Massachusetts

Newmark Brokers Sale of 248-Unit Apartment Community in Marshfield, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 17, 2022

MARSHFIELD, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the sale of Modera Marshfield, a 248-unit apartment community located in the South Shore city of Marshfield. Built in 2021, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, multiple outdoor dining and lounge areas and shared workspaces. Michael Byrne, Thomas Greeley, Devlin Man and Casey Griffin of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between Mill Creek Residential Trust and CrossHarbor Capital Partners, in the transaction. Boston-based TA Realty purchased Modera Marshfield, which was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale, for an undisclosed price.

January 17, 2022

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Brookwood Financial Partners Sells Industrial Building in Peabody, Massachusetts for $43.1M

by Taylor Williams January 14, 2022

PEABODY, MASS. — Locally based private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners has sold 300 Jubilee, a 167,063-square-foot industrial building in Peabody, a northeastern suburb of Boston, for $43.1 million. Brookwood, which originally acquired the asset in 2009 for $8 million, sold the facility to an affiliate of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Thermo Fisher Scientific, International Transportation Group and Barton Associates. Colliers represented Brookwood in the transaction.

January 14, 2022

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

ABG Commercial Negotiates $15.7M Sale of Metro Boston Industrial Property

by Taylor Williams January 14, 2022

LAWRENCE, MASS. — Locally based brokerage firm ABG Commercial Realty has negotiated the $15.7 million sale of a 90,692-square-foot industrial property in Lawrence, located north of Boston near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The property was built on 6.2 acres in 1968 and renovated in 2014. At the time of sale, the facility was fully leased to logistics firm Mainstream Global. The buyer was a joint venture between Boston-based Oliver Street Capital and an undisclosed institutional investor. The seller was also not disclosed.

January 14, 2022

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Retail

IPA Negotiates Sale of 56,832 SF Grocery Store in Belchertown, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 12, 2022

BELCHERTOWN, MASS. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of a 56,832-square-foot retail property occupied by grocer Stop & Shop in the Central Massachusetts community of Belchertown. The property sold for $14.6 million, or roughly $258 per square foot. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. Jim Koury and Marty Cohan of IPA brokered the deal.

January 12, 2022

Acquisitions Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office Top Stories

Newmark Arranges $815M Sale of Charles Park Office Complex in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Kristin Harlow January 12, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Newmark has arranged the $815 million sale of Charles Park, a two-building office complex and parking garage in Cambridge. The Davis Cos. and Principal Real Estate Investors sold the asset to an affiliate of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE). Charles Park spans 408,259 square feet and consists of two Class A office buildings, One Rogers Street and One Charles Park. The property also includes a 656-space, seven-level parking garage. Alexandria plans to redevelop the two buildings into life sciences space, but further details of that project were not provided. Situated near Charles Park is the nearly 1 million-square-foot CambridgeSide complex, which is undergoing a residential and retail development. Charles Park is also located near two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) subway stations, the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the new Cambridge Crossing mixed-use development and Massachusetts General Hospital. “Charles Park is well positioned along Kendall Square’s rapidly expanding First Street corridor with immediately recognizable architecture highlighted by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped façade,” says Edward Maher, vice chairman with Newmark. “The asset is further surrounded by an unmatched laboratory and technology mecca in the life sciences epicenter of the world.” Maher, along with Robert Griffin, …

January 12, 2022

Acquisitions Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast Top Stories

CBRE Arranges $114M Sale of Neponset Landing in Quincy, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 10, 2022

QUINCY, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the $114 million sale of Neponset Landing, a 280-unit apartment community located at 2 Hancock St. in the South Shore Boston suburb of Quincy. The sales price equates to approximately $407,000 per unit. Built in 2007, the 12-story building offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a lounge with an entertainment kitchen, fitness center, billiards room, leasing office, private media room and concierge services. In addition, residents have access to shuttle service to the North Quincy MBTA station. Neponset Landing is also near Interstate 93, which provides direct access to downtown Boston. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Neponset Landing LLC, in the transaction. The seller is an affiliate of Oregon-based Green Cities Co. that secured LEED Certification status for the property in 2018. The CBRE team also procured the buyer, a joint venture between Boston-based Synergy Investments and an undisclosed foreign investment partner. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program, specific details of which were not released. “This transaction marked the successful conclusion …

January 10, 2022

Affordable Housing Development Loans Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

MassHousing Provides $26.9M in Financing for Mixed-Income Housing Project in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams January 7, 2022

LAWRENCE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $26.9 million in financing for the redevelopment of a portion of the historic Marriner Mill in Lawrence, a northern suburb of Boston, into an 87-unit mixed-income residential complex. The financing consisted of a $2.3 million permanent loan, $22.5 million in bridge loan financing and $2.1 million in funding from the agency’s workforce housing initiative. Of the 87 units, 17 will be restricted to lower-income households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI). Forty-nine units will be rented to households earning 60 percent or less of AMI, and 21 apartments will be workforce housing units for households earning up to 80 percent of AMI. The borrower and developer is Trinity Financial. ICON Architecture is designing the project, and Aberthaw Construction Co. is the general contractor. Completion is slated for summer 2023.

January 7, 2022

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Lincoln Property, Cara Real Estate Buy 198,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Westborough, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 7, 2022

WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — A joint venture between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and Cara Real Estate, the U.S. investment arm of German firm Cara Investment, has purchased a 198,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Westborough, located in between Boston and Worcester. The sales price was approximately $20.6 million. At the time of sale, the majority of the property was leased to two tenants, NEO Tech, which produces electronics components, and Columbia Tech, which provides product development and engineering solutions to an array of industries. The seller was not disclosed.

January 7, 2022

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

Korean Investment Group Buys 95 Percent Stake in Downtown Boston Office Tower

by Taylor Williams January 6, 2022

BOSTON — A Korean investment group led by Hana Financial and KTB Asset Management has purchased a 95 percent stake in Congress Square, a 371,996-square-foot office tower located at 40 Water St. in downtown Boston. The group purchased the stake from Related Fund Management, which will retain the remaining 5 percent interest and continue to manage the property. Paul Gillen, Anthony Ledesma, Daniel Parker and Allie Boyan of Atlanta-based Hodges Ward Elliott (HWE) arranged the recapitalization of Congress Square, which included refinancing of existing debt. Lawrence Britvan and Jordan Kirkbride of HWE placed that loan through global asset management firm KKR.

January 6, 2022

900-Middlesex-Turnpike-Billerica-Massachusetts

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

CBRE Negotiates $23.7M Sale of Industrial Building in Billerica, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 5, 2022

BILLERICA, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $23.7 million sale of a 91,649-square-foot industrial building located in the northern Boston suburb of Billerica. The property features a clear height of 26 feet and 268 parking spaces. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Anthony Hayes, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, The RAM Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm The Davis Cos.

January 5, 2022

Newer Posts

Older Posts