FALL RIVER, MASS. — Hunt Mortgage has provided a conventional Fannie Mae loan facility and mezzanine loan to refinance South Coast Landings, a multifamily property located in Fall River. The borrower is South Coast Landings LLC. The mezzanine loan will be subordinate to the Hunt Mortgage Capital FNMA loan. The senior loan amount is $23.5 million and the facility is a fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule, four years of interest-only payments and a 12-year maturity. The $1 million mezzanine loan has a coterminous maturity with the senior loan at 12 years. The property comprises eight two-story residential buildings featuring a total of 240 units. Situated on 17 acres, the property features a clubhouse and 370 parking spaces.
SAUGUS, MASS. — NKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a retail property located at the intersection of Route 1 and Main Street in Saugus. Ocean State Job Lot purchased the 40,000-square-foot building from Taylor Saugus Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Eastern Real Estate and a partnership between Josh Katzen and Steve Tannenbaum. The property is fully leased to Bob’s Stores, a regional apparel and footwear retailer. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Christoper Peterson of the NKF Capital Markets Boston office represented the seller in the deal.
COHASSET, MASS. — Black Creek Capital has completed the disposition of Cohasset Village Plaza, a convenience-oriented shopping center located in Cohasset. Crosspoint Associates acquired the 49,561-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Situated along Route 3A, the property is co-tenanted by CVS/pharmacy, Curtis Liquors and Starbucks Coffee. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith and Christian Brannelly of NKF Capital Markets’ Boston office represented the seller in the transaction.
BROCKTON, MASS. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Heights Crossing Assisted Living Residence, a 100-unit assisted living and memory care community located in the Boston suburb of Brockton. Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors acquired the property from a regional owner-operator with a strong presence in the Boston area. The price was not disclosed. Originally constructed in 1996, the community was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale. The building is situated near the Bay Pointe Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Steve Thomes was Blueprint’s lead advisor on the transaction.
BOSTON — RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) has sold Fairmont Copley Plaza, a 383-room hotel located in the Back Bay area of Boston, for $170 million, or approximately $444,000 per room. Maryland-based RLJ, which merged with Texas-based FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. in September, intends to use the proceeds from the sale to cover general corporate expenses, with an emphasis on paying down debt. The sales price represents a capitalization rate of roughly 4.6 percent on the hotel’s projected net operating income (NOI) for 2017. The buyer of Fairmont Copley Plaza was not disclosed. The hotel, which is situated within walking distance of Boston Common as well as a variety of shopping and dining destinations on nearby Newbury Street, opened in 1912. Amenities for guests include laundry services, safety deposit boxes, a 3,000-square-foot rooftop health club and on-site restaurant OAK Long Bar + Kitchen. The property also features 23,000 square feet of meeting and conference space. “The disposition of this asset is consistent with our objectives of selling non-core assets and unlocking shareholder value,” says Ross Bierkan, president and CEO of RLJ. Following the sale of Fairmont Copley Plaza, RLJ’s hospitality portfolio consists of 157 hotels totaling 30,800 rooms across 26 states …
NEWTON, MASS. — Benchmark Senior Living has selected Erland Construction to manage the construction of a 50-unit memory care community in the Boston suburb of Newton. The project will be located on the former campus of Andover Newton Theological Seminary in Newton Centre. Plans include construction of a 34,683-square-foot building, as well as renovations to an existing five-story building on the site. Combined, the project will total 54,597 square feet. Bechtel Frank Erickson designed the community. Waltham, Mass.-based Benchmark’s portfolio totals 56 communities in seven states.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged a $5 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of a property located at 222 Union St. in New Bedford. The undisclosed borrower is converting the property from office and retail space into a 46,600-square-foot boutique hotel. The new 68-room hotel will be a brand of Ascent Hotel Collection. Keith Wentzel and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing through a New England regional bank.
STOUGHTON, MASS. — Calare Properties has completed the disposition of an industrial property, located at 301 Page St. in Stoughton. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 119,000-square-foot property for $12 million. The property was built in 2004 as the corporate headquarters, retail and distribution space for long-term tenant Boston Interiors, a regional furniture brand. Situated on more than 17 acres, the property features 36-foot ceilings, 10,000 square feet of office space, 9,000 square feet of showroom and 100,000 square feet of high-bay warehouse space. Additionally, the fully heated and climate-controlled property features 16 dock-high doors, two trash dock doors and 113 surface-level parking spaces.
WOBURN, MASS. — Colliers International-Boston has arranged $53 million in joint venture equity financing for the construction of a dual-branded Hilton Hotel at 369 Washington St. in Woburn. Thomas Welch, Adam Coppola, John Poole, Tonia Jenkins and Richard Lillis of Colliers arranged the joint venture equity for owner Boston-based Madison Properties. Whitman Peterson is the equity investor and Concord Hospitality Enterprises Cos. is the developer/operator partner for the project. Since acquiring the now remediated site, Madison Properties has received entitlements for the hotel and three retail pad sites, already leased to Red Robin and Chick-fil-A, which is slated to open in 2018. The developer will break ground for the dual-branded Homewood Suites and Hampton Inn & Suites this month.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has acquired 1280 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge for an undisclosed price. Located in Harvard Square, the 43,120-square-foot mixed-use building features 33,828 square feet of office space and 8,540 square feet of retail space. The seller, Boston Residential Group, developed the property in 1985. Current office tenants include Harvard University, Equity Resources Investments and Mark of the Unicorn. Retail tenants include Tatte Bakery and Café, Qdoba Mexican Eats and SEE Inc. Symmes Maini & Mckee Associates (SMMA) designed the brick and steel building, which is located at the edge of Harvard Yard at Harvard University and near the MBTA’s Red Line Harvard Square Station. Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. is an investment adviser that manages a real estate portfolio of approximately $6 billion for its clients. Boston Residential Group is a residential developer based in Boston. — Kristin Hiller