CHELMSFORD AND MEDFORD, MASS. — A partnership between two local investment firms, Marcus Partners and Rhino Capital Advisors, has purchased a portfolio of five industrial properties totaling 307,053 square feet in the Boston area. The sales price was $40.5 million. Four of the properties are located in Chelmsford, and the fifth is located in Medford. Citizens Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
BOSTON — Urban Edge Partners has acquired Brighton Mills Center, a 91,000-square-foot retail property in Boston. Grocer Star Market anchors the center, and other tenants include Petco, Spring Shabu Restaurant, Bank of America and McDonald’s. Nat Heald, Jordana Roet, Connor Scott and Scott Dragosled of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the negotiations. The team also procured the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed.
BOSTON — WilmerHale has renewed its 201,018-square-foot office lease in downtown Boston. The international law firm will continue to occupy floors 25 through 32 at 60 State Street, a 600,000-square-foot building in which the company has been a tenant since 1977. Roy Hirshland, Thomas Fulcher, Arthur Greenberg, Ron Perry and Matthew Perry of Savills represented WilmerHale in the lease negotiations. Dan Cavanaugh, Ryan Enright and Patrick Nugen of JLL represented the landlord, Starwood REIT.
ANDOVER, MASS. — PEAK Events has signed a 16,000-square-foot industrial lease in Andover, located north of Boston. The regional event equipment provider is taking space at 4 Executive Place, a 168,000-square-foot building, alongside Red Thread, which recently leased 96,000 square feet of space within the building. Locally based investment and development firm Marcus Partners owns the building. Both parties were self-represented in the lease negotiations.
BELLINGHAM, MASS. — New England Appliance Group has signed a 124,000-square-foot industrial lease in Bellingham, located southwest of Boston. The independent retailer cooperative will occupy the entirety of the building at 206 Mechanic St. Locally based investment and development firm Marcus Partners owns the building. Both parties were self-represented in the lease negotiations.
WOBURN, MASS. — Local developer Cabot, Cabot & Forbes (CC&F) has broken ground on The Bolt, a 180,000-square-foot manufacturing and life sciences facility located north of Boston in Woburn. The Bolt is being developed on a speculative basis and is expected to be responsible for the creation of about 300 new jobs. Jacobs designed the project, and John Moriarty & Associates is serving as the general contractor. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent. Kawa provided $79 million in construction financing for the project, which is expected to be available for occupancy by the second quarter of 2027.
ANDOVER, MASS. — Red Thread has signed a 96,000-square-foot industrial lease in Andover, located north of Boston. The workplace design and integration firm is taking space at 4 Executive Place, a 168,000-square-foot building. Locally based investment and development firm Marcus Partners owns the building. Both parties were self-represented in the lease negotiations.
TEWKSBURY AND HAVERHILL, MASS. — JLL has arranged $10.1 million in acquisition financing across two loans for two industrial assets totaling 64,460 square feet in metro Boston. The buildings include a 34,100-square-foot cold storage facility in Tewksbury and a 30,360-square-foot facility in Haverhill, both of which are located north of the state capital. The buildings were completed in 2000 and 1982, respectively. Max Custer, Amy Lousararian, Thomas Didio Jr., Chris Barry and Christian Badalamenti of JLL arranged the financing. Both loans carried fixed interest rates and were provided by local banks. The borrower was B&D Holdings.
BOSTON — Newmark has brokered the $125 million sale of 399 Boylston Street, a 245,084-square-foot office building in Boston’s Back Bay district. The 13-story building has had an average occupancy rate of 85 percent over the past five years and was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. In addition, the property recently underwent a capital improvements program that delivered a new lobby and entryway, as well as improvements to tenant suites. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell and William Sleeper of Newmark represented the seller, an entity doing business as BRE Boylston Owner LLC, in the transaction. David Douvadjian Sr., Timothy O’Donnell, David Douvadjian Jr., Bobby Alvarado and Conor Reenstierna, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, San Francisco-based DivcoWest. CIM Group provided a $93 million acquisition loan for the deal.
WORCESTER, MASS. — MassDevelopment has provided $21.4 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 73-unit, 16-building affordable housing complex in Worcester. The owner, Worcester Common Ground, will use proceeds to renovate the complex, which houses units that are reserved for renters earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income, and preserve its affordability status. Improvements will include the replacement and upgrading of electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems, as well as the renovation of kitchens and bathrooms. Roofs will also be replaced, and four fully accessible units will also be created. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete in spring 2027.