Nick Amarante
Managing Director
Nick Amarante is a managing director at HM Science, a specialized division of Hughes Marino, a global corporate real estate advisory firm that specializes in representing tenants and buyers. As one of the leaders of the Boston office, Nick combines his strong market knowledge and the firm’s tenant-focused discipline to create leverage and opportunities that help his clients achieve their business objectives by utilizing the many resources available through Hughes Marino.
Nick’s vast knowledge of the Boston life science industry serves as an asset to his clients, as well as to Hughes Marino, a company that prides itself as one of the nation’s leading tenant representation firms in the life science sector. By specializing in serving the most intricate needs of biotech, medical device and other life sciences companies, Nick and his highly seasoned team have the technical expertise and end-to-end service integration to deliver first-class results to his clients.
As a long-time resident of Boston, Nick’s unmatched knowledge of the region’s real estate market, the economic drivers supporting it and the challenges faced by tenants striving to stay in front of its fluctuating cycles is unsurpassed, making him a trusted advisor and partner to his clients. Nick has represented some of the area’s finest companies across many industries, specializing in a range of asset classes to include office, lab, GMP, industrial and healthcare facilities, and has a special interest in Boston’s life sciences and technology ecosystem. Nick also serves as a board observer for the New England Venture Capital Association. He is an expert in strategic planning, market assessment, site selection, financial analysis, negotiation and transaction structuring for lease renewals, relocations, renegotiations and building purchases.
With over ten years of experience in the industry, Nick began his career in commercial real estate as an intern at JLL and soon thereafter joined CBRE, where he spent the next 12 years of his career and was most recently a vice president focused on representing office and life science tenants in greater Boston and across the globe.
Nick Amarante graduated with a B.A. in business administration from the University of Connecticut, where he was a Big East Scholar Athlete and member of the varsity football team.
In his free time, Nick loves to play golf, exercise and take the family to the beach. Nick resides in Wellesley with his wife and three children.