NEEDHAM, MASS. — A partnership between South Carolina-based owner-operator Greystar and the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese developer Haseko has broken ground on a 189-unit multifamily project in Needham, a southwestern suburb of Boston. The site at 100 West St. formerly housed an assisted living facility that has since been demolished, and the new apartment building will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a fitness center, library, lounge, package room with cold storage capabilities, a golf simulator, dog run, playground, community garden and two pocket parks. Completion is slated for fall 2027.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the $10 million sale of two office buildings totaling 61,888 square feet in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. The buildings at 226 and 230 Lowell St. total 40,899 and 20,989 square feet, respectively, and can also support additional uses. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Danielle Turpin and John Dixon of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — A partnership between Leggat McCall Properties, Joseph J. Corcoran Co. and the Boston Housing Authority has received $172 million in financing for a mixed-income housing redevelopment in Charlestown, located north of Boston. The financing consists of a $122 million construction loan from Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Group and a $50 million equity investment from the City of Boston’s Housing Accelerator Fund. The partnership will use the proceeds to fund the redevelopment of the 266-unit Building F of the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment, which rises nine stories and comprises 208 market-rate units and 58 affordable housing units. The project is part of a larger initiative that aims to redevelop the entire Bunker Hill public housing community over the next decade, creating a total of 2,699 units of housing through both repositioning of existing affordable housing units and the addition of market-rate homes.
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $38 million in tax-exempt bond financing for an affordable housing project in Worcester. The project is a redevelopment of Lakeside Apartments, a two-building complex that was constructed in 1949. The developer, a partnership between an affiliate of Tremont Development Partners and E3 Development, plans to construct two new buildings with a total of 116 units, 61 of which will replace outdated residences. Of the 116 units, 29 will be rented to households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and the other 87 will be reserved for households at 30 percent or less of AMI. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete in August 2027. Eastern Bank purchased the bond, with participation from Webster Bank. The Worcester Housing Authority is also a partner on the project.
BOSTON — A public-private partnership between American Campus Communities (ACC) and Northeastern University has broken ground on a 1,200-bed residence hall at 840 Columbus Ave. on the institution’s campus in Boston. The 23-story project will feature 11,000 square feet of publicly accessible community space, including a second-level outdoor deck and 4,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, as well as shared learning spaces and wellness amenities. Scheduled for completion in fall 2028, the project is being developed through ACC’s American Campus Equity program and is the largest on-campus equity development in the company’s history.
BRAINTREE, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Hunneman has negotiated a 24,103-square-foot office lease in Braintree, a southern suburb of Boston. The tenant is the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families, and the space is located within Forbes Business Center, a three-building, 150,000-square-foot development. Ned Halloran and Leeanne Rizzo of Hunneman represented the landlord, KS Partners, in the lease negotiations.
BEVERLY, MASS. — American Surgical Co. has signed a 20,325-square-foot life sciences lease in Beverly, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The provider of medical tools is relocating from Shetland Park in nearby Salem to 100 Cummings Center, a newly built, 1.3 million-square-foot research-and-development facility. Joe Doyle and John Coakley of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Al Diamond represented the landlord, Cummings Properties, on an internal basis.
PEABODY AND DANVERS, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $27.7 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the metro Boston expansion of the Pioneer Charter School of Science. The school used the bond proceeds to purchase adjoining lots in Peabody and Danvers, both of which are located northeast of the state capital, and is now constructing a 53,217-square-foot facility for students in grades kindergarten through eighth. The new facility will have six special education and English Language Learning classrooms, 14 offices, labs, art and music rooms, a gym and a cafeteria. Construction is slated for an August completion. Salem Five purchased the bond.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Northmarq has negotiated the sale of a 66,682-square-foot grocery store in the Central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The Worcester Business Journal reports that the sales price was $31 million and that the buyer was an affiliate of Fidelity Investments. Regional grocer Shaw’s has occupied the space at 14 W. Boylston St. since 2004. Josh Dicker and Zach Pool led the Northmarq team that brokered the deal. According to Northmarq, the deal marked the largest single-tenant grocery sale in Massachusetts in 2025.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — Regional brokerage firm Hunneman has negotiated a 42,060-square-foot lease at a flex building in the northern Boston suburb of Wilmington. The tenant is Goddard Technologies, a developer of medical devices and robotics, and the space is located within the 123,000-square-foot building at 205 Lowell Street, which can support both office and lab uses. Chris Curley, Mike Allen and Ken Oppenheim of Hunneman, along with internal agent James McManus, represented the landlord, Howland Development, in the lease negotiations.
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