Massachusetts

WALTHAM, MASS. — Colliers International has secured $79.8 million in acquisition financing for CenterPoint, a 443,000-square-foot, two-building office campus in Waltham. Located at 41 Seyon Street and 43 Foundry Ave., the property includes lab, office and research and development space. Current tenants include Repligen, Education Development Center and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. Adam Coppola, Thomas Welch, John Poole and Tonia Jenkins of Colliers secured financing on behalf of borrower Hilco Real Estate through a balance sheet lender.

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BROCKTON, MASS.— New England Development has signed Planet Fitness and Burlington to Westgate Mall in Brockton, a city 25 miles south of Boston. Burlington will open a 43,000-square-foot location store at the mall, creating 50 to 100 new jobs. Planet Fitness typically operates 20,000-square-foot clubs, according to the company’ s website. Both tenants are scheduled to open at the mall this month. The new retailers join recently opened stores such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, Staples, Verizon and XFINITY Store by Comcast. Additional tenants at Westgate Mall include Sears, Best Buy, Bath & Body Works, Famous Footwear, Old Navy, Victoria’s Secret, Buffalo Wild Wings and IHOP.  

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NORWOOD, MASS. — Thor Equities has acquired the Norwood Medical Center, a three-story, 92,000-square-foot medical office building in Norwood for $23.5 million. The seller was undisclosed but was reported by various media outlets as Grander Capital Partners. Located at 825 Washington St., the 4.7-acre property is currently 95 percent occupied by a tenant roster that includes Steward Health Care and Quest Diagnostics. The facility serves as the primary medical office and outpatient services complex for Steward Norwood Hospital located directly across the street.

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WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $14 million in permanent financing for One United Drive, a 315,000-square-foot industrial facility in West Bridgewater. The property is currently leased to Cheer Pack North America, a developer and manufacturer of packaging equipment for the food and beverage industry. Brian Sheehan and Ted Sidel of EagleBridge Capital arranged the financing on behalf of an undisclosed borrower through a Massachusetts-based financial institution. One United Drive includes 30,000 square feet of office space and 285,000 square feet of manufacturing and distribution space on a 29-acre site. The facility features 40 loading docks.

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28 Austin Street Apartments, a mixed-use development in Newton, Mass.

NEWTON, MASS. — HFF has secured a $30.1 million construction loan for the 28 Austin Street Apartments, a mixed-use development in Newton. The property will consist of 68 one- and two-bedroom apartment homes, 5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, a new public plaza and a 124-space municipal parking lot. Amenities will include a common roof terrace and garden as well as a private 90-car underground parking garage. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Dinosaur Capital Partners and Oaktree Development, to secure financing through Eastern Bank. The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2019.

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WESTFORD, MASS. — Horvath & Tremblay has negotiated the $5.7 million sale of a retail building in Westford. The 14,820-square foot property is fully occupied by Walgreens pharmacy. Located at 145 Littleton Road, the building is approximately 25 miles northwest of Boston. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Walgreens has 13 years remaining on the initial lease term with 10, five-year renewal options. Nearby retailers include Whole Foods, CVS, Rite Aid, Marshalls, Home Goods, Petco, Panera Bread, Chipotle and Five Guys.

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BOSTON — NKF Capital Markets has negotiated the $39 million sale of a mixed-use property in the Somerville neighborhood of Boston. Located at 240 Elm St., the 46,276-square-foot property is currently fully leased to a tenant roster that includes urban grocery concept bfresh and office sharing concept Spaces. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman and Christian Brannelly of NKF Capital Markets brokered the transaction. The buyer and seller were undisclosed.  

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HAVERHILL, MASS. — Yannios RE Investment Sales has brokered the sale of Highland Maple Apartments, a 39-unit apartment community in Haverhill. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston. Built in 1850, the masonry-style property includes two, three-story buildings. Yannios RE Investment Sales represented the seller, who was undisclosed. The buyer was also undisclosed.

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ROSLINDALE, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $4.4 million loan for the construction of Roslindale Village, a residential condominium development in the Boston suburb of Roslindale. The lender was undisclosed. The development, which is located at 32 Cummins Highway, will include nine condominiums. All units will feature granite countertops, custom cabinets, and stainless steel appliances as well as in-unit washers and dryers. Roslindale is located approximately eight miles south of Boston. Andrew Saccone of Cornerstone Realty Capital arranged a full-term, interest-only loan at a fixed rate for the undisclosed borrower.  

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BOSTON — TD Bank has provided a $10.2 million construction loan for The Clarion, a 39-unit unit, mixed-income residential development in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The project will include 27 affordable housing units for low- or moderate-income working families earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of Boston’s area median income. The remaining 12 units will be workforce housing units reserved for middle-income families earning between 100 percent and 120 percent of the median income. The borrower, Community Builders Inc., is a non-profit real estate developer based in the Northeast. Construction on the project is slated for completion by the start of 2019.  

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