type private industry real estate founded 1936 founder samuel w. poorvu headquarters needham massachusetts u.s. key people eric schlager ceo robert a. schlager president and s. lawrence schlager chairman products property management property developer website www.bulfinch.com the bulfinch companies inc. is a national real estate firm headquartered in needham massachusetts . contents 1 history 2 awards 3 acquisitions 3.1 the atrium center 3.2 the harvard square post office 3.3 the polaroid building 3.4 cambridge discovery park 4 references 5 external links history edit bulfinch was founded in 1936 by samuel w. poorvu a lithuanian immigrant who began his career as a bricklayer and soon started a small company in boston building and developing post offices . poorvu 1 was dubbed the post office king of america by the wall street journal for his role in developing over 100 postal facilities nationwide for the united states postal service . 2 bulfinch is owned and has been continuously operated by the schlager family . 3 since inception bulfinch has developed acquired and re positioned in excess of 1.5 billion in commercial real estate assets . bulfinch owns over 3.5 million square feet of property primarily centered in new england . bulfinch is currently in its third generation of management . 4 awards edit bulfinch was awarded the distinguished real estate award by the national association of industrial & office properties in 2007 . 5 they have also been awarded commendations by the mayor of cambridge massachusetts . 6 the city of cambridge massachusetts awarded bulfinch the certificate of preservation merit . 7 they received leed gold certifications by the usgbc . 8 several bulfinch properties have earned the united states environmental protection agency s energy star certification . banker & tradesman has identified several bulfinch sites as hot properties . 9 the american council of engineering awarded bulfinch a silver award for cambridge discovery park in 2008 . 10 bulfinch received recognition at the 2011 gogreen awards for their work in reducing storm water runoff and improving water quality . 11 acquisitions edit the atrium center edit bulfinch acquired the atrium mall in chestnut hill massachusetts from simon property group in july 2012 . 12 the mall was approximately 300 000 square feet . 13 according to a press release issued by bulfinch the company plans to re position the asset as a mixed use medical office property partially demolishing it and then rebuilding and renovating it . it is going to be renamed the atrium center and reopening in 2016 . 14 the harvard square post office edit samuel poorvu originally developed the harvard square united states post office located in cambridge massachusetts in 1954 . 15 this facility was redeveloped in 2000 by bulfinch . 16 the polaroid building edit the building was the first modern industrial structure in cambridge massachusetts and was designed by shepley bulfinch in 1938 for b and b chemical company . 17 the building was acquired by polaroid corporation and was used as their corporate headquarters for some time . the building is listed on the national register of historic places since 1982 . 18 bulfinch acquired the property in 2000 . 19 20 cambridge discovery park edit cambridge discovery park is located on the site of the former arthur d. little company headquarters in cambridge massachusetts . it is an 820 000 sf master planned development with multiple leed certified buildings . 21 it is home to forrester research world headquarters and the harvard smithsonian astrophysical observatory . 22 23 siemens ag also leases space in the property . 24 references edit samuel w. poorvu professional profile . new england real estate journal . 1967 . retrieved 6 august 2012 . lm kohlmeier june 16 1960 . postal plums more investors pick up high yields by building leasing post offices . the wall street journal . retrieved 2 august 2012 . julie carrick dalton july 4 1999 . family affair bulfinch cos. now in its 3d generation of family ownership has assets of 250 million and manages 3 million square feet . the boston globe . real estate . p. j. 1 . retrieved 2 august 2012 . previous version of bulfinch companies website biographies of executives . the bulfinch companies inc. retrieved 6 august 2012 . naiop selects the bulfinch companies to receive distinguished real estate award . national association of industrial & office properties . 2007 07 09 . retrieved 6 august 2012 . cambridge gogreen awards pdf . city of cambridge office of the mayor . retrieved 6 august 2012 . agenda . cambridge city council . retrieved 7 august 2012 . laurie forbes july 10 2012 . bulfinch earns leed gold for forrester hq bldg. . costar . retrieved 7 august 2012 . jim cronin july 16 2012 . hot property . banker & tradesman . access date requires url help press release bulfinch wins silver award at the acec ma gala pdf . the bulfinch companies inc. april 28 2008 . retrieved 7 august 2012 . 2011 gogreen awards ceremony may 26 . city of cambridge . retrieved 7 august 2012 . laurie forbes july 23 2012 . bulfinch pays simon jv 46 million for atrium mall . costar group . retrieved 6 august 2012 . chris reidy july 23 2012 . atrium mall in chestnut hill purchased by bulfinch cos. . the boston globe . retrieved 6 august 2012 . allyson quinby . bulfinch acquires former atrium mall property in chestnut hill pdf . the bulfinch companies inc. retrieved 6 august 2012 . new post office now under construction . the harvard crimson . october 20 1953 . retrieved 6 august 2012 . square post office to close next year for renovations . the harvard crimson . september 19 2000 . retrieved 6 august 2012 . b.b. chemical company corporate headquarters and research facility . shepley bulfinch . retrieved 6 august 2012 . b and b chemical company . u.s. department of the interior national register of historic places . retrieved 6 august 2012 . 784 memorial drive . the bulfinch companies inc. retrieved 6 august 2012 . sandra m. chung october 23 2001 . polaroid goes bankrupt ; plans to sell existing assets . the tech massachusetts institute of technology . retrieved 6 august 2012 . laurie forbes july 10 2012 . bulfinch earns leed gold for forrester hq bldg. . costar . retrieved 6 august 2012 . bulfinch s 820 000 s f cambridge discovery park receives gogreen award for stormwater management . new england real estate journal . june 24 2011 . retrieved 6 august 2012 . getting around the cfa . harvard smithsonian center for astrophysics . retrieved 6 august 2012 . siemens leases cambridge office space . the boston globe . october 23 2008 . retrieved 6 august 2012 . external links edit boston portal companies portal company website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the bulfinch companies & oldid 743301227 categories companies established in 1936companies based in bostonproperty management companiesreal estate companies of the united 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