BOSTON — Needham, Mass.-based PTC has signed an 18.5-year lease for 250,000 square feet of office space at 121 Seaport Blvd. in Boston’s Seaport District. PTC will occupy the top nine floors of the 17-story, 400,000-square-foot office building when it is completed in the first quarter of 2018. Developed by Skanska Development and designed by Boston-based CBT Architects, the property will feature large floor plates, two floors of retail and views of the Boston Harbor and downtown Boston. PTC is a global provider of technology that transforms how companies design, manufacture, operate and service the “things” in the Internet of Things. Jack Burns, Adam Subber and Dan Sullivan of Cresa Boston negotiated the lease for PTC, while Bill Anderson and Dave Martel of Newmark Knight Frank represented the developer in the lease transaction.
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READING, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Residence at Pearl Street, an 83-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Boston suburb of Reading, for an undisclosed price. The seller was a joint venture between LCB Senior Living and Virtus Real Estate. A new joint venture between LCB and Artemis Real Estate Properties acquired the asset. LCB will continue to operate the property. The community was originally an elementary school built in 1939 and is now a historic building. In 1996 the building was redeveloped into a seniors housing community and a purpose-built wing was added that currently houses the majority of the residential units. The property underwent a $3.3 million renovation in 2014 and 2015. LCB stabilized the community by the end of 2016 with occupancy over 90 percent. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the transactions included Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Caryn Miller.
WinnCompanies Completes $19.3M Adaptive Reuse for Multifamily Property in Ludlow, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
LUDLOW, MASS. — WinnCompanies has completed the $19.3 million adaptive reuse project that transformed a 110-year-old mill building into Residences at Mill 10, an age-restricted seniors housing property located in Ludlow. The four-story, 108,163-square-foot building features 63 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom apartments for residents age 55 and older. On-site amenities include community spaces and common areas on each floor, a fitness center, laundry facilities, a resident lounge and parking. WinnResidential is managing the property, which is fully leased. Dellbrook Construction served as general contractor and The Architectural Team provided architectural services for the project.
Northeast Private Client Group Brokers $2.3M Sale of Apartment Building in Worcester, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
WORCESTER, MASS. — Northeast Private Client Group has negotiated the sale of Longfellow Manor Apartments, located at 1002-1008 Main St. in Worcester. Emerald Empire Inc. acquired the building from a Framingham, Mass.-based trust for $2.3 million, or $49,000 per unit. The value-add property features 39 one-bedroom units and eight two-bedroom units. Taylor Perun and Timothy McGeary of Northeast Private Client Group represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has arranged the sale of Mount Royal Office Park, located at the interchange of Route 20 and Interstate 495 in Marlborough. Mount Royal Associates II, an entity of Haynes Management, sold the three-building property to CB Equities Mt Royal for $8.5 million. The buyer plans to rename the property to Knowledge Park @ Marlborough and renovate the 160,000-square-foot property with a new exterior front façade, new signage, an updated fitness center with showers and a common area with a club room. Additionally, the buyer will occupy a portion of the building and plans to lease out suites ranging from 1,600 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Craig Johnson, Garry Holmes and Jim Bartholomew of R.W. Holmes represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
BELMONT, MASS. — NAI Hunneman has brokered the sale of a multifamily community located at 61-63 Moraine St. in Belmont. CMS Moraine sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $8 million. Constructed in 1970, the community features 24 apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Carl Christie and Dan McGee of NAI Hunneman represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Worcester-based Kelleher & Sadowsky has arranged the sale of a building, located at 695-701 Main St. in Worcester. The Church of Ebenezer acquired the 41,050-square-foot building for an undisclosed price. The building was a former People in Peril (PIP) Shelter. David Cohen and Paul Matt of Kelleher & Sadowsky brokered the deal.
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of Westborough Office Park, a four-building Class A office park located in Westborough. Equus Capital Partners sold the property to Carruth Capital for $40.7 million. Situated on 46 acres, the 384,000-square-foot property comprises 1700, 1800, 1900 and 2000 W. Park Drive. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent occupied. Dave Pergola and Brian Doherty of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
Tritower Financial Group Completes $45.1M Sale of Amazon Robotics Headquarters in North Reading, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
NORTH READING, MASS. — Tritower Financial Group has completed the disposition of a technology headquarters facility located at 300 Riverpark Drive in North Reading. A partnership between Lincoln Property Co., Ibdar Bank and Ritz Banc Group purchased the facility for $45.1 million. Amazon utilizes the 228,921-square-foot facility as its robotics headquarters; it is the only facility in the world that designs, assembles and tests all proprietary fulfillment robotics used by all Amazon distribution facilities. Dave Pergola and Brian Doherty of CBRE/New England represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
BOSTON — Starwood Property Trust, a Connecticut-based lender, has provided $140 million in refinancing for the Aloft Hotel and the Element Hotel, two hospitality properties totaling 510 rooms in Boston’s Seaport District. Starwood provided the funds on behalf of the borrower, a venture between a fund managed by an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Ares Management and Boston-based CV Properties LLC. HFF arranged the financing. The 13-story Aloft Hotel offers 330 rooms, as well as amenities such as a pool, fitness center, gourmet eatery and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. The six-story Element Hotel features 180 rooms with kitchens and flexible workspaces, as well as a pool, fitness center, meeting space and a bike-sharing program. Both hotels are situated adjacent to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). Anthony Cutone and Matthew Enright of HFF, which secured construction financing for both properties in 2014, led the debt placement effort. “The hotels opened for business in early 2016 and have enjoyed a strong reception due in part to the phenomenal growth of the Seaport area, the quality of the development and the strong demand generated from the BCEC,” said Cutone. HFF’s stock price closed at $43.13 per share on Friday, Oct. …