BOSTON — DWS Group has completed a 20,000-square-foot expansion of 50 and 60 Staniford Street, two adjacent medical office buildings totaling 193,230 square feet in the West End neighborhood of Boston. The project involved construction of additional lobby space between the two buildings, effectively enlarging and connecting the first floors. Margulies Perruzzi served as the project architect, and Lee Kennedy Co. was the general contractor.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — JLL has arranged a $5.6 million loan for the refinancing of a light manufacturing industrial building in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. Local bank Webster Five provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan to the borrower, Boston-based Rhino Capital Advisors LLC. The property, located at 272 Ballardvale St., was constructed in 1976 and features 20-foot clear heights. Brett Paulsrud and Amy Lousararian of JLL arranged the loan.
CHELSEA, MASS. — Local developer Broadway Capital Inc. will convert a recently closed nursing home into a 33-unit apartment building in Chelsea, a northern suburb of Boston. Located at 932 Broadway, the property was previously called Chelsea Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation and offered 82 beds and skilled nursing services. Six of the units in the new apartment building will be reserved for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Broadway is investing $5 million in the repositioning and will also utilize a portion of the building for its new headquarters. Construction is slated for completion in November.
The modern craft beer brewery has emerged as a niche community anchor with flexible business models and loyal customer bases across the United States, particularly in the Northeast. Combining elements of retail, industrial and hospitality models, craft breweries have quickly become one of the most dynamic and trendy business types in major cities and small towns, alike. Some of the largest and most popular craft breweries in the United States are based in the Northeast, including the two largest: Pennsylvania-based D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc.; and Boston Beer Co., the parent company of Samuel Adams. Vermont has the most breweries per capita in the United States with more than 66, according to the national Brewers Association’s most recent nationwide census in 2018. The census identified more than 155 breweries in Massachusetts and more than 354 breweries in Pennsylvania — and those numbers have only increased over time. “Massachusetts and Pennsylvania both have a long history in brewing, and there’s a lot of variation from region to region — even city to city,” says Bart Watson, chief economist for the Brewers Association. “Breweries appeal to their hyper-local community and also can bring in a lot of tourism and outside dollars. During …
BOSTON — Tango Therapeutics, a biotechnology company that develops treatments for cancer patients, has signed a 65,000-square-foot office lease in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston. Tango will move its headquarters to 201 Brookline Avenue, a 500,000-square-foot, Class A lab and office building that is currently under construction and slated for completion later this year. Local developer Samuels & Associates owns the property. Jon Varholak, Eric Smith and McKenna Teague of CBRE represented Tango in the lease negotiations.
TYNGSBORO, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7 million sale of a 12-screen AMC Theater in Tyngsboro, located approximately 35 miles northwest of Boston. Located at 440 Middlesex Road, the 39,474-square-foot theater originally opened in 1991. The building was recently renovated to improve all 12 screening rooms, the roof and the parking lot, and now includes a full bar. Glen Kunofsky, Josh Kanter and Anthony D’Ambrosia of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Russell Wachtler, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a publicly traded institutional investor based in Florida.
WALTHAM, MASS. — The Stubblebine Co., a CORFAC member, has negotiated the $2 million sale of a 4,600-square-foot industrial building in Waltham, a western suburb of Boston. Located at 1254-1256 Main St., the Class C property was built in 1950 and has been used for light manufacturing. Ellen Garthoff of The Stubblebine Co. represented the seller, 1256 Main LLC, in the transaction. Ben Herman of Valender Properties represented the buyer, private investor Marc Resnick.
BOSTON — Northeastern University has acquired Horticultural Hall, a 45,192-square-foot office and retail property in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. Located at 300 Massachusetts Ave., the building was constructed in 1901 as the headquarters of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. At the time of sale, tenants included marketing agencies 829 Studios and Finn Partners, as well as Boston Magazine and the Museum of Fine Arts. Robert Griffin, Michael Greeley, Jason Cameron and Ali Cavanaugh of Newmark Knight Frank represented Northeastern University in the transaction. The team also represented the seller, Marcus Partners.
DARTMOUTH, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Big Value Plaza, an 85,000-square-foot retail center in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, approximately 30 miles southeast of Providence. Located at 718 Dartmouth St., the property is leased to tenants including Big Value Outlet Stores and Planet Fitness. Adam Cohen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity. The sales price was also undisclosed.
BILLERICA, MASS. — Third party logistics (3PL) company Omni Logistics has signed a 115,822-square-foot industrial lease in Billerica, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Boston. The space is situated within Billerica Commerce Center, a 612,685-square-foot facility located at 90 Salem Road. The property was built in 1982, renovated in 2007 and features 38-foot clear heights, 17 loading docks and convenient access to Interstate 495. David Corkery, Steve Clancy and Rachel Marks of CBRE represented Omni Logistics in the lease negotiations. The team also represented the landlord, New York City-based Clarion Partners.
