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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

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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

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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

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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

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Retail

Bulfinch, Harrison Street Buy Metro Boston Retail Property

by Taylor Williams January 5, 2022

NATICK, MASS. — An affiliate of Boston-based Bulfinch Cos., in partnership with Chicago-based Harrison Street, has purchased a 94,000-square-foot retail property in the western Boston suburb of Natick. Neiman Marcus currently occupies the two-story building, which is contiguous to Brookfield Properties’ Natick Mall, but plans to vacate the space in September. The new ownership plans to redevelop the property but did not share specific plans.

January 5, 2022

Development Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast

Greatland Realty Partners Tops Off 180,000 SF Life Sciences Project in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams January 4, 2022

LEXINGTON, MASS. — Greatland Realty Partners has topped off Revolution Labs, a 180,000-square-foot life sciences project located in the northwestern Boston suburb of Lexington. Greatland is developing the project in partnership with Singerman Real Estate. SGA is the project architect, and Callahan Construction Managers is the general contractor. The development team began construction in late April 2021 and expects the building to be available for occupancy in the fourth quarter. The project also includes the development of a 442-space parking garage.

January 4, 2022

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

CBRE Negotiates $18M Sale of Industrial Building in Woburn, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams January 4, 2022

WOBURN, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $18 million sale of a 66,225-square-foot industrial building in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. The building is located at 225 Wildwood Ave. and features clear heights of 17.5 to 23 feet. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Anthony Hayes, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall, and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, GFI Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was San Francisco-based Berkeley Partners.

January 4, 2022

Loans Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Berkadia Provides $64.1M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Boston-Area Multifamily Portfolio

by Taylor Williams January 3, 2022

BOSTON AND CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Berkadia has provided a $64.1 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of the Brookline Cambridge Portfolio, a collection of five multifamily properties in the Boston area. Two of the properties, Auburn Harris Courtyard and St. Paul Gardens, are located in the Brookline area. The other three — Wendell Terrace, Brattle Arms and John Harvard Apartments — are located across the Charles River in Cambridge. Robert Lipson of Berkadia originated the financing on behalf of the locally based borrower, Chestnut Hill Realty.

January 3, 2022

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