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Construction Nears Completion at Meriel Marina Bay Mixed-Use Development in Metro Boston

by Haisten Willis

QUINCY, MASS. — Hines is nearing completion of Meriel Marina Bay, a mixed-use development in the Boston suburb of Quincy. Located on a seaside peninsula, the property is situated near I-93 and offers a complimentary shuttle to the Red Line North Quincy MBTA station and a water ferry to downtown Boston. Meriel Marina Bay is a mixed-use development comprising two five-story buildings featuring 352 apartments with garage parking, plus 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Layout options include studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom homes offering views of the Boston skyline, Boston Harbor and the Marina Bay boardwalk. Hines is now leasing the property, with rents ranging from approximately $2,100 to $4,600 per month. The Bozzuto Group will manage Meriel Marina Bay.

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The Davis Companies Acquires Leasehold Interest in 88 Black Falcon Avenue in Boston’s Seaport District

by Jaime Lackey

BOSTON — Following a long-term ground lease with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), The Davis Companies (TDC) plans to significantly update 88 Black Falcon Avenue in Boston’s Seaport District. The property, which consists of two three-story interconnected buildings totaling 376,000 square feet, is located within the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, which is also home to Cruiseport Boston and the 1.4 million-square-foot Innovation and Design Building. The location offers views of the Boston Harbor as well as direct access to Route 93 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, 550 onsite parking spaces, and its own Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Silver Line Stop. The buildings at 88 Black Falcon Ave. feature ceiling heights ranging from 14 to 20 feet, as well as efficient office and industrial/R&D infrastructure. Optimus Ride Inc., which develops autonomous vehicle technologies, occupies 19,000 square feet on the building’s first floor. As part of the property’s redevelopment, TDC will improve a portion of the Boston Harborwalk, a public promenade that follows the edge of piers, wharves, beaches, and the shoreline around the Harbor. Completion is scheduled for second quarter 2018. “We are undertaking a thorough re-envisioning of this highly flexible, high-quality historic asset as a premier mixed-use development that …

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Novaya, Hawk Properties Complete $13.25M Recapitalization of Lowell, Mass., Office Properties

by Jaime Lackey

LOWELL, MASS. — Novaya in a joint venture with Hawk Properties entered into a $13.25 million recapitalization of 10 Technology Drive and 55 Technology Drive located in Lowell. The two assets total 146,696 square of office/R&D space. The portfolio, which was initially acquired in 2012, is 84 percent occupied. Tenants include Evoqua Water Technologies, Borrego Solar and Lowell General Hospital.

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North River Company Recapitalizes Office Property in Somerville, Mass.

by Haisten Willis

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — NGKF Capital Markets has completed the recapitalization of 200 Inner Belt Road, a four-story office asset in Somerville. The NGKF Capital Markets Boston team of Robert Griffin, Edward Maher and Matthew Pullen oversaw the recapitalization of the property with North Colony Asset Management on behalf of North River Co. Totaling 190,096 square feet, 200 Inner Belt Road is 97 percent leased to tenants including Harvard University’s Somerville research facility, which includes the Harvard Art Museums Archives, the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis and the museum’s communications division.

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Wheelock Street Capital, The Seyon Group Form Venture Targeting $300 Million in Industrial Acquisitions

by Haisten Willis

BOSTON — Wheelock Street Capital and The Seyon Group have formed a joint venture to acquire industrial real estate assets in prime Northeast markets. The joint venture commenced with the acquisition of three assets totaling $32 million along the Route 128 corridor in Greater Boston. The Seyon Group, recently formed by Bryan Blake, Andrew Iglowski and John Meador, pursues real estate investment opportunities varying in size and scope. The Wheelock/Seyon partnership was formed to take advantage of market forces increasing the demand for flex/industrial assets located in close-in suburban markets. Wheelock is targeting an allocation of $100 million from its current investment vehicle, Wheelock Street Real Estate Fund V, for equity investments in the industrial sector. The partnership has been active in the investment market since the start of 2017.

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E-commerce Activity Drives Boston Industrial Vacancy to Lowest Rate in 15 Years

by Taylor Williams

E-commerce and the growth of the digital age have become important factors in the tightening industrial real estate market. With single-digit vacancy rates becoming the norm in nearly all of the Greater Boston submarkets, existing product cannot supply the space necessary to meet current market demand. Consumers’ shopping attitudes have changed, and retailers are having to adjust their strategies to meet their needs. In 2016, the Greater Boston industrial market recorded vacancies averaging 6.8 percent, the lowest in more than 15 years. The thriving e-commerce industry has been a large factor in the spike in demand. Last year, major e-commerce tenants like Amazon, FedEx and Wayfair expanded their presence in the Boston market with new leases on distribution centers, pushing 2016 absorption to almost 6 million square feet, an all-time record. Retailers are now looking to expand their coverage with multiple warehousing locations, pushing for facilities proximate to their specified consumer base. Instead of having one regional warehouse/distribution center, retail giants have zeroed in on infill submarkets surrounding cities to locate multiple warehouses close to the population center. Just last year, Amazon leased a 96,600-square-foot warehouse in Everett, minutes from Downtown Boston, which would become a base for grocery and …

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Senior Housing Properties Trust Forms Joint Venture to Own Life Science Buildings in Boston’s Seaport District

by Haisten Willis

BOSTON — Senior Housing Properties Trust (NASDAQ: SNH) has formed a joint venture with a sovereign institutional investor to own 11 Fan Pier and 50 Northern Ave. in Boston. The investor will contribute $261 million for a 45 percent equity interest in the new venture, and SNH will own the remaining 55 percent. The investment amount is based on a property valuation of $1.2 billion, less $620 million of existing secured debt on the property. Senior Housing Properties Trust acquired the property included in the joint venture in May 2014 for $1.1 billion. It consists of two 15-story, LEED Gold-certified life science buildings with structured parking located in Boston’s Seaport District. The two buildings are 95 percent leased to Vertex Pharmaceuticals through 2028 and include 1.1 million square feet of lab, office and retail space. Senior Housing Properties Trust expects to use the cash proceeds from the transaction to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility. Eastdil Secured acted as Senior Housing Properties Trust’s advisor and Sullivan & Worcester LLP provided legal counsel to the company in the transaction. SNH is a publicly traded REIT that invests in seniors housing, medical office buildings, wellness centers and …

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New England Retail Properties Brokers 22,140 Lease to Planet Fitness in Springfield, Mass.

by Haisten Willis

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — New England Retail Properties has brokered a 22,140-square-foot retail lease to Planet Fitness at the corner of Parker Street and Boston Road in Springfield. Matthew Halprin of New England Retail Properties was the only real estate broker involved in the transaction. T & R Fitness, the western Massachusetts Planet Fitness franchisee, now operates nine full-service facilities in the region. The property was previously a Circuit City electronics store that closed several years ago. Basser Kaufman 312 LLC is the landlord.

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LaSalle Acquires 10 Post Office Square in Downtown Boston for $188M

by Kristin Harlow

BOSTON — LaSalle Investment Management has acquired an interest in 10 Post Office Square in Boston’s CBD. The purchase price was $188 million, according to the Boston Business Journal. LaSalle acquired the 450,000-square-foot office building in a joint venture with Synergy Investments and on behalf of its U.S. value-add fund, LaSalle Income & Growth Fund VII. Synergy will continue to act as the operating partner. Known as 10 PO, the 14-story building is located at the corner of Milk and Pearl streets in Boston’s Financial District. The property features two interconnected towers. The office building is home to 36 tenants, with an average remaining lease term of six years. LaSalle plans to reposition the asset through strategic capital investment, including upgraded building systems, new tenant amenities, renovated common areas and the addition of a ground-level restaurant. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank provided brokerage services on behalf of LaSalle, Synergy and the undisclosed seller. Chicago-based LaSalle maintains approximately $60 billion of private and public equity and private debt investments under management across all of its operating subsidiaries. Fund VII seeks to acquire under managed, undercapitalized or mispriced assets to be repositioned as core assets. —Kristin Hiller

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