BURLINGTON, MASS. — Locally based investment firm FoxRock Properties has acquired 1 Van de Graaff Drive, a 157,229-square-foot office complex located in the northern Boston suburb of Burlington. The property, which was 73 percent leased at the time of sale, offers a cafeteria and a fitness center. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and Samantha Hallowell of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
WORCESTER, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a multifamily development site in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester that is approved for the construction of 210 market-rate units. Plans currently call for a five-story building to be constructed over a double podium parking garage. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, an affiliate of metro Boston-based SMC Management Corp., in the transaction.
NORTHAMPTON, MASS. — A partnership between Live Give Play and Spiritos Properties will develop a 70-unit active adult project at 79 King Street in Northampton, a suburb of Springfield. The property is located downtown on a walking/biking path and is steps from Smith College. Designed by BKSK Architects, the building will rise five stories and total 110,000 square feet. The community is designed to achieve Passive House certification. Completion is slated for late 2024.
BOSTON — Work has started on the expansion and improvement of the Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station in Boston. Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, the capstone of the project will be a 1 million-square-foot building that will rise 51 stories and offer a mix of office and multifamily uses. Construction is being privately funded. Currently, the South Station train station and bus terminal are two separate buildings, making connections between them difficult and inconvenient, according to Hines, which is leading the development. The project will allow for convenient transfers between all modes of transit, with direct connections between the rail and bus terminals. The new outdoor concourse area will increase in size by 67 percent for an improved experience for passengers and people passing through the station. The new bus terminal will increase capacity by more than 50 percent. Along with creating a new public space at the train station concourse, the project will also improve the streetscape along Atlantic Avenue with new sidewalks, granite curbs, streetlights, greenery and street furniture. “This transportation center will embody what we want people to feel about our city when they first set foot here and what the ethos …
REVERE, MASS. — Ullico, a Washington, D.C.-based insurance company, has provided a $150 million construction loan for Amaya, a 475-unit multifamily project that will be located in the northeastern Boston suburb of Revere. Designed by ICON Architecture, the project is part of the 16.2 million-square-foot redevelopment of the former Suffolk Downs racetrack and will house 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Amenities will include a pool, landscaped courtyards, an outdoor kitchen with grilling stations, fitness center and a game room with an arcade. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2024. The borrower was a partnership between National Real Estate Advisors, Cathexis and The HYM Investment Group.
FITCHBURG, MASS. — Atlantic Capital Partners, a division of Boston-based Atlantic Retail, has arranged the sale of John Fitch Plaza, a 186,809-square-foot retail center in Fitchburg, located in the northern-central part of the state. Anchored by Cinema World and The Paper Store, the property was 79 percent leased at the time of sale. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Cole Van Gelder represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BOSTON — New York City-based investment and management firm Fortis Property Group has received a $1 billion loan for the refinancing of One Lincoln, a 1.1 million-square-foot office tower in Boston’s Financial District. Proceeds will be used to repay existing debt and provide more than $200 million in capital upgrades geared toward wellness and lifestyle amenities, as well as to fund future leasing costs. In addition, Fortis will renovate the common areas and reconfigure the floor plates to support a wider range of indoor and outdoor amenities. Concurrent with the financing, Fortis also signed HarbourVest Partners to a 250,000-square-foot lease. The company plans to occupy 11 floors of the building as the new anchor tenant. The Boston-based private equity firm will replace fellow financial services firm State Street Corp. in this role, becoming the building’s namesake tenant in the process. HarbourVest plans to take occupancy in 2025. “We are reimagining the post-COVID office environment, and One Lincoln signifies the beginning of a new era for workplaces in Boston,” says Jonathan Landau, CEO of Fortis Property Group. “The Fortis and HarbourVest teams both recognized the tremendous demand for luxury office space that is amenitized with unparalleled wellness and lifestyle-driven experiences in …
WORCESTER, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $26.7 million sale of ReNew Tatnuck Square, a 120-unit apartment complex located in the Central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The five-building, garden-style property was built between 1969 and 1972 and offers a pool, fitness center and a leasing office. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Massachusetts-based Arrowpoint Properties.
BOSTON — Colliers has brokered the $7.6 million sale of an 8,350-square-foot civic building located at 136 Newbury St. in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Kendin Carr, Caleb Hudak and John Real of Colliers represented the seller, Modern School of Fashion, in the transaction. The undisclosed buyer plans to convert the building into a contemporary office space.
PEABODY, MASS. — Vantage Builders has completed a 26,000-square-foot medical office renovation project in Peabody, a northeastern suburb of Boston, that is a build-to-suit for North Shore Physicians Group. Shepley Bulfinch designed the project, which converted 17,000 square feet of ground-floor traditional office space into medical office space. Vantage also built out offices and training areas for administrators and medical office staff on the second floor as part of North Shore’s expansion plan and modified the plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems.