AVON, MASS. — DH Property Holdings has purchased a 70,337-square-foot industrial property located at 54 Bodwell St. in Avon, a southern suburb of Boston. Brockton Furnace & Duct Distributors Inc. formerly owned and occupied the facility, which sits on 4.6 acres and is currently vacant. Building features include a clear height of 16 feet, 13 loading docks, two drive-in doors and 85 parking spaces. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided a $36 million tax-exempt bond to fund a project at The Park School in the Brookline area. The project will entail a renovation of an existing building to create space for an art and science wing, the construction of an outdoor turf athletic field and a ropes course and the addition of a new elevator in the main building. Additionally, the school will use bond proceeds to make roof repairs, replace skylights in various facilities and install a new sprinkler system. Construction is underway and expected to be complete in January 2024. Eastern Bank purchased the bond, which will also be used to refinance previously issued debt. Founded in 1888, The Park School is a nonprofit institution with an enrollment of 560 students in grades pre-K through 8.
NORTH BILLERICA, MASS. — RAM Cos. has acquired a 92,000-square-foot warehouse in North Billerica, located north of Boston, via a $14.5 million sale-leaseback with Boston-based information management services firm Iron Mountain. Built in 1985, the property features clear heights ranging from 28 to 45 feet and 10 loading docks. Michael Restivo and Lenny Pierce of JLL represented Iron Mountain in the deal. Mark Campbell internally represented RAM Cos., which plans to implement a value-add program.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — MetLife Investment Management has acquired Burlington BioCenter, a 109,085-square-foot life sciences facility located about 15 miles northwest of Boston, for $103 million. The facility was converted to life sciences from office usage in 2019 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and Samantha Hallowell of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between The Gutierrez Co. and GEM Realty Capital, in the transaction. David Douvadjian Sr. and Timothy O’Donnell, also with Newmark, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
LEXINGTON, MASS. — Locally based biotechnology firm Dicerna Pharmaceuticals has signed a 107,238-square-foot life sciences lease expansion at its Hayden Avenue Campus in Lexington, located north of Boston. The tenant, which has operated out of the site since 2014, currently occupies more than 90,000 square feet. The expansion brings Dicerna’s total footprint in Lexington to more than 275,000 square feet. Boston-based King Street Properties owns the Hayden Avenue Campus.
NORWOOD AND FRAMINGHAM, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the sale of two Marriott-branded hotels totaling 221 rooms in metro Boston. The Residence Inn Boston Norwood/Canton and Residence Inn Boston Framingham total 96 and 125 rooms, respectively. Both hotels offer guest suites with fully equipped kitchens and complimentary breakfast, as well as physical amenities such as fitness centers, business centers and indoor pools. Alan Suzuki and Matthew Enright of JLL represented the seller, APEX Capital Investments Corp., in the transaction. The buyer, JNR Management Inc., plans to make capital improvements at both properties.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $25.9 million in financing for an affordable housing redevelopment project in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston. The project will convert a 177-year-old structure that originally housed a stone mill into a complex with one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Of the 86 units, 11 will be rented to households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 58 will be reserved for renters earning up to 60 percent of AMI; and the other 17 will be rented at market rates. WinnCos. is the developer of the project. The financing package comprised a $4.6 million tax-exempt permanent loan, a $20.4 million bridge loan and $900,000 from the Capital Magnet Fund, an initiative designed to attract private capital to affordable housing projects in economically distressed areas.
HADLEY, MASS. — Boston-based brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the sale of Campus Plaza, a 150,984-square-foot shopping center in Hadley, located north of Springfield in the western part of the state. Anchored by a 71,494-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store, Campus Plaza was 91 percent leased to 10 tenants at the time of sale. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Cole Van Gelder of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — General contractor Nauset Construction has broken ground on 605 Concord, a 49-unit multifamily project that will be located across the Charles River from Boston in Cambridge. Designed by Piatt Associates, the six-story project will include 2,500 square feet of street-level retail space. Floor plans will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, and 15 percent of the units will be designated as affordable housing. Completion is slated for summer 2024.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — An affiliate of The Dolben Co., a multifamily owner-operator based in metro Boston, has sold Stockbridge Court, a 233-unit property located in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield. The sales price was $42.6 million. Converted to residential use in 1979, the four-building property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 729 square feet. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented The Dolben Co. and procured the buyer, an affiliate of Stockbridge Ventures, in the transaction.