Westwood Station leasing agent chosen

Richards Barry Joyce & Partners LLC was selected as the exclusive leasing agent of Westwood Station, a mini city planned for the suburbs.

Richards Barry Joyce said it was selected as leasing agent by Cabot, Cabot & Forbes of New England Inc., which is developing the project with New England Development of Newton.

Plans envision turning 130 underused acres near the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Route 128 rail station into 1.49 million square feet of office and laboratory space, 1.35 million square feet of stores and restaurants, 1,000 residential units, and two hotels, Richards Barry Joyce said.

Richards Barry Joyce has been selected as the leasing agent for the office and lab space.

The project's early cost estimates have been put at $1.5 billion.

The clearing of the site is underway with the recent demolition of the former General Motors building; more demolition is set for late spring, Richards Barry Joyce said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)