CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — Electrochemistry company Ionomr Innovations Inc. has opened 22,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Charlestown, located north of Boston. The facility, which includes research-and-development space, is located within Hood Park, which is a redevelopment of the former facility of dairy producer H.P. Hood & Sons. Ionomr expects the facility to account for the creation of 40 new jobs over the next three years.
NEWTON, MASS. — Gilbane Building Co. has topped out a 19,335-square-foot academic project in metro Boston. The building is a new dining hall for students at The Fessenden School, a K-12 establishment in Newton, located just west of the state capital. The building will feature an all-electric kitchen and a flexible design that divides the dining room into two zones separated by a central servery and flex bar.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Watertown Mews, a 206-unit apartment complex located on the western outskirts of Boston. Built in 2014, Watertown Mews offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,014 square feet. Amenities include a pool, community room, business center, media room, fitness center, community garden and outdoor dining and grilling stations. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an account advised by PGIM, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Mesirow.
NEW YORK CITY AND BOSTON — Affiliates of New York City-based investment firm Makarora Management and global investment firm Ares Management Corp. (NYSE: ARE) have completed the $2.1 billion, all-cash acquisition of Boston-based Plymouth Industrial REIT. Under the terms of the deal, which was announced last fall, Plymouth shareholders will receive $22 for each share of common stock they own, and Plymouth will no longer be traded or listed on any public securities exchange. The transaction also calls for the acquiring entities to assume certain pieces of Plymouth’s outstanding debt. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 50 percent to Plymouth’s unaffected closing common stock price on August 18, 2025. That date marks the last trading day prior to the filing of a Schedule 13D by affiliates of Sixth Street Partners LLC disclosing a nonbinding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Plymouth’s common stock.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — Lydian, a Massachusetts-based provider of synthetic fuels, has opened a 25,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Charlestown, located north of Boston. The space is located within Hood Park, a 20-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former H.P. Hood and Sons dairy facility, and will support operations at Lydian’s demonstration plant. The launch of that facility is scheduled for 2027.
SOMERVILLE, MASS. — TransMedics Group Inc. has signed a 16-year, 498,000-square-foot headquarters lease in Somerville, located just outside of downtown Boston. The provider of organ transplant therapy services will occupy the entirety of a newly constructed, 12-story building within Assembly Innovation Park that houses office, life sciences and manufacturing space. San Diego-based BioMed Realty owns Assembly Innovation Park, which is planned to ultimately feature three office/life sciences buildings, as well as retail and open green space.
WALTHAM, MASS. — Dentsply Sirona has renewed its 84,413-square-foot office and industrial lease in Waltham, a western suburb of Boston. The North Carolina-based provider of dental products will continue to occupy the entirety of the building at 590 Lincoln St., which includes manufacturing space, for an additional six years. CBRE represented the landlord, Hobbs Brook Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, which has leased the building since 2017.
ARLINGTON, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $20.5 million sale of Mystic Grove Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily complex located on the northwestern outskirts of Boston. Built in phases between 1925 and 1963, Mystic Grove offers studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the $132 million sale of 140 Kendrick Street, a 400,00-square-foot office property in Needham, located southwest of Boston. Wellington Management anchors the property, which comprises three interconnected buildings that are also home to tenants such as Clarks, CyberArk and Focus Partners Wealth. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, BXP (formerly known as Boston Properties), in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Cross Ocean Partners and Lincoln Property Co.
NATICK, MASS. — Local developer Stonegate Group has delivered a 46-unit multifamily project in Natick, a western suburb of Boston. In addition to the apartments, which come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, the four-story building features four for-sale duplexes and 12,000 square feet of retail space. Finegold Alexander Architects designed the project, and Nauset Construction served as the general contractor. Rents start at $3,200 per month for a one-bedroom, market-rate apartment.
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