NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MASS. — BWE has provided a $13.1 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Branches of North Attleboro, a 104-unit seniors housing property in North Attleborough, located near the Massachusetts-Rhode Island border. The property offers assisted living and memory care services and amenities such as a salon, fitness center, library, courtyards and various recreational spaces. Taylor Mokris and Ryan Stoll of BWE originated the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. Benchmark Senior Living operates the property.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $49.5 million sale of a 187,589-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. The property features clear heights of 24 to 30 feet and was fully leased at the time of sale. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall, Tony Hayes and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, locally based investment firm Marcus Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between two Boston-based firms, Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate.
BOSTON — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $177.5 million loan to Scape, a London-based multifamily developer that opened its U.S. headquarters in Boston in 2018. The loan will refinance the $165 million construction loan for SCAPE Boylston, a 415-unit apartment development that opened earlier this month in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood. The 226,700-square-foot property offers a mix of furnished studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments with Class A retail space on the ground floor. The apartments are already 95 percent occupied, and the retail space is 80 percent leased. Retail tenants include a global bank; Immersive Gamebox; Carbon Health; Dave’s Hot Chicken; Halal Guys; and a 10,000-square-foot, 156-seat, LGBTQ-focused black box theater. Tenant amenities include a landscaped terrace, fitness center, yoga room, co-working space, lounge library and study. The site is located near prominent academic and medical institutions including Boston University and Northeastern University, as well as Fenway’s rapidly growing biotech and life sciences industries. The lights of Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, are visible from the community, which is a block away from a Red Line MBTA train station. “Fenway is a premier academic and employment hub within Boston with substantial demand for efficiently designed, …
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the $74 million sale of Talia, a 225-unit apartment complex located in the western Massachusetts suburb of Marlborough. Talia offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a pet spa, game room, coffee bar, courtyard and walking/jogging trails. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Fairfield Properties and an unnamed institutional investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a fund advised by regional investment firm The DSF Group.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Vaisala has signed a 28,000-square-foot office and life sciences lease in the northwestern Boston suburb of Burlington. The Finnish manufacturer of environmental and industrial measurement devices is relocating from nearby Woburn to GenLabs, a 320,000-square-foot facility located at 3 Van de Graaff Drive. Alex Plaisted, Ryan Romano and Christian Vallis of CBRE brokered the deal. A partnership between Jumbo Capital and funds advised by Apollo Global Management owns GenLabs.
BOSTON — California-based owner-operator Kisco Senior Living will develop The Newbury at Brookline, a 159-unit complex that will be located on the west side of Boston. The site is located on the historic former Newbury College campus. The facility will ultimately comprise 81 independent living units, 38 assisted living residences and 40 memory care units via 190,000 square feet of new construction and 20,000 square feet of restoration to the historic Mitton House. The complex is scheduled to open next fall.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — A pair of confectionaries, Blackbird Doughnuts and cookie maker Chip City, have opened stores at Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use development located in the western Boston suburb of Watertown. Grand opening celebrations for both stores took place last weekend. A partnership between Wilder Cos. and Boylston Properties owns Arsenal Yards.
WORCESTER, MASS. — The United Group of Cos. Inc. has received a $35 million construction loan for The Arbella at Bramble Hill, a 123-unit active adult project that will be located in the central Massachusetts community of Worcester. The property will span 17 acres and offer one- and two-bedroom apartments across three buildings. The community will also feature an 8,500-square-foot clubhouse. JLL arranged the debt through The Washington Trust Co. on behalf of United Group. Construction is scheduled for an early 2025 completion.
BOSTON — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of the 164-room Copley Square Hotel in Boston’s Back Bay area. The seven-story boutique hotel was recently renovated and offers a fitness center, communal kitchen and multiple onsite food-and-beverage options. Mike Huth, Amy Lousararian, Maddie Blount and Brandon Smith of JLL arranged the loan through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, Hawkins Way Capital.
YARMOUTH, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the sale of the 128-room Bayside Resort Hotel in Yarmouth, located at the base of Cape Cod. The hotel sits on a 3.9-acre site and offers amenities such as an indoor and outdoor pool, fitness center, family fun center and over 2,300 square feet of meeting and event space. Alan Suzuki, Matthew Enright and Emily Zhang of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as Bayside Yarmouth LLC.