ACTON, MASS. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Brookside Shops, a 75,529-square-foot shopping center in Acton, a western suburb of Boston. Grocer Trader Joe’s anchors the center, which was built on 10 acres in 2002. Other tenants include Staples, X-Golf and Talbots. Jim Koury led the IPA team that represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Crosspoint Acquisitions.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $16.5 million sale of Rose Garden Apartments, a 72-unit multifamily complex located in the western Boston suburb of Framingham. The three-story building houses a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, 21 of which were recently renovated. Evan Griffith, Tony Pepdjonovic and Jeremy Buckley of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BOSTON — Ironside Realty has acquired a 3,300-square-foot single-tenant retail property located at 177 State St. in downtown Boston. The building is located within the 1 McKinley Square mixed-use development and is net leased to 7-Eleven. An undisclosed, third-party broker represented the seller, which also requested anonymity, in the transaction. Ironside Realty was self-represented.
FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — Boston-based brokerage firm Freudenheim Partners has arranged the $7.3 million sale of a 31,199-square-foot retail building in Framingham, located on the western outskirts of the state capital. The building at 280 Worcester Road was constructed in 1930, according to LoopNet Inc. Leigh Freudenheim of Freudenheim Partners represented the seller, Bosse Framingham Turf LLC, in the transaction. Cindy Laughrea of Engel & Volkers represented the buyer, William Marsh Holdings LLC.
TAUNTON, MASS. — Atlanta-based Portman Holdings will undertake a redevelopment project in Taunton, located south of Boston and east of Providence, that will convert the site of the former Silver City Galleria mall into a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial park. The mall closed in 2020 after nearly 30 years of operation. For the first phase of the project, Portman plans to demolish existing structures and construct a 248,435-square-foot-building with a clear height of 32 feet, 38 dock positions, two drive-in doors and parking for 270 cars and 29 trailers. On behalf of Portman, Jody Thornton, Brett Paulsrud, Ryan Parker and Ari Bogen of JLL arranged a $29 million construction loan through BMO Harris for the first phase of the redevelopment.
TAUNTON, MASS. — Quality Custom Distribution, a logistics company based in metro Dallas, has signed a 135,000-square-foot industrial lease in Taunton, located south of Boston and east of Providence. The space is located within Taunton Trade Center, a 584,640-square-foot development that features a clear height of 40 feet, 112 loading docks, 546 car parking spaces and 132 trailer stalls. Philip Verre and Pete Whoriskey of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Martignetti Cos., in the lease negotiations. Chon Kantikovit, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant.
NATICK, MASS. — Empire Management has purchased a 25,000-square-foot industrial building in the western Boston suburb of Natick for $6.4 million. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 197 W. Central St. was originally constructed on three acres in 1955. Bernard Gibbons of regional brokerage firm ABG Commercial Realty represented Empire Management in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Axcelis Technologies, which supplies manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor business, has signed a 95,800-square-foot industrial lease in Beverly, a northern suburb of Boston. Axcelis will use the entirety of the building at 105 Sam Fonzo Drive for order fulfillment and distribution purposes. Richard Ruggiero, Matt Adams, Torin Taylor and Rory Walsh of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The representative of the landlord, a Massachusetts-based limited liability company, was not disclosed.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — JLL has arranged a $57 million construction loan for a 237,800-square-foot industrial project that will be located at 800 Salem St. in the northern Boston suburb of Wilmington. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 47 dock positions and parking for 332 cars and 33 trailers. Steven Klein, Brett Paulsrud and Ryan Parker of JLL arranged the three-year loan through an undisclosed national bank on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital and Boston-based Camber Development. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in the third quarter.
BOSTON — J. Safra Real Estate, an affiliate of international banking and investment firm Safra Group, has agreed to acquire the historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace in downtown Boston. Faneuil Hall traces its origins to 1742, when the site served as a meeting ground and a center of commerce for Boston residents and visitors. Today, the development is home to more than 80 individual businesses. The seller was Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Details of the transaction, such as the price and expected closing date, were not disclosed.