TAUNTON AND HAVERHILL, MASS. — Regional owner-operator Marcus Partners has sold a portfolio of two industrial buildings totaling 192,380 square feet in metro Boston. The sales price was $50 million. The portfolio consists of an 88,000-square-foot facility in Taunton, located south of Boston, and a 104,380-square-foot structure in Haverhill, a northern suburb of the state capital. Both buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Skeffington of CBRE represented Marcus Partners in the transaction. The buyer was a fund backed by Ares Real Estate.
BOSTON — Related Beal, the Boston office of Related Cos., has topped out construction of Leiden Center II at Innovation Square, a 345,000-square-foot life sciences project in Boston. The 1.8-acre site is located within Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park in the Seaport District, and the seven-story building, which represents Phase III of the larger Innovation Square development, is fully preleased to Vertex Pharmaceuticals. A consortium of lenders consisting of Santander Bank, Ullico, LBBW and Washington Capital provided construction financing for the project, in which Basis Investment Group is an equity investor. Completion is slated for early 2027. The project is expected to generate as many as 700 construction jobs and approximately 500 permanent jobs for the city.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — JLL has arranged $92 million in financing for the three-building, 393,911-square-foot Fordham Park Robotic and Logistics Campus in the northern Boston suburb of Wilmington. The campus spans 40.1 acres and features high-bay research and development, robotics and distribution space. The park was fully leased at the time of sale to credit tenants in the e-commerce, warehouse automation/robotics and semiconductor equipment/industrial automation industries. Tom Sullivan led the JLL team that arranged the five-year loan through M&T Bank on behalf of the borrower, Carlisle Capital Corp.
MEDFORD, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the $11.7 million sale of 101 Station Landing, a 160,482-square-foot office building located north of downtown Boston in Medford. The five-story, transit-oriented building includes a café, outdoor plazas and garage parking. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell, William Sleeper, Joseph Alvarado and Casey Valente of Newmark represented the seller, James Campbell Co., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, locally based investment firm RJK, which plans to implement capital improvements.
WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Parc Westborough, a 249-unit apartment complex located about 35 miles west of Boston. The four-story building was constructed in 2016 and offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,008 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, Utah-based Cottonwood Residential, in the transaction. CBRE also procured the buyer, an undisclosed institutional investor.
BOSTON — Nauset Construction has completed Phase II of The Conrad, a project in downtown Boston that is a multifamily conversion of the former Conrad & Chandler’s department store. Designed by Schopf Design Associates (Phase I) and Golden Architects (Phase II) and owned by 3MJ Realty, The Conrad comprises 36 residential units and 7,000 square feet of retail space. Phase II included constructing four one-bedroom and five two-bedroom units on the second floor, renovating the first-floor retail space; installing a new roofing system, upgrading the elevator cab and replacing existing windows.
AMESBURY, MASS. — Regional developer Marcus Partners has completed a 430,000-square-foot industrial project in Amesbury, located north of Boston, that is a build-to-suit for air conditioning contractor Munters. The eco-friendly facility houses Munters’ desiccant dehumidification products and services and other climate control solutions for the North American market. About 350 people can work at the facility, which includes spaces for manufacturing, research and development, sales, service and administration.
METHUEN, MASS. —Hunneman has negotiated a 70,872-square-foot industrial lease in Methuen, located along the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The tenant, CMC North America, a provider of sales and distribution services for aerial work platforms, will consolidate its regional footprint and headquarters via occupancy of the entire building at 200 Danton Drive, which includes 20,663 square feet of office space. Ken Oppenheim of Hunneman represented CMC North America in the lease negotiations.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.2 million sale of a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 83,769 square feet (gross) in the Central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The interconnected buildings, which were 82 percent leased at the time of sale, sit on 2.2 acres and house onsite restaurant VIA, as well as 155 parking spaces. Harrison Klein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Burlington BioCenter, a 109,085-square-foot life sciences building located on the northwestern outskirts of Boston. Originally completed in 2019 with its interior laboratory build-outs finalized in 2022, the building features high-performance laboratory infrastructure and HVAC systems, a backup power source and dedicated loading areas, as well as a two-story lobby. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.