Massachusetts

IBM Signs 150,608 SF Office Lease at CrossPoint in Lowell, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams May 20, 2021

LOWELL, MASS. — IBM has signed a 150,608-square-foot office lease at CrossPoint, a three-building office park located in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. A partnership between Boston-based Anchor Line Partners LLC and CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC owns CrossPoint, which offers amenities such as a 24-hour fitness center and game room, onsite daycare facility, full-service café and bistro and a conference center. Blake Baldwin, Michael Dalton and Shayne O’Neil of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Peter Dominski of Anchor Line Partners, represented building ownership in the lease negotiations. Brendan Callahan, Gabrielle Harvey and Brian Tisbert of JLL represented IBM, which plans to take occupancy of the space in January.

May 20, 2021

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

Coldwell Banker Brokers $5.1M Sale of Office Building in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams May 19, 2021

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. — Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT has brokered the $5.1 million sale of The Pearl, an 18,000-square-foot office building in Chestnut Hill, located west of Boston. The four-story property was built on a half-acre parcel in 1973 and includes onsite parking. Todd Glaskin of Coldwell Banker represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer were also not disclosed.

May 19, 2021

Acquisitions Healthcare Massachusetts Northeast Office

Greatland, Singerman Acquire 288,528 SF Office, R&D Campus in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2021

LEXINGTON, MASS. — A partnership between Greatland Realty Partners and Singerman Real Estate has acquired a 288,528-square-foot office/research and development campus located at 10 Maguire Road in the northern Boston suburb of Lexington. The four-building property is located near the I-95/Route 128 and Route 3 interchange and features an open-air food hall with indoor and outdoor seating. JLL is marketing the property for lease to life sciences and technology users.

May 17, 2021

Leasing Activity Massachusetts Northeast Office

WHOOP Signs 121,000 SF Office Headquarters Lease at Kenmore Square in Boston

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2021

BOSTON — WHOOP, a locally based sports tech and analytics company, has signed a 121,000-square-foot office headquarters lease in the Kenmore Square area of Boston. The company will occupy all eight floors of office space at the newly delivered Commonwealth Building, as well as a portion of the ground-floor retail space. WHOOP expects to house as many as 1,000 employees within the building. Robert Jangro of JLL represented WHOOP in the lease negotiations. Dave Martel, Mike Greeley and Jason Cameron of Newmark represented the landlord, Related Beal.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

JLL Brokers $7.4M Sale of Industrial Property in Norwood, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2021

NORWOOD, MASS. — JLL has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 44,406-square-foot industrial property in Norwood, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility was built in 1980 and was fully leased to computer hardware manufacturer Source Code at the time of sale. Matthew Sherry and Michael Restivo of JLL represented the seller, Arris Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm Berkeley Partners.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Office

MCRE, Taconic Capital Buy Downtown Boston Office Building for $23M

by Taylor Williams May 13, 2021

BOSTON — A joint venture between owner-operator MC Real Estate Partners LLC (MCRE) and an affiliate of New York City-based Taconic Capital Partners LP has acquired 11 Avenue de Lafayette, a 57,000-square-foot office building in downtown Boston. Scott Dragos and Tim Mulhall of CBRE represented the seller, nonprofit educational travel organization Elderhostel, in the transaction. As part of the deal, Elderhostel will now occupy a full floor of the five-story building via a sale-leaseback. The remaining 40,000 square feet of space is available for lease.

May 13, 2021

Acquisitions Healthcare Massachusetts Northeast

Remedy Medical Properties Buys Complex in Andover, Massachusetts, for $55.2M

by Taylor Williams May 12, 2021

ANDOVER, MASS. — Healthcare investment firm Remedy Medical Properties has purchased Andover Medical Center, located north of Boston, for $55.2 million. Built in phases between 2015 and 2017, the complex consists of a 69,992-square-foot medical office building, a 102-space parking garage and a freestanding 1,800-square-foot coffee shop. Robert Griffin, Frank Nelson, Michael Greeley, Blake McLaughlin, Allie Percoco and Dominick Romano of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

May 12, 2021

Acquisitions Massachusetts Northeast Retail Top Stories

JLL Arranges Sale of Watertown Mall Near Boston for $130M

by Kristin Harlow May 12, 2021

WATERTOWN, MASS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $130 million sale of Watertown Mall, a 260,867-square-foot power center in Watertown, a first-ring suburb just west of Boston. The property is 98 percent occupied by 10 tenants, including Target, Best Buy and the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Situated on 17.8 acres at 550 Arsenal St., Watertown Mall is adjacent to the 1 million-square-foot Arsenal Yards, the mixed-use redevelopment of a former armory. Watertown Mall Associates LP sold the property to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, according to local news outlet Wicked Local. The Watertown market has emerged as a popular life sciences and innovation district, according to JLL. It is located less than three miles from Cambridge and seven miles from downtown Boston. Watertown Mall welcomes more than 2.7 million annual customer visits and is home to the No. 1 most-visited Target store in Massachusetts, according to JLL. “With top-performing retail tenants in place, a premier location and demographics, and the potential to successfully support a variety of different uses, Watertown Mall represents an extraordinary opportunity to own one of the last large parcels in the red-hot Watertown submarket,” says JLL’s Chris Angelone. Angelone, along with colleagues Coleman Benedict, Nat Heald, …

May 12, 2021

Acquisitions Healthcare Life Sciences Massachusetts Northeast Office

Partnership Buys 52-Acre Commercial Campus Near Boston, Plans Life Sciences Conversion

by Taylor Williams May 11, 2021

BEDFORD, MASS. — A partnership between boutique investment manager Optimum Asset Management, Boston-based developer Redgate and AEW Capital Management LP has purchased a 52-acre commercial campus in Bedford, located northwest of Boston. The new ownership plans to convert the existing 288,000-square-foot anchor office building into a life sciences facility. The site also has the capacity to support another 300,000 square feet of office, lab and manufacturing space. The seller was not disclosed. Matt Sherry and Jon Schneider of JLL brokered the sale. JLL is also marketing the property for lease.

May 11, 2021

Industrial Loans Massachusetts Northeast

Natixis Provides $104.7M Loan for Industrial Portfolio Near Boston

by Taylor Williams May 6, 2021

WILMINGTON, MASS. — Natixis has provided a $104.7 million loan for the Boston Infill Portfolio, a collection of industrial buildings totaling 687,000 square feet in Wilmington, located north of the state capital. The portfolio offers proximity to Interstates 93 and 95 and was leased to 20 tenants at the time of the loan closing. Tim O’Donnell and David Douvadjian Jr. of Newmark arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Oliver Street Capital and an undisclosed global alternative investment firm. The joint venture originally acquired the portfolio in December 2020.

May 6, 2021

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