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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
BRAINTREE, MASS. — Sterling Organization, a Florida-based private equity real estate firm, has purchased Tedeschi Plaza, a 174,344-square-foot retail center in the southern Boston suburb of Braintree, for $44.3 million. A 66,124-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store anchors the property, and other tenants include CVS, Crunch Fitness, Sherwin Williams, Dunkin’ and Citizens Bank. JLL represented the seller, Denver-based Black Creek Group, in the transaction.
BOSTON — Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 23-unit apartment building in Boston’s historic Washington Street Corridor. The newly constructed building houses studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and tile backsplashes. Cornerstone arranged the loan, which carried a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, on behalf of the buyer, Boston Real Estate Collaborative.
BOSTON — South Carolina-based Greystar is nearing completion of a 126-unit multifamily project in Boston’s historic Bay Village neighborhood. Designed by Sasaki and Höweler + Yoon, the property rises 19 stories and spans 150,000 square feet, including ground-floor retail space. Boston-based Transom Real Estate handled the permitting and entitlement processes prior to selling the site to Greystar. Construction began in March 2020, and full completion is slated for next summer.