Case | HBS Case Collection | 2007 (Revised from original 2005 version)

The Pilgrim Assurance Building

by Robin Greenwood, David S. Scharfstein and Arthur I Segel

Abstract

A local real estate developer has to decide how much to bid for a Boston office building in 2005.

Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Decisions; Investment; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry; Boston;

Format: Print

8 pages

Purchase

Citation:

Greenwood, Robin, David S. Scharfstein, and Arthur I Segel. "The Pilgrim Assurance Building." Harvard Business School Case 206-078, April 2007. (Revised from original December 2005 version.)

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