BOSTON — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $7 million in permanent financing for a mixed-use portfolio in the John Eliot Square section of Roxbury, a neighborhood in Boston. The financing was arranged on behalf of Roxbury Highland LLC with a major regional financial institution. The four-property portfolio consists of 52 apartments and two commercial spaces, totaling 33,000 square feet of rentable space. Tim O’Donnell and Jason Cunnane of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Spear Street Capital has selected CBT Architects to reposition its 200,000-square-foot Riverworks property in Watertown. CBT Architects plans to transform the three historic mill buildings into an integrated office campus. The company will renovate and upgrade the common areas, including the courtyard, lobby and café; upgrade signage; and perform general architectural services for the property, such as space planning. CBT’s design for the property blends a mix of modern and traditional materials and motifs to create inviting and attractive spaces. The project includes work on the main entrance/arrival area, lobby, common hallways and elevator lobbies and fitness center, as well as the café and dining spaces located along the Charles River.
PEABODY, MASS. — Waltham, Mass.-based Vantage Builders Inc. has completed a 55,000-square-foot renovation project for Omnicare Inc. Located at Two Technology Dr. in Peabody, the $1.3 million project includes the creation of new office, pharmacy and shipping/receiving space for the company. The first phase of the project was an interior gut of the building, including the removal of pre-existing offices and structural walls. Additionally, the work included a completely new electrical distribution and lighting, mechanical and plumbing work and new VCT flooring. The office build-out encompassed 16,000 square feet and created a dozen new offices and rooms for cubicles. The new space also includes a lunchroom and high-tech training center with room for 40 trainees. The 22,000-square-foot pharmacy area offers ample room to Omnicare’s staff and robotics equipment, while the shipping area offers 22-foot clear heights and a built-in ramp. Vantage also installed a new HVAC system for the property. The project team included PFB Architects Inc. and Melling Engineering. The building, which is part of Centennial Park, is owned by Combined Properties.
BRAINTREE, MASS. — Bierbrier Development has purchased South Shore Plaza, a shopping center located at the corner of Routes 128 and 37 in Braintree. Carpenter & Co. sold the property for $41.5 million. The 45,000-square-foot retail property is fully occupied by a variety of local and national tenants, including Legal Sea Foods, Starbucks, AT&T, Jos. A. Bank and TGI Friday. Brian Corcoran of Ackman-Ziff arranged $29.6 million in acquisition financing through Wells Fargo for the transaction. Ben Sayles and Coleman Benedict of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
BOSTON — Arbor Commercial Mortgage has funded a $2.4 million loan for Adams Court Apartments, located at 415 River St. in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood. Secured under the FHA 223(f) Loan product line, the 35-year refinance loan features a 35-year amortization schedule. The 50-unit property features laundry facilities in each building, off-street parking and balconies for most non-ground-level apartments. Ryan Duff of Arbor’s Boston office originated the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
BOSTON — A partnership between Westmont Hospitality Group and Thomas Tan, a member of the Bestford Hospitality Group, has acquired Battery Wharf Hotel, which is part of a mixed-use development in Boston’s North End, for an undisclosed price. Located on the Boston Waterfront, the property features the 150-room hotel, the 13,000-square-foot Exhale Spa, a pocket Maritime Museum, a 24-hour observation deck and more than 15,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The buyers plan to upgrade the hotel with new facilities and services. The hotel features 6,000 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center and Aragosta Bar & Bistro. Additional terms of the transaction were not released. Located on the Boston Waterfront, the 150-room Battery Wharf Hotel features a Presidential Suite (pictured).
ANDOVER, MASS. — Wood Partners LLC has broken ground on a mixed-income rental community on the former site of the Rolling Green Golf Course on Wood View Way in Andover. The 224-unit development will include 134 one-bedroom units, 70 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom units, 56 of which will be affordable units. Leasing is expected to being in April 2016 and construction is slated for completion in July 2016. Interior finishes will include granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, wood cabinets, upgraded lighting and plumbing fixtures and wood-plank style flooring. Additionally, each residential building will include a fitness center with cardio and weigh-training and yoga/stretching space. The community clubhouse will feature gaming and media functions, wireless connectivity, a coffee bar and serving kitchen. Other on-site amenities include a saltwater pool, expansive sundeck, two courtyards with grilling stations and outdoor dining space, a multi-use recreational field, half basketball court, children’s outdoor play equipment and a dog park. The property will be managed by Wood Residential Services, Wood Partners’ property management division. WP East Builders is the general contractor, BlackRock is the equity partner, and Chelsea, Mass.-based The Architectural Team designed the community.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Axcelis Technologies has sold its corporate headquarters facility located at 208 Cherry Hill Dr. in Beverly. An affiliate of Northbrook, Ill.-based Middleton Partners purchased the property for $49 million. Built in 1984 and situated on 37 acres, the facility consists of 417,313 square feet high-end office and industrial space. Axcelis is will lease the property on a long-term, triple-net lease. Ed Wlodarczyk and James Halepis of DTZ represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
QUINCY, MASS. — Greystone has provided a $52.5 million Fannie Mae loan as part of a $66 million total financing package for Quincy Point Apartments, a 640-unit affordable housing complex in Quincy. Greystone worked in conjunction with MassHousing to provide a financing structure that included a $66 million MassHousing conduit construction loan with a 17-year Fannie Mae-backed permanent loan and the use of low-income housing credits to help finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the property. 1000 Southern Artery Renewal Development Limited Partnership, a partnership between Quincy Point Congregational Church Homes Inc., and the National Foundation for Affordable Housing Solutions Inc., acquired Quincy Point Apartments. As a result of the loan structuring, a minimum 90 percent of the apartments will remain affordable to residents earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income for at least 30 years. The owners plan renovations for the property, including exterior improvements, the installation of Energy Star-rated windows and sliding doors, a new fire alarm control panel, high-efficiency boilers and chillers, improved LED lighting throughout the property, and upgrades to the common areas and resident amenities. Individual unit improvements include new kitchens with Energy Star-rated appliances, new high-efficiency baseboard heaters, new bathrooms …
MALDEN, MASS. — Berkeley Point Capital has closed a $16.2 million Freddie Mac loan for Atria Senior Living and its partners. The 7-year loan, which features a floating rate, will be used to refinance an existing first mortgage debt from MassHousing and facilitate the buyout of its tax credit equity partner. Additionally the loan will refinance Atria Maplewood Place, a 98-unit assisted living and memory care community in Malden. Doug Harper of Berkeley Point Capital negotiated the loan.
