LOWELL, MASS. — WinnCompanies plans to develop a $38.3 million residential project in the Hamilton Canal Innovation District of Lowell, located approximately 25 miles northwest of Boston. The Hamilton Canal Innovation District is a collection 17 master-planned development parcels in the city’s downtown area. WinnCompanies will develop adjacent vacant parcels into two five-story buildings comprising 125 apartments and 5,000 square feet of commercial space. The development will offer 15 studio units, 63 one-bedroom apartments and 47 two-bedroom residences. Of those residential units, 54 workforce apartments will rent at 100 percent of area median income (AMI), 39 apartments will be affordable up to 60 percent of AMI and 32 apartments will rent at market rates. ICON Architecture is designing the project. Construction will begin in December and is slated for completion by September 2021.
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Walker & Dunlop Provides $28M Acquisition Loan for Seniors Housing Campus on Cape Cod
by Alex Patton
BREWSTER, MASS. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $28.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Pleasant Bay, a 25-acre seniors housing campus in the Cape Cod town of Brewster. The campus comprises The Woodlands at Pleasant Bay, a 59-unit assisted living community, as well as the 134-bed Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Point Group Care operates the community. The specific borrower was not disclosed. The financing will cover approximately 90 percent of the acquisition costs, and the borrower plans to conduct renovations at the property. Featuring flexible prepayment options, the two-year loan includes interest-only payments for the entire life of the loan.. Joshua Rosen structured the debt using Walker & Dunlop’s bridge lending program, which utilizes the company’s own balance sheet to offer short-term, nonrecourse loans for properties that are being acquired or repositioned as part of a new business strategy.
BOSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $69.2 million sale of 100 Franklin Street, a 123,950-square-foot office building in downtown Boston. At the time of sale, the nine-story building was 95 percent leased to 25 tenants including Webster Bank, data research company Lux Research Inc. and the YMCA. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble and Samantha Hallowell of NKF represented the seller, a partnership between Clarion Partners LLC and Synergy Investments. A partnership between Independencia Asset Management LLC and Synergy Investments LLC was the buyer. Boston Business Journal reports that Synergy will remain in its 9,034-square-foot office within the building and will continue to manage the property.
CANTON, MASS. — Colliers International has arranged the $12.3 million sale of Foxford Business Center, a 112,375-square-foot industrial building in Canton, located approximately 15 miles south of Boston. Foxford Business Center was completed in 1984 and underwent subsequent renovations in 1990 and 1995. The building was fully leased to 13 tenants at the time of sale. Caleb Hudak, Cathy Minnerly, Ovar Osvold, Sean Hannigan and Glenne Bachman of Colliers represented the seller, The Naughton Co., in the transaction. Longpoint Realty Partners was the buyer.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Urban Spaces has sold 85-95 First Street, a 10,000-square-foot retail building in Cambridge, for $11.2 million. The building was competed in June with 4,600 square feet of space preleased to specialty pet food and supply store Loyal Companion. Paint supply store Sherwin-Williams has also agreed to lease 2,900 square feet, and another undisclosed tenant has agreed to lease the remaining 2,500 square feet. Conviser Property Group represented Urban Spaces in the building sale.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates Inc. has brokered the sale of Worcester Plaza Tower, a 244,000-square-foot office tower in central Massachusetts. The sales price was $16.5 million. The 24-story tower is the tallest office building in Worcester. Kelleher & Sadowsky represented the seller, S-BNK Worcester Main, an entity registered to the Casey Brothers Trust of Boston. The firm also procured the buyer, Synergy Investments, which plans to make capital improvements to the property.
Qatar-Based Investment Firm Buys Two Boston Office, Retail Properties Totaling 159,781 SF
by Alex Tostado
BOSTON — Alduwaliya, a Qatar-based investment firm, has purchased 99 Chauncy Street and 101 Summer Street, two office buildings totaling 159,781 square feet in Boston’s Financial District. Both properties include ground-floor retail space and were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants with an average weighted lease term of 7.2 years. Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Chris Skeffington, Roy Sandeman, Anthony Hayes, Timothy Mulhall and Daniel Hines of CBRE represented the seller, Nuveen Real Estate, in the transaction. The price was not disclosed.
BOSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of 100 Summer Street, a 1.1 million-square-foot office building in downtown Boston. The 32-story tower, which was built in 1974 and includes ground-floor retail space, features amenities such as a coffee bar, gaming areas, fitness center and close access to the South Station transit hub. Office tenants include Bloomberg News and software company CloudHealth Technologies. Retail tenants include Common Vines Wine Shop and Sebastians Cafe. Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Robert Griffin, David Martel and Timothy Bianchi of NKF represented the seller, a partnership between The Blackstone Group and EQ Office, in the transaction. David Douvadjian Sr., Brian Butler, Timothy O’Donnell and David Douvadjian Jr. represented the buyer, Rockpoint Group. The sales price was undisclosed.
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.6 million sale of 338-342 Warren Street and 74-76 Rockland Street, two multifamily properties located in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The asset at 338-342 Warren St., which comprises six three-bedroom apartments and two commercial spaces, sold for $2.2 million. The asset at 74-76 Rockland St., which comprises six apartments in two- and three-bedroom floor plans, sold for $1.3 million. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap brokered both sales. The deal closed at a capitalization rate of 6.11 percent.
E-Commerce Marketing Firm Signs 160,000 SF Office Lease in Boston, to Create 700 New Jobs
by Alex Patton
BOSTON — Klaviyo, a tech firm that develops marketing software for e-commerce users, has signed a 160,000-square-foot office lease in Boston, according to The Boston Business Journal. The company will move from its 25,000-square-foot facility at 225 Franklin St. to the new location at 125 Summer St, an expansion that will create about 700 new jobs in the company’s primary engineering, sales and support teams. Oxford Properties Group is the landlord of both buildings at 225 Franklin St. and 125 Summer St.