MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS and NEW HAMPSHIRE — HFF has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for a portfolio of eight seniors housing properties totaling 565 units in New England. Northbridge Strategic Senior Housing Fund II was the borrower. Freddie Mac provided the capital, and HFF will service the loans. The intended use of the proceeds was not disclosed. The properties in the portfolio are Avita of Brunswick in Brunswick, Maine; Avita of Stroudwater in Westbrook, Maine; Avita of Wells in Wells, Maine; Carriage House at Lee’s Farm in Wayland, Massachusetts; Laurelwood at the Pinehills in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Ledgewood Bay at Milford in Milford, New Hampshire; Stroudwater Lodge in Westbrook, Maine; and Sunnybrook in Brunswick, Maine. The properties have an average completion date of 2014 and comprise a mixture of 49 independent living, 256 assisted living and 260 memory care units that were nearly 90 percent occupied at closing.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — CIT Group Inc. has arranged a $24.7 million acquisition loan for a medical office complex located in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield. The borrower was a joint venture between Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors and Chicago-based MBRE Healthcare. The property consists of multiple buildings that house a mix of service providers, including ambulatory surgery, women’s health, ophthalmology, urology, podiatry and sleep medicine. The seller was not disclosed.
MALDEN, MASS. — Burgess Properties Inc., a brokerage firm serving the greater Boston area, has arranged the $2.8 million sale of a medical office building located at 450 Pearl St. in Malden, a northern suburb of Boston. The property spans 11,790 square feet, features 70 parking spaces and formerly housed the headquarters of North Suburban Orthopedics Inc. Steve Nohrden of Burgess Properties brokered the deal between the undisclosed seller and the buyer, MIC Pearl Property LLC.
LYNN, MASS. — A joint venture between affiliates of global investment firm The Carlyle Group and local developer The Procopio Cos. will develop The Caldwell, a 259-unit multifamily high-rise project in the northern Boston suburb of Lynn. The 10-story, transit-served property will offer amenities such as a rooftop deck, pool, fitness center and a gaming lounge. Square Mile Capital Management LLC provided a $63.9 million construction loan for the project that was placed by CIT Group Inc. Jeff Black and Sean Burke of Colliers International also worked on behalf of Procopio to place the construction debt and arrange the equity partnership, resulting in an $84 million capital stack. The development team broke ground on The Caldwell in March 2019 and expects to complete construction by fall 2020.
BOSTON — Dallas-based developer Trammell Crow Co. will open a new office in Boston. Charles Leatherbee, who joins the company from Skanska USA Commercial Development and most recently served as executive vice president in that firm’s Boston office, will head the new Trammell Crow office beginning Monday, May 6. The exact location and square footage of the new office is still being negotiated. The company hopes to announce that information in the coming weeks. Trammell Crow CEO Matt Khourie cited Boston’s diversified economy and deep pool of talent as key reasons behind the company’s decision to open the Boston office, which will offer development services for office, multifamily, life sciences and industrial product.
BOSTON — PGIM Real Estate Finance has provided a $30.4 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Barclay on Beacon, a high-rise apartment complex located in the Brookline neighborhood of Boston. The property consists of 111 units and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. The loan carries a 15-year term and a fixed interest rate. The borrower was not disclosed.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 14,011-square-foot lease for flex space at 141 Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington, about 20 miles northwest of Boston. The tenant was Zimmer Northeast, a subsidiary of Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH), which manufactures and distributes orthopedics products. Mike Ogasapian and Garry Holmes of R.W. Holmes represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jordan Yarboro and Madison Chambers of JLL represented the landlord, The Berman Cos.
WELLESLEY, MASS. — Burlington, Mass.-based Linear Retail Properties LLC has acquired two buildings totaling 17,900 square feet in downtown Wellesley, a western suburb of Boston. The sale, which included the adjoining 60-space parking lot, closed at a price of $17.6 million. Tenants at the buildings include CVS Pharmacy, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, J.P. Licks and Vision Optics. The seller was a private family trust.
ACTON, MASS. — SVN | Parsons Commercial has negotiated the sale of a two-story retail strip center in Acton. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 452 Great Road, the property sits on nearly two acres of land. The buyer, Surfloft LLC, will occupy a portion of the building, which will be the new site for its retail store, Surfside Pools and Sport Loft Ski Shop. Marci Alvarado and Jake Parsons ofSVN | Parsons Commercial represented Surfloft LLC in the transaction. Avison Young represented the seller, Worker’s Credit Union.
STONEHAM, MASS. — Wood Partners has begun construction of Langwood Commons, a 261-unit multifamily community in Stoneham. The three-building community is scheduled to open in March 2020. The site is located adjacent to the 2,200-acre Middlesex Fells Reservation, known locally as The Fells, a year-round outdoor space that provides outlets for hiking and biking. Wood Partners broke ground on the project in November 2018. It is the company’s 12th project in the greater Boston area.