BOURNE, MASS. — Massachusetts-based brokerage firm Waldman & Associates has arranged the sale of a portfolio of seven industrial buildings totaling 124,000 square feet in Bourne, located at the nexus of Cape Cod and the mainland. The sales price was approximately $10.6 million. Dan Waldman of Waldman & Associates represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, Unicorn Realty, in the transaction. Tenants at the portfolio include EOIS, Falmouth Toyota and Cape Cod Tennis & Court.
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.8 million sale of Allston Townhomes, an apartment building located near Boston University. Built in 2011, the property comprises six units. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.8 million sale of a seven-unit apartment building in Beverly, a northeastern suburb of Boston. The unit mix comprises four one-bedroom apartments, one two-bedroom residence and two three-bedroom units, as well as two commercial spaces. Evan Griffith, Tony Pepdjonovic and Will Sanborn of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
DOUGLAS, MASS. — CRG, the development arm of Chicago-based construction engineering firm Clayco, has broken ground on The Cubes at Gilboa, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in Douglas, about 20 miles south of Worcester. The facility will be situated on 85 acres and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 171 dock doors, four drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 651 cars and 220 trailers. Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the project architect, and Clayco is the builder. Newmark is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for fall 2023.
Greystar Begins Work on 412,500 SF Warehouse, Distribution Center in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — Greystar has begun construction on a 412,500-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at 798 N. Bedford St. in East Bridgewater, located south of Boston. The project, which is scheduled for a late 2023 delivery, will be the South Carolina-based developer’s first in the greater Boston area. Greystar has tapped JLL to lease the development.
WOBURN, MASS. — An affiliate of San Diego-based developer Fairfield Residential has purchased land at 316 New Boston St. in Woburn, a northern suburb of Boston, for the development of a 425-unit multifamily project. Of those units, 15 percent will be reserved as affordable housing for renters earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and Fairfield in the $23.4 million sale of the land.
LEICESTER, MASS. — A partnership between The Brennan Group, John M. Corcoran & Co. and Berkeley Partners has broken ground on Gateway Central, a 267,600-square-foot industrial facility in Leicester, located outside of Worcester in the central part of the state. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 45 overhead doors, three drive-in doors, 299 vehicle parking spaces and 59 trailer parking stalls. Completion is slated for the second quarter of next year. Newmark has been tapped as the leasing agent in conjunction with Kelleher & Sadowsky. HarborOne Bank provided construction financing.
SAUGUS, MASS. — Boston-based brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the sale of a retail building formerly occupied by Sears that is located within Square One Mall in Saugus, a northern suburb of Boston. 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.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the $36 million sale-leaseback of a 108,689-square-foot cold storage facility located on the northern outskirts of Boston in Haverhill. Building features include clear heights of 27 to 40 feet, 12,000 pallet positions, 21 dock-high doors and 6,000 square feet of office space. Michael Restivo, Lenny Pierce and David Coffman of JLL represented the seller, an entity doing business as CF Cold Storage LLC, in the transaction. An affiliate of Cold Scout Storage purchased the facility and will lease it back to the seller on a short-term basis.
NORWELL, MASS. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 59,519-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in Norwell, located about 20 miles south of Boston, that is leased to grocer Stop & Shop. Nat Heald led the JLL team that represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Baillard Real Estate Fund purchased the property for an undisclosed price.