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MassHousing Provides $10.6M in Financing for Metro Boston Affordable Housing Project

by Taylor Williams

CHELSEA, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $10.6 million in financing for 375 Broadway, a 62-unit affordable housing project in Chelsea, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The financing consists of $7.7 million in permanent financing and $2.9 million in workforce housing financing. The developer, a partnership between Arx Urban and Boston Communities, will construct a 43-unit building from the ground up and rehabilitate a 19-building. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and will feature a range of income restrictions. Construction is expected to be complete by the end of 2026.

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JLL Brokers Recapitalization of 217,217 SF Industrial Flex Portfolio in Greater Boston

by Taylor Williams

NORWOOD, WOBURN AND BILLERICA, MASS. — JLL has brokered the recapitalization of a portfolio of four industrial flex properties totaling 217,217 square feet in the greater Boston area. The facilities are located in Norwood, Woburn and Billerica and were all fully leased at the time of sale to a combined seven tenants. A fund managed by Berkeley Real Estate Partners previously owned the portfolio and sold the assets to a new joint venture in which Berkeley is the managing member and Invesco Real Estate as an investment partner. Michael Restivo, Andrew Gray and David Coffman of JLL structured the recapitalization on behalf of Berkeley. Brett Paulsrud, Andrew Gray, Hugh Doherty and Ali Howard, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of Invesco.

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InBloom Autism Services Signs 10,000 SF Office Lease in Woburn, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

WOBURN, MASS. — InBloom Autism Services has signed a 10,000-square-foot office lease in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston. The provider of behavioral therapy services for young children relocated and expanded from its previous space on Constitution Way to the building at 12 Gill St., which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 2000 and totals 182,603 square feet. Keith Page of Colorado-based brokerage firm CARR represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mike Truesdale represented the locally based landlord, Cummings Properties, on an internal basis.

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Gantry Arranges $30M Loan for Refinancing of Medical Office Building in Somerville, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — Gantry, a commercial mortgage banking firm based in San Francisco, has arranged a $30 million loan for the refinancing of a 101,000-square-foot medical office building in Somerville, located just outside of Boston. The building at 40 Holland St. is known as Davis Square Center and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing, with regional provider Atrius Health serving as the anchor. Andy Bratt and Sean Kuang of Gantry arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which carries a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the owner, an undisclosed healthcare REIT. An unnamed insurance company provided the debt.

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Dacon Completes 35,000 SF Life Sciences Project in Natick, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

NATICK, MASS. — Regional design-build firm Dacon Corp. has completed a 35,000-square-foot life sciences project in Natick, a western suburb of Boston. The facility is the third in the area for ABI-LAB, a user that provides shared laboratory services for researchers in fields such as immunology, oncology, regenerative medicine, diagnostics and precision medicine. The newest facility houses 10 labs that range in size from 900 to 2,500 square feet and brings ABI-LAB’s total Natick footprint to roughly 112,000 square feet.

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Simon Completes Redevelopment of Northshore Mall in Peabody, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

PEABODY, MASS. — Simon Property Group has completed the redevelopment of Northshore Mall, a shopping, dining and entertainment destination located north of Boston in Peabody. Among the new tenants that have either recently been announced or opened new stores/facilities at Northshore Mall are Life Time Fitness, which opened a 116,000-square-foot athletic resort with multiple pools and spa facilities, as well as Arhaus and L.L. Bean. Interactive gaming experience Immersive Gamebox is also now part of Northshore Mall’s lineup of entertainment users, as is Golf Lounge 18 and Gametime Lanes & Entertainment, which offers bowling and other games in addition to food and drink. Dick’s Sporting Goods will open a new store at the property in 2026 under its “House of Sport” brand, and construction is now underway on a 142-room hotel that will be operated under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand. Conventional retailers that have also recently joined the tenant roster include Lululemon, Hollister, It’Sugar and Sandmagination, while the food-and-beverage component now features the likes of Sweetgreen, Big Chicken and Honeygrow, with Vermont-based Skinny Pancake and ice cream chain Van Leeuwen scheduled to open in the coming weeks. Lastly, electric vehicle maker Tesla recently debuted a new showroom at …

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Newmark Brokers Sale of Life Sciences Building in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of a life sciences building located at 359 Allston St. in Cambridge. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed in 1987 and totals 7,517 square feet. The building was renovated in 2022 and was fully leased at the time of sale to Vaxess Technologies. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, James Tribble, Samantha Hallowell, William Sleeper, Joseph Alvarado and Casey Valente of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, King Street Properties.

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WinnCos., BHA Begin Construction on $70M South Boston Affordable Housing Project

by Taylor Williams

BOSTON — A partnership between regional multifamily owner-operator WinnCos. and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) has begun work on a $70 million affordable housing project in South Boston. The 94-unit building, which carries a price tag of $62 million, will be constructed as part of the initial phase of the redevelopment of the 1,016-unit Mary Ellen McCormack public housing development, which originally opened in 1938. The partnership plans to invest another $8 million in infrastructure upgrades. Units at the new building will primarily come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Bank of America provided the construction loan for Building A and is also the tax credit equity investor on the project. Once Building A is completed in late 2026, construction will begin on Building B, which will offer 300 mixed-income apartments, and Building C, which will offer 196 mixed-income apartments, with 172 units reserved for seniors aged 62 or older. In all, eight new residential buildings totaling 1,310 units will be built over the course of a decade during Phase I of the redevelopment, replacing 529 aging public housing apartments for BHA households and creating 781 additional apartments for middle-income and market-rate renters. Existing buildings will be demolished to …

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JLL Arranges Recapitalization of 580,000 SF Retail Power Center in Dedham, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

DEDHAM, MASS. — JLL has arranged the recapitalization of Legacy Place, a 580,000-square-foot retail power center in Dedham, a southwestern suburb of Boston. The open-air center was built on 37 acres in 2009 and was 99 percent leased at the time of recapitalization to tenants such as Whole Foods Market, Apple, Lululemon, Nike and L.L. Bean. Chris Angelone, Zach Nitsche and Hugh Doherty of JLL represented Nuveen Real Estate, which sold its unquantified interest in the property to Madison International Realty, in the transaction. WS Development remains the principal owner of Legacy Place.

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TCB, Pine Street Inn Complete 202-Unit Affordable Housing Project in Boston

by Taylor Williams

BOSTON — A partnership between nonprofit developer The Community Builders and social services provider Pine Street Inn has completed The Lyndia, a 202-unit affordable housing project in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Designed by Boston-based RODE Architects, The Lyndia offers 140 units for formerly homeless individuals and 62 income-restricted units, as well as 13,000 square feet of community space. Residents will have access to resources like medical and mental healthcare, vocational and volunteer opportunities.

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