WILMINGTON, MASS. — BRUNT Workwear has signed a 56,000-square-foot lease in the northern Boston suburb of Wilmington. The space is located within the property at 299- 301 Ballardvale St., which can support industrial, office and life sciences uses, and will serve as the apparel retailer’s new headquarters. Brian McKenzie and Christian Vallis of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Camber Development and GEM Realty Capital, in the lease negotiations. Derek Losi and Nathaniel Heilbron of Cresa represented the tenant.
BOSTON — Galvanize Real Estate, the sustainable real estate arm of global asset manager Galvanize, has acquired a portfolio of three industrial buildings totaling 360,000 square feet in Boston. Known as the Liberty Logistics Portfolio, the buildings are located in the Metro West and Metro South submarkets. Specific addresses were not disclosed. Galvanize plans to retrofit the buildings with various sustainability features to reduce the portfolio’s total carbon emissions by 104 percent. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SALEM, MASS. — Related Cos. is underway on the $38 million renovation of Loring Towers, a 250-unit affordable housing community located north of Boston in Salem that was built in 1974. Interior upgrades will cover floors, kitchen appliances and countertops and bathroom tubs, sinks and vanities. Related will also upgrade the lobby, community room and management office, repave the parking lot and add a carport structure. Lastly, ownership will replace the building’s roof and plumbing systems, enhance the security and HVAC systems, update the windows and elevators and install a basketball court and a new children’s playground. The renovations, which are expected to be complete in 2028, serve to preserve the property’s affordability status through 2056.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Northmarq has provided a $22.8 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Elora Flats & Townhomes, a 104-unit affordable housing complex in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston. Built in 2009, Elora Flats & Townhomes comprises six four-story buildings with 48 one-bedroom units, 23 two-bedroom residences and 33 three-bedroom apartments. All units are reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Kevin Sykes, Ed Riekstins and Jeffrey Munoz of Northmarq originated the loan through Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriting Service (DUS) program on behalf of the borrower, Arrowpoint Properties.
BOSTON — Miami-based Driftwood Capital and New York City-based Madison Realty Capital (MRC) have funded the refinancing of a 147-unit residential hotel in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. The amount(s) was not disclosed. The Raffles Boston Hotel & Residences opened in fall 2023 and offers a mix of residential-style guestrooms and suites. Guests have access to a wellness center with a pool, spa and fitness center, as well as three onsite restaurants and bars and butler service. The borrower is London-based investment firm Cain.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners (ACP) has negotiated a $10.2 million sale of Boston Commons Plaza, a 103,494-square-foot shopping center in the Western Massachusetts city of Springfield. Boston Commons Plaza was 98 percent leased to six tenants at the time of sale, with Kohl’s serving as the anchor. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Danielle Turpin and Matt Ericson of ACP brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
BILLERICA, MASS. —Berkeley Garbe, a Boston-based developer that is a joint venture between Berkeley Investments and German real estate company GARBE, is underway on construction of a 150,000-square-foot life sciences project in Billerica, located northwest of the state capital. The site spans 23 acres at 161 Concord Road, and the new building will support manufacturers in industries such as aerospace, robotics, medical devices, semiconductors, computer hardware and battery technologies. Building features will include a clear height of 28 feet and 264 car parking spaces. Avison Young is the leasing agent for the project. Construction began in June and is expected to be complete next spring, and Berkeley Garbe has since received an additional $35.4 million in financing for the project from MetLife Investment Management. Andrew Kaeyer led a capital markets team at Hunneman that arranged the debt of behalf of the developer.
BOSTON — The Community Builders (TCB) and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) have completed a 223-unit multifamily redevelopment project in the state capital’s Jackson Square neighborhood. The project represents Phase I of the redevelopment of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments and replaced 253 existing units with two six-story buildings that house 223 units. Specific income restrictions were not disclosed, but the residences comprise 91 “deeply affordable” units and 132 units of “affordable and moderate income housing.” The first phase of the redevelopment also featured the construction of a new, 6,800-square-foot community center named in honor of Anna Mae Cole, a transformational tenant leader, as well as 1,520 square feet of commercial space.
PROVINCETOWN, MASS. — Nonprofit developer The Community Builders (TCB) has broken ground on Province Post, a 65-unit mixed-income housing project that will be located in Provincetown, situated at the tip of Cape Cod. The building’s affordable housing component will be for renters earning from 80 percent to below 30 percent of the area median income. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. A tentative completion date was not announced.
MEDFORD, MASS. — Locally based brokerage firm ABG Commercial Realty has negotiated the $8 million sale of a 28,600-square-foot industrial building in Medford, a northern suburb of Boston. The building at 118 Mystic Ave. was fully leased to Verizon at the time of sale. Bernard Gibbons of ABG Commercial represented the buyer, Empire Management, in the transaction. The seller was local development and investment firm Marcus Partners.
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