LOWELL, MASS. — Anchor Line Partners and Farallon Capital Management have renewed the lease of its long-term tenant, ARRIS, at CrossPoint in Lowell. The provider of entertainment and communications solutions has signed a 10-year lease renewal for 143,594 square feet of space in Tower 3 at CrossPoint. The new term will expire in 2026. Farrallon Capital Management and Anchor Line Partners have invested more than $11 million to create a modern workspace at CrossPoint with flexible work environments, easy access and a rich amenity campus.
Massachusetts
Hersha Hospitality Trust Acquires The Envoy Hotel in Boston’s Seaport District for $112.5M
by Amy Works
BOSTON — Hersha Hospitality Trust has acquired the Envoy Hotel, located at 70 Sleeper St. in Boston’s Seaport District, on a fee simple basis. Norwich Partners sold the 136-room boutique hotel for $112.5 million. Completed in June 2015, the full-service hotel features two food and beverage outlets, Outlook Kitchen + Bar and Lookout Rooftop Bar. The AAA-rated hotel is part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection. The acquisition was funded with 1031 exchange proceeds from Hersha’s sale of seven limited-service assets in Manhattan to the company’s joint venture with an affiliate of Cindat Capital Management Limited. Denny Meikleham and Alan Suzuki of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Barnat Development has been selected by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) to develop a mixed-use, transit-oriented project at 112 Rantoul St. in Beverly. Located adjacent to the Beverly Depot Garage, the project will feature 70 apartment units and more than 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Additionally, the project will utilize the existing parking in the MBTA garage to serve the new residences and retail. The project’s total capital investment is $20 million, and permitting is expected to occur this fall.
MALDEN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged an $18 million construction loan for the conversion of a historical building in downtown Malden into Residences @ Malden Station 138, an apartment building with amenity retail space. Located at 126-150 Pleasant St., the property will feature 71 residences, indoor parking, a fitness center, furnished roof deck, fireplace, meeting rooms, open seating areas furnished with televisions and a café station. Derek Coulombe, John Gorga and Despina Hatzipetrou arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a regional bank.
ALLSTON, MASS. — The Davis Companies has broken ground on Telford 180, a condominium building in Allston. The six-story building will feature 85 condos in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Each residence will include large windows, high ceilings, a washer/dryer, and a kitchen with an open layout. On-site amenities include a first-floor lobby; rowing room; bike storage area with lounge and dog wash; an outdoor courtyard with grills, a fire pit and green space; private conference rooms and a fitness center with an outdoor wellness retreat area. The project is slated for completion in early fall 2017. CUBE3 with Stantec is serving as project architect and Ryan Associates is providing landscape design services.
BOSTON — GLL Real Estate Partners has completed the disposition of a mixed-use building located at 70 Franklin St. in Boston. Deka acquired the 85,977-square-foot property for $42.1 million. At the time of sale, the building was 91 percent leased to eight tenants, including TIAA-CREF, Jos. A. Bank and Papyrus. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher and Matthew Pullen of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Nordblom Co. has completed the disposition of two high-tech flex buildings located at 450 and 500 Donald Lynch Blvd. in Marlborough. Atlantic – Fulcrum Realty LLC, a joint venture between Atlantic Management Corp. and Fulcrum Real Estate Partners, purchased the properties for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the properties were 92 percent leased with only 9,521 square feet left available for lease at the 59,667-square-foot building at 450 Donald Lynch Blvd. The facility at 500 Donald Lynch Blvd. totals 62,224 square feet. Tenants at the two buildings include New England Cryogenics Center, SENKO Advanced Components and WaterSep BioSeparations Corp. The buildings are part of the 50-acre Solomon Pond Park, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development.
NORWOOD, MASS. — Hilco Global has acquired an office building located at 825 University Ave. in Norwood from KBS Realty Advisors/KBS Capital Markets Group for $26 million. The 169,000-square-foot Class A building is fully occupied by Xcerra and operates as Illinois Tool Works’ R&D production space. Camille Renshaw of Stan Johnson Co. brokered the transaction.
PEABODY, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $7.5 million in permanent financing for two office buildings located at 100 and 200 Corporate Place in Peabody. Derek Coulombe and Jason Cunnane of Fantini & Gorga secured the financing for the undisclosed borrower through a regional bank. Built in 1984, the five-story building at 100 Corporate Place features 46,000 square feet, and the 48,000-square-foot building at 200 Corporate Place was built in 1983.
STOUGHTON, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of Coppermill Park, a garden-style apartment community located at 3101 Stagecoach Road in Stoughton. Fairfield Residential sold the 154-unit property for an undisclosed sum. Built in 2010, the property consists of three four-story buildings with a mix of 55 one-bedroom apartments, 53 one-bedroom with den units and 46 two-bedroom apartments on 8.6 acres of land. The apartments range in size from 710 to 1,042 square feet. The community was developed under Chapter 40B with 75 percent of the units at market and 25 percent of the units at 80 percent of area median income. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.