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Northstar Promotes Townsend

John Townsend

Cambridge, MA – Northstar, a real estate services firm, announced that John Townsend has been promoted to associate principal.

Townsend joined Northstar in 2014 and has over 20 years of senior level project management experience on a variety of capital, tenant improvement, and development projects. His expertise spans all phases of the development process, including project definition, master planning, permitting, design, and construction administration.

His life sciences portfolio includes recent projects for Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Baxalta, and Genzyme/Sanofi.

Prior to joining Northstar, Townsend held roles as operations manager for SALLC development and senior project manager at both Trammell Crow Company and Phoenix Corporate Services.

He is a member of CoreNet Global New England.