CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Nauset has started construction on additions to Crimson Galeria in Cambridge that will add 18,000 square feet of office space to the mixed-use property. Located at 57 JFK St. in Harvard Square, the redevelopment is being undertaken by Needham, Mass.-based Nauset Construction for owner Crimson Galeria LP. The Harvard Square submarket of Cambridge is experiencing lows of less than 2 percent in office vacancy, according to Nauset.
CHELSEA, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $12.3 million in acquisition financing for an 11-building multifamily portfolio in Chelsea. The properties, which are each three to five stories tall, include a total of 92 units and two commercial spaces. The borrower, Maverick Chelsea LLC,plans to renovate each building based on need. Cornerstone delivered a fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed lender with two years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. Chelsea is directly across the Mystic River from Boston.
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has brokered the sale of a 6,810-square-foot medical office building located at 210 Turnpike Road in Westborough. The sales price was $1.1 million. The property is located on 3.9 acres and includes 120 parking spaces. R.W. Holmes represented the seller, Park Street Realty LLC, in the transaction. The property was purchased by 6 Humphrey Street Realty LLC. At the time of sale, the building was occupied by two dentists and a window blinds company. The buyer plans to renew the leases of the tenants in the building.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Urban Spaces has signed online automotive marketplace CarGurus to a 50,000-square-foot office lease at 121 First, a 60,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Cambridge. The building also includes 50 parking spaces. CarGurus was represented in the transaction by Nat Kessler and Adam Brinch of CBRE. Designed by architectural firm Perkins Eastman and built by Nauset Construction, 121 First is part of a $200 million development by Urban Spaces. The development will include 50,000 square feet of office space, 50,000 square feet of retail space and 250 apartments as well as a half-acre of green space in Cambridge. The building is currently under construction and is slated to be completed this summer.
WEBSTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2 million sale of Main Street Properties, a 51,982-square-foot mixed-use portfolio located at 118 and 275 Main St. in Webster. The town is located in central Massachusetts on the Connecticut border. Matthew Pierce of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor. The properties include 31 apartments and nine retail units.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Newmark Knight Frank has secured a 147,371-square-foot lease extension with photonics company Novanta for their corporate headquarters at 125 Middlesex Turnpike in Bedford. Bedford is 20 miles northwest of Boston. NKF represented ownership, 125 Middlesex Turnpike LLC, in the transaction. Built in 1975 and renovated in 2009, 125 Middlesex Turnpike is a 147,371-square-foot, single-story, flex/manufacturing building that includes 75,000 square feet of office space. Novanta is a supplier of laser products, precision-motion and vision technologies and has occupied the property since 2008.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $7 million in acquisition financing for a three-story apartment building in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Cornerstone was able to obtain a creative financing structure that enables the buyer, Hajjar Management Co., to complete the renovation to property. More specifically, Cornerstone was able to deliver a low, 10-year, fixed-rate financing structure with three years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization. The lender was a local bank. The building, which is located at 9-11 Seaverns Ave., includes 24 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units. The borrower plans to fully renovate the property over the next three years.
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND — EagleBridge Capital has secured a $21.5 million acquisition loan for a 370-unit multifamily portfolio in Southern New England. The portfolio is made up of multiple buildings ranging in size from two to 18 units. Brian Sheehan and Ted Sidel of EagleBridge arranged the financing through an agency lender. The borrower was undisclosed. The 10-year non-recourse mortgage carries a long-term fixed interest rate with a 30-year amortization.
NEWTON, MASS. — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $14 million in financing for the acquisition and redevelopment of Langley Terrace, a 66-unit multifamily community located at 392-404 Langley Road in Newton. The property currently features three apartment buildings and one duplex, which will be leveled for the construction of an additional three-floor, 20-unit apartment building. When complete, the property will include four apartment buildings and 89 parking spaces. Amenities will include a courtyard, grilling areas, fitness center and storage areas for bikes. Construction and renovations are expected to be completed by June 2019.
HUDSON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has brokered the $6.9 million sale of 1 Cabot Road, a 69,272-square-foot office building in Hudson, about 30 miles west of Boston. Craig Johnston, Garry Holmes, and Jim Bartholomew of R.W. Holmes represented the seller, K & L Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Creative Cabot LLC. The property features a fitness center with showers, a lobby and two retail stores.