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.
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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.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Locally based owner-operator The Procopio Cos. has begun leasing Amara, a 60-unit apartment complex in Beverly, a northeastern suburb of Boston. Amara offers studio, one-, two-bedroom units and amenities such as a rooftop deck, fitness center and work-from-home space. SV Design served as the architect for the project, which Procopio developed in partnership with another local developer, Beverly Crossing. Rents start at $2,585 per month for a studio apartment.
WALPOLE, MASS. — JLL has brokered the $26 million sale of an 85,159-square-foot industrial building in Walpole, about 30 miles southwest of Boston. The building at 295 Union St. is home to tenants such as Tesla, Home Depot and Goodyear and features a clear height of 40 feet and 450 car parking spaces. Michael Restivo, David Coffman and Tommy Hovey of JLL represented the sellers, Casco Real Estate Partners and Berkeley Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was San Francisco-based investment firm Stockbridge.
HOUSTON — Hines Global Investment Trust (HGIT), a real estate investment trust (REIT) sponsored by Houston-based global asset manager Hines, has acquired three industrial assets located on the East Coast for a total $309 million. The acquired properties include two distribution facilities situated within the Georgia International Trade Center (GITC) in the Savannah market and two warehouse/distribution facilities located in Upton Crossing, a warehouse campus in Wilmington, Mass. The Davis Cos., a real estate investment and development firm based in Boston, sold both assets, which total 2.5 million square feet. Additionally, HGIT acquired I-85 Logistics Center, an industrial property in the Greenville-Spartanburg metro in South Carolina’s Upstate region. The seller of I-85 Logistics Center was not disclosed. The properties in Savannah total 2.2 million square feet and were fully leased at the time of sale. A joint venture between Davis and Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group developed GITC, which comprises a total 7.7 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space across 10 buildings. The site is located roughly 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. Totaling 215,000 square feet, the properties at Upton Crossing in Wilmington were 81 percent leased at the time of acquisition. Davis acquired Upton Crossing in …
LEOMINSTER, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.2 million sale of Leominster Plaza, a 20,279-square-foot retail strip center located about 50 miles west of Boston. Urgent care provider ConvenientMD anchors the center, and other tenants include GEICO, ARA Leominster Dialysis and Kids Care+. Adam Cohen and Brett Kilar of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.