns office buildings located throughout the United States, and it is the largest owner of industrial lands in the state of Hawaii. HRP is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

About DTZ FHO Partners

DTZ FHO Partners is a commercial real estate firm offering a full range of brokerage, consulting, strategic planning, research, lease administration, marketing, lease auditing, lease portfolio and transaction management services for corporate and institutional clients alike. The senior partners of the firm have worked together for over 20 years providing customized advisory consulting and brokerage services to an extensive range of corporate and institutional clients, both locally and on a national and international basis. The experienced professionals that make up DTZ FHO Partners have addressed the real estate needs of many industries including life sciences, high-tech, and financial services as well as law, consulting, accounting and other professional firms, assisting clients to develop and implement customized real estate solutions that enhance their overall business strategies.

About University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix (UPX) was founded on an agenda of social responsibility to provide educational access to underserved populations. This agenda has served the University and its students well, and the doctrines underpinning that agenda have become an integral part of the culture at University of Phoenix.

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