CONCORD, MASS. — HFF has arranged the $11 million sale and $7.1 million financing of a 104,527-square-foot office property in Concord, about 20 miles northwest of Boston. HFF represented the undisclosed seller and arranged a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through East Boston Savings Bank for the buyer, Azad Legacy Partners. Located at 696 Virginia Road, the property was originally constructed in 1962 and expanded in 1977. In 1997, it was completely rebuilt. The asset consists of two interconnected buildings on 28 acres of land. At the time of sale, the asset was 100 percent leased to the U.S. General Services Administration and is home to the New England District of the Army Corps of Engineers.
BOSTON — Colliers Boston has brokered the sale of two vacant office properties in downtown Boston for $23 million. Hemisphere Development purchased the two buildings, located at 13-21 Congress St. and 27-29 Stuart St., with the intent of redeveloping the properties. Colliers represented the seller, Thibeault Properties, in the transaction and also arranged $21.5 million in acquisition and pre-development financing for the buyer through Knighthead Funding LLC. Thibeault Development added approximately $6.3 million in value to the two assets during its ownership. The 13-21 Congress Street building spans 54,450 square feet and is located in Boston’s Financial District, and 27-29 Stuart Street is a 10,540-square-foot property in Boston’s Theater District.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $28.8 million in financing to Reed Realty Advisors for the creation of a 180-unit affordable housing community in Lawrence, about 30 miles north of Boston. Reed Realty will redevelop a section of the former Pacific Mills cotton complex into new mixed-income housing that will include 40 workforce housing units for moderate-income households. The project will be called Pac 10 Lofts. MassHousing provided a $14 million tax-exempt permanent loan, a $1 million taxable permanent loan, an $8.8 million tax credit equity bridge loan and $5 million from MassHousing’s $100 million Workforce Housing Initiative. The transaction also involved $1.8 million from an allocation of state historic tax credits, a $3.6 million seller note, a $2.5 million deferred developer fee and $210,000 in financing from the City of Lawrence.
BOSTON — Boston-area developer Nordblom Co. has received approval from the Boston Planning and Development Agency for an urban innovation campus at the former Boston Globe buildingin Dorchester. The 695,000-square-foot vacant property will undergo a total renovation with an eye on attracting office tenants working in sectors that are moving the Boston economy forward, including technology, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. The development will be renamed “The BEAT” — The Boston Exchange for Accelerated Technology. In addition to office space, the development will feature a fitness center and food hall. The building was constructed in 1958 and expanded several times throughout the years. In 2017, the newspaper sold the building and moved its newsroom and business operations to downtown Boston.
ABINGTON, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $1.4 million loan for the acquisition of a multifamily property in Abington, 20 miles south of Boston. Located at 387 Adams St., the 12-unit apartment building is made up of one- and two-bedroom apartments. The community is located near the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Abington commuter rail station that provides service to and from downtown Boston. Derek Coulombe and Jon Garcia of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing on behalf of the buyer.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged an $8.5 million loan for the refinancing of a mid-rise office building in Boston near transit hub South Station. The borrower, a long-time owner of the property was not disclosed. The lender was a local savings bank. Cornerstone delivered a non-recourse, fixed-rate loan with a two-year interest-only period followed by a 30-year amortization. The brick building was built in 1899 and fully renovated in 2013. It contains approximately 36,500 of rentable square feet with offices ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to 4,700 square feet. Tenants include a number of technology companies and an art design firm.
MANSFIELD, MASS. — The Seyon Group has acquired a 350,000-square-foot warehouse in Mansfield for $38.5 million. Located at 560 West St., the Class A facility, which was built in 2009, is a cross-dock warehouse. Cross-dock warehouses are rare in the Greater Boston market, where high land costs have resulted in limited new warehouse construction. There are only 12 such facilities in Boston, according to the Seyon Group. This marks the 15th acquisition for the Seyon Group, which was launched in January 2017.
BOSTON — Colliers | Boston has secured a $38 million refinancing for two office buildings at 155 Federal and 10 High streets in Boston’s financial district. Farley White Interests owns and manages the two adjacent buildings, which total 294,000 square feet. The two properties are currently 98 percent leased and feature ground-floor retail and more than 60 tenants. Nationwide Life Insurance Co. provided the long-term, fixed-rate financing on an interest-only basis. Colliers | Boston will service the loan until maturity.
PLYMOUTH, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $3.5 million in land development financing for a 40-acre parcel in Plymouth. The lender was a major Massachusetts-based banking institution. Harald LLC, the borrower, plans to add roads and utilities, and then subdivide the commercially zoned land into five or six parcels, to be sold for additional development.The site, about 40 miles south of Boston, is located near the Grove at Plymouth shopping center. Tenants at the retail center include a 130,000-square foot Home Depot store, West Marine, Ethan Allen Furniture and Mattress Firm.
WRENTHAM, MASS. — Trammell Crow Residential has broken ground on a 240-unit apartment development in Wrentham, approximately 30 miles south of Boston. The complex, which will be called Alexan Wrentham, will anchor a 50-acre mixed-use development with restaurants, a hotel and an assisted living facility. The property is adjacent to the Wrentham State Forest, which offers miles of hiking and biking trails.Slated to be completed in the fall of 2019, the community will feature one-, two-, and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, tile back splashes and hardwood flooring. Amenities will include a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse, fitness center, pet park and outdoor pool. Trammell Crow is serving as developer and general contractor for the project.