Cambridge Housing Authority Buys, Renovates Affordable Housing Community Near Boston

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassDevelopment has issued $18.7 million in tax-exempt bond financing for Cambridge Housing Authority’s acquisition and renovation of Harry S. Truman Apartments, a 59-unit affordable seniors housing community in Cambridge. In addition to the tax-exempt bond financing, MassDevelopment assisted the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development with the approval of federal low-income housing tax credits, which will provide approximately $13.8 million in …

April 16, 2021Acquisitions, Affordable Housing, Development, Massachusetts, Multifamily, Northeast, Seniors Housing

Newmark Arranges $105M Sale of Office Campus Near Boston

NORWOOD, MASS. — Newmark has arranged the $105 million sale of One Investors Way, a 54-acre office campus in Norwood, located southwest of Boston. The site houses a 236,566-square-foot office building that is primed for repositioning, as well as land for new development. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and Will Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between U.S. Realty Advisors and Bain Capital Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer was …

April 14, 2021Acquisitions, Massachusetts, Northeast, Office

Davis Cos. Buys 156,276 SF Industrial Flex Portfolio in Metro Boston for $44.2M

WILMINGTON AND METHUEN, MASS. — Locally based investment firm The Davis Cos. has purchased a portfolio of four industrial flex properties totaling 156,276 square feet in Wilmington and Methuen, two northern suburbs of Boston, for $44.2 million. The sale also included a fully entitled development site that can support up to 235,000 square feet of new product. Kerry Hawkins of JLL represented the seller, PGA Realty Co., a family-owned investment firm based in Massachusetts. The portfolio was …

April 14, 2021Acquisitions, Industrial, Massachusetts, Northeast

IPA Negotiates $15.8M Sale of Retail Space in Boston’s Jamaica Plain Neighborhood

BOSTON — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the $15.8 million sale of a 25,349-square-foot retail space within Vita, a luxury condo building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. The sales price equates to $626.72 per square foot. James Koury of IPA represented the seller, J.P. Property One LLC, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer. The retail space is fully leased to Beth Israel Hospital, Pure Dental, Third Cliff …

April 13, 2021Acquisitions, Massachusetts, Northeast, Retail

Salmon Health Prepares to Open 57-Acre Campus in Medway, Massachusetts

MEDWAY, MASS. — Salmon Health & Retirement has started taking reservations at Salmon at Medway, a 57-acre seniors housing campus in the Boston suburb of Medway. The community will offer cottage and apartment-style independent living together with apartment-style assisted living and memory care. The number of units was not

April 13, 2021Development, Massachusetts, Multifamily, Northeast, Seniors Housing

Brady Sullivan Sells 185,227 SF Office Complex in Chelmsford, Massachusetts

CHELMSFORD, MASS. — New Hampshire-based investment firm Brady Sullivan Properties has sold 199 and 201 Riverneck Road, a 185,227-square-foot office complex in Chelmsford, located north of Boston. The sales price was $15 million. The two buildings are situated on a combined 15 acres and formerly served as the headquarters of defense and aerospace contractor Mercury Systems. Boston-based investment firm The Davis Cos. purchased the property for an undisclosed

April 9, 2021Acquisitions, Massachusetts, Northeast, Office

Trinity Financial Completes 118-Unit Multifamily Redevelopment Project in Worcester, Massachusetts

WORCESTER, MASS. — Regional developer Trinity Financial has completed Worcester Courthouse Lofts, a 118-unit multifamily project in Central Massachusetts that is a redevelopment of the historic Worcester Courthouse. The building was originally constructed in the 1840s. Valued at $60 million, the project was partially financed with federal and state historic tax credit equity and features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, pet spa, lounge and a game …

April 8, 2021Bohler, Development, Massachusetts, Multifamily, Northeast

Berkeley Investments Buys Two Industrial Buildings Totaling 340,000 SF in Lawrence, Massachusetts

LAWRENCE, MASS. — Boston-based Berkeley Investments has purchased two light industrial buildings totaling 340,000 square feet at 246 and 250 Canal St. in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston. Andrea Management sold the assets, which were originally built as commercial mills, to Berkeley Investments for an undisclosed

April 6, 2021Acquisitions, Industrial, Massachusetts, Northeast

Newmark Arranges Sale of 52,337 SF Medical Office Building in Downtown Boston

BOSTON — Newmark has arranged the sale of a 52,337-square-foot medical office building located at 147 Milk St. in downtown Boston. The 10-story property was fully leased at the time of sale to Atrius Health/Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, the largest independent physicians’ group in New England. Robert Griffin, Frank Nelson and Michael Greeley of Newmark represented the seller, New York City-based institutional investment firm BentallGreenOak, in the transaction. The trio also procured …

April 5, 2021Acquisitions, Healthcare, Massachusetts, Northeast

Bank of America Signs 23,330 SF Office Lease Expansion in Metro Boston

WALTHAM, MASS. — Bank of America has signed a 23,330-square-foot office lease expansion at Cityside, located at 1025-1075 Main St. in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. Ryan Romano, Tom Hansen and Malcolm See of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Rob Byrne and Liz McLaughlin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, locally based investment firm The Davis

April 5, 2021Leasing Activity, Massachusetts, Northeast, Office