ExperienceMarlene Aron, Brings 28 years of experience to Metrowest Commercial Real Estate, a company founded to service clients with honest representation by a team of seasoned specialists in the commercial and industrial brokerage arena in the area known as Metrowest. Our service area is about 20 miles west of Boston, MA and we are well versed in national requirements such as 1031 Exchanges. MWCRE is one of the first MA brokerage firms to conduct an on-line auction. We were able to work with the Lender and save the client from foreclosure with a 38 day closing. Today, we are a staff of 6 licensed brokers with over 75 years of cumulative experience in the field. Each member of the MWCRE team is held to the highest standards of honesty, integrity and excellence.

Name Recognition – The business and brokerage communities throughout New England recognize MWCRE as the experts in the Metrowest area, and call us first when they have requirements in our territory. The benefit to our exclusive clients is that our listings are introduced to many more prospects.

Service – Client first, everything else second is how our business is run. The MWCRE team plans and implements all aspects of a comprehensive marketing plan, conducts all showings personally and acts as a third party negotiator on your behalf during negotiations. We stay actively involved from the first day of the listing until closing and in many cases continue to monitor the Lessees or Buyers experience after the transaction closes.

Market Knowledge - The MWCRE team has in-depth knowledge of the Metrowest market. Customers and clients alike benefit from our Multiple Listing Service (MLS) membership, propertyline.com, Loopnet.com and CoStar. With a strong pulse for market conditions, we know where the target audience for your property will come from. We are specialists in determining the highest and best use for your property after an in-depth zoning review and study of the area.

Marketing – At MWCRE, our extensive pro-active approach to reaching prospects by telephone and e-mail will commence as soon as your property is listed. We have more property signs installed than all other commercial Metrowest firms combined. Print media continues to be used on a specific as needed marketing basis. Internet marketing is where 80% of our marketing efforts, not including signage, are concentrated on.

 

EXAMPLES OF 2011 LEASES & SALES S & SALES

Framingham, MA – SOLD
4 acre industrial site with multiple tenants. The selling price was $1,650,000.

Ashland, MA – SOLD
120,000 s.f. - 4 building granite & brick mill building complex on 8 acres for $840,000

Framingham, MA – LEASED

10,000 s.f. was leased to a medical tenant.

Framingham, MA – LEASED

760 Worcester Road will be the new site for Leslie's Pools, a national credit tenant.

 

EXAMPLES OF 2010 LEASES & SALES

Framingham, MA - LEASED
Sewfisticated Designer Discount Fabrics leased 14,000 s.f. at 136 Howard St, known Fabric Place Bldg.

Holliston, MA - LEASED
73 Jeffrey Ave., a 26,000 s.f. industrial bldg will have a new 10,000 s.f. medical device tenant.

Framingham, MA- SOLD
85 Edgell Rd, historic bldg was sold for $668,000 to religious group.

Framingham, MA – SOLD
1001 Worcester Rd., 4-story office bldg on Rt. 9 was sold for $663,000 by conducting one of the first on-line auctions in Metrowest.

Marlene Aron - Presently, Senior Associate Broker with Metrowest Commercial Real Estate. In January 2007 Marlene sold Investment Property Specialists, Inc. - the company that she had founded in 1985 with the hopes of staying with IPS until retirement. But to better service her clients, on June 7, 2008, Marlene resigned from Investment Property Specialists, Inc., and in July 2008 joined Metrowest Commercial Real Estate.  

Under Marlene's ownership, her firm was awarded the "Small Business of Year Award" by the Metrowest Chamber of Commerce for its community involvement and help given to small businesses in Metrowest. She is pictured with Senator David Magnani ( center ) and close friend, Robert Fields of Commonwealth Creative Associates, who received the " Business Leader of the Year Award."

Raised in Natick, MA and a 1972 graduate of Natick High School, Marlene has spent most of her life in the area known as Metrowest, which is about 20 miles west of Boston, MA.

Marlene was presented with the Metrowest Chamber of Commerce 2006  "Athena Award" at the Chamber's Annual Dinner for her outstanding contributions to the community and her work that has helped other businesswomen achieve their goals. She chairs or co-chairs several fundraising events annually and worked on the committee for the Voices Against Violence fundraiser that  featured Nicole Simpson's sister, Denise Brown, as the keynote speaker that was held on May 10, 2007 at the Natick Crowne Plaza. 

Metrowest Commercial Real Estate is owned by Eric Brosler - also formerly of IPS. Marlene and Eric have worked together for over 23 years. Eric specializes in large land site sales, 1031 exchanges and currently has several retail & industrial sites available in the Framingham/Metrowest area that are not listed on this site - please visit METROWEST COMMERCIAL R.E. WEBSITE.

Mrs. Aron has served as Chair of the Metrowest Chamber of Commerce, served as Vice President of Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, is a board member and former Clerk of the Framingham Historical Society & Museum and has completed serving 3 terms, as Vice Chair, on the Framingham Community Development Council, which is the committee that distributes CDBG ( gov. funds ) to non-profits in Framingham. She created the " Business Recognition Award" and "Community Appreciation Award" that was given out annually by the Framingham Historical Society & Museum at their annual gala. Presently she serves as on the Board of the Framingham History Center ( formerly known as the Framingham Historical Society & Museum) and as Chair of Advisory Board Member for the Natick Chabad Center. Her latest passion is Bikram Yoga, which is a challenging 1 1/2 hour class in a 100 degree studio. She has hosted 2 day long Yoga retreats at her oceanfront home in Onset. Proceeds went to her teacher, to fund a trip to India to further her studies and Voices Against Violence, a domestic violence victim's shelter.

Marlene resides in Framingham with her husband Robert, a real estate developer. Pictured below is their Great Dane, Rachel. 

They spend summer weekends on Cape Cod in Onset, MA, with Rachel, their beautiful 160 lb black Great Dane, and travel during the winter months to their Florida home in Manalapan. Now a Bikram & Power Yoga practitioner, Marlene invites anyone who is looking for an exercise experience like no other, to join her at Mystic Yoga, 855 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA for 1.5 hrs. of 100 degree hot yoga.

Marlene was named one of ten Boston's Power Brokers by CoStar Group in 2006 and 2010! The CoStar Power Broker Awards recognizes brokerage firms and individual brokers for their volume of sales and leasing transactions of office, industrial and retail properties in CoStar's database as of year-end 2006 as well as transaction data supplied by the companies and brokers in each of the 62 markets.

1/29/11 - Marlene Aron has been named #1 choice as " Best Commercial Broker" in the New England India's best choice award edition. Over 50,000 voters participated.

Marlene specialized in retail sales & leasing, non-profit and medical tenant/buyer representation.  A few recent and successful representations include -  Wayside Youth & Family Support Network - 10 acre headquarters site, Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly - 8.8 acre site for 150 units - 90% to be affordable housing, Metrowest Jewish Day School - 10 acre site for new school, Great Brook Valley 2 - medical sites in Downtown Framingham, Framingham Heart Study- 18,000 s.f. relocation for offices and Dr. Havreem Singh- Rt. 9 lease for her medical practice. She was on of the first MA brokers to conduct a successful on-line auction of a short sale commercial Rt. 9 office building.

As well as traditional Seller & Lessor representation - also offered is Buyer and Lessee representation on an exclusive basis at no up front charge and consulting on an hourly fee basis. Please call for details and references. Metrowest Commercial Real Estate is licensed in Massachusetts.

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Not a great picture but " back from IPS retirement " is Elaine Heintz, who has joined MWCRE to head up the financial department. Elaine has also worked with Marlene and Eric for over 20 years. Tania Danushevsky, formerly of IPS too, has joined MWCRE as the Office Manager.

Metrowest Commercial Real Estate has recently expanded at their Trolley Square at 855 Worcester Road, Framingham and has added Laudy Soifer & Mark Rosen, formerly of Phoenix Commercial R.E. to our team.

Recent updates from Marlene :

In January 2010, my husband and I took our lifetime best trip to India. The hospitality was like nothing we could have ever imagined. The people, history, palaces, art and lifestyle that we experienced has given me tremendous respect for the Indian people. If you have a "bucket list" I recommend a trip to India should be something to place on yours.

June 26, 2010, I served as Justice of the Peace for the wedding of my niece, Julie Mei to Paul Howard Judge Jr. It was a wonderful experience and a tremendous honor.

Recommendation from Marlene's client: " I've had a wonderful experience working with Marlene since 1996. She will go above and beyond her call of duty. Marlene, is a very hard working lady with an abundance of knowledge and experience. When you work with Marlene, you
work with the best." Susan Pollatta, Route 9 plaza owner.

Trish O'Neil formerly of Investment Property Specialists, has joined us at MWCRE. Trish and I are working as team members on many of my listings, to help offer even better service to my clients.

May 2011 - I have returned from a tour of China. I have brought back a new personal global perspective and hope to use the experience in my business and personal dealings with others.

We are a very happy & competent group at Metrowest Commercial Real Estate and look forward to working with you !