NORWOOD, MASS. — NKF Capital Markets has brokered the $23.5 million sale of Norwood Medical Center in Norwood. Located at 825 Washington St., the 92,400-square-foot facility is anchored by Steward Health Care. Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley, James Tribble and Casey O’Brien of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller, Grander Capital Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of Thor Equities.
METHUEN, MASS. — Sunshine Retirement Living has broken ground on The Woods at Merrimack, a 140-unit seniors housing community in Methuen, approximately 30 miles north of Boston along the New Hampshire border. The 140,000-square-foot community will sit on 8.7 acres. Locke Mansion, built in 1913 on the site, will be preserved as part of the project. The development is scheduled to open in fall 2019. Partners on the project include Buildable Sites Development LLC and New Hampshire-based JSA Architects Interior Planners. Sunshine operates 20 seniors housing communities throughout the country.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Nauset Construction has broken ground on St. James Place, a transit-oriented, mixed-use development in the Porter Square neighborhood of Cambridge. Acorn Holdings LLC is developing the project, which is located at 2013 Massachusetts Ave. The development will include 46 condominiums, 2,000 square feet of retail space and a new parish hall for the St. James Episcopal Church. Architectural firm Dumont, Janks, Goldberg, Reed LLC designed the condominium complex.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — HFF has secured a $30 million refinancing for Blanchard Woods, a three-building office portfolio in Burlington. HFF represented the borrower, Duffy Properties, in securing an 11-year, fixed-rate loan through Nationwide Life Insurance Co. Blanchard Woods is located at 76, 78 and 80 Blanchard Road, approximately 13 miles north of Boston. The portfolio spans 194,421 square feet and is 91 percent leased to 19 tenants, including anchor tenant Cambridge Trust.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
