WATERTOWN, MASS. — Paradigm Capital Advisors has acquired Riverworks at Aetna Mills, an office complex in Watertown. Located at 480 Pleasant St., the property was originally built in 1907 and has been renovated with a number of capital improvements. Recent upgrades include improvements to the common areas, building systems, tenant spaces, cafeteria, fitness center and interior courtyard. The property is currently 98 percent leased to 15 tenants. Riverworks is one mile from Watertown Square, three miles from Cambridge and seven miles from Boston’s central business district.
BOSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated the $107 million sale of a 192,890-square-foot office and retail complex in Downtown Boston. Located at 226 Causeway St., the property features a tenant roster anchored by the corporate headquarters of Oxfam America, the Boston Celtics and two divisions of TripAdvisor, as well as a regional office for Stantec. Street-level retail at the property includes Equal Exchange Café and Title Boxing Club. The complex is located near The Hub on Causeway, a 1.5 million-square-foot residential, retail and office addition to the TD Garden, a multi-purpose arena that serves as home to the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics. Located along the Charles River in the bustling Haymarket Square submarket, the property sits in the shadow of the three bridges connecting downtown Boston to Cambridge, Charlestown and the North Shore suburbs. EdwardMaher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and Robert Griffin of NKF’s Boston Capital Markets team represented the seller, Invesco, in the transaction. The buyer was Boston-based real estate private equity firm Rockpoint Group. “226 Causeway epitomizes the ‘cool core’ investment profile, offering stable cash flow and tangible upside potential,” says Edward Maher, NKF vice chairman. “The asset is the beneficiary of significant …
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International has brokered the $79 million sale of a 192,459 mixed-use portfolio on 11.9 acres. The property is located in the Cambridge Quad, a life science and residential campus. The portfolio consists of three properties located at 127 Smith Place, 13 Mooney St. and 45-67 Mooney St. David and James Stubblebine of Stubblebine/CORFAC represented the buyer, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed. The Cambridge Quad is near Alewife Station, the anchor of the MBTA’s Red Line, which connects West Cambridge, Harvard Square, Kendall Square and the Seaport.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the $10.7 million sale of a 12,128-square-foot retail strip center in Cambridge. Located at 351-359 Fresh Pond Parkway, the property is fully leased to a tenant roster that includes Bank of America, AT&T, Sherwin Williams, Sleep Number and The Vitamin Shoppe. The retail center was built in 2013. NKF represented the seller, a joint venture between Spellman Ventures and Sydney Associates, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of The Grossman Companies.
BOSTON — JPMorgan Chase Bank has provided a $306.5 million construction loan for The St. Regis Residences a 114-unit, waterfront multifamily project in Boston’s Seaport district. The 22-story tower, which will be located at 150 Seaport Blvd., will feature a twisting and angular design evoking billowing sails in a nod to its location. Every residence in the property will offer views of the Boston skyline or Boston Harbor. The residences will also include underground parking and a two-story restaurant. Amenities will include a swimming pool, spa, health club, library and golf simulator. HFF represented the developer, Cronin Development, in the transaction. HFF also advised Cronin in structuring a joint venture for $34.5 million with a private equity partner, the JCM Opportunity Fund I LLC, a subsidiary holding of Joyal Capital Management. “With its unique design and location, The St. Regis Residences, Boston will be unlike any residential development ever built in the City, serving as an iconic landmark on the Boston skyline,” said HFF senior director Brett Paulsrud. Condominium units at the St. Regis Residences will range from one-bedrooms to penthouse homes. The 208,000-square-foot project will also include around 10,000 square feet of retail space, according to the developer’s website. …
BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has arranged recapitalization financing for a 289-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care portfolio in New England. The borrower is LCB Senior Living and its joint venture capital partner, Harrison Real Estate Capital, which recently acquired the properties. The amount of the financing was not disclosed. The assets include four properties in Ipswich, Mass. (built in 2014); South Windsor, Conn. (built in 2015); Avon, Conn. (built in 2015); and Lincoln, R.I. (built in 2009). The Cushman & Wakefield team that led the transaction included Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Caryn Donahue. In addition to the sale, Cushman & Wakefield arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer with PGIM Real Estate Finance that closed concurrently with the recapitalization. The financing holds a 10-year term that is interest-only through maturity.
BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $15.5 refinancing for a mixed-use portfolio in Boston. The properties are located at 167, 168, 176 and 303-305 Newbury St. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Together, the properties include 20,190 square feet of retail and office space. Wayne Clough and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga secured financing on behalf of an undisclosed borrower through a life insurance company. Terms of the financing were undisclosed.
MALDEN, MASS. — Encore Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the $5.3 million sale of a net-leased Walgreens Pharmacy in Malden. The property is located three miles from the massive Encore Boston Harbor casino project that is currently under construction. Danny Samona and James Roberts of Encore Real Estate represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed.
WALTHAM, MASS. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $96 million refinancing for The Merc at Moody & Main, a 269-unit multifamily complex with street-level retail in Waltham. Located at 45 Moody St., a Roche Brothers’ Brothers Marketplace anchors the property. NYLREI provided a 12-year, fixed-rate loan to the borrower, Northland Investment Corp.
REVERE, MASS. — KeyBank has provided a $63 million refinancing for Beach House, a 234-unit apartment community in Revere. The Fannie Mae loan was used to refinance an existing KeyBank construction loan. The borrower, Baystone Development, built the seven-story property in 2018. The financing includes a 10-year term with a five-year interest-only period on a 30-year amortization schedule.