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Nauset Construction Completes 93-Unit Multifamily Project in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams August 3, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Nauset Construction, a locally based design-build firm, has completed 77 Park, a 93-unit multifamily project located in the Alewife area of Cambridge. Designed by Piatt Architects, the transit-served property rises four stories and spans 96,000 square feet. Units feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 595 to 1,265 square feet. Amenities include a terrace with grilling stations, a café with a full kitchen, multimedia room, sky lounge, fitness center and a dog washing and grooming station. Rents start at $2,200 per month for a studio unit.

August 3, 2021

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Ziegler Arranges $85.5M Bond Financing for Three Senior Living Properties in New England

by Taylor Williams August 2, 2021

CHICAGO — Chicago-based Ziegler has arranged $85.5 million in bond financing for a trio of senior living properties in New England. The properties include the 147-bed Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield, Mass.; the 150-bed Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Worcester, Mass.; and the 120-bed Lutheran Home of Southbury (LHS) in Southbury, Conn. The borrower was Ascentria Care Alliance, a Worcester-based skilled nursing operator. Proceeds of the bonds issued through the National Finance Authority will be used to acquire the real estate assets of LHS, fund various capital expenditures across the LHS campus, fund a debt service reserve fund and pay costs of issuance associated with the financing. Proceeds of bonds issued through the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency will be used by Ascentria to acquire the Brookfield and Worcester locations, refinance existing debt obligations in connection with the acquisition and fund improvements to the properties.

August 2, 2021

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DivcoWest, LCOR Top Off 468-Unit Apartment Community at Cambridge Crossing

by Taylor Williams July 30, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Developers DivcoWest and LCOR have topped off Park 151, a 468-unit apartment community located within Cambridge Crossing, a 43-acre mixed-use development located at the convergence of Boston, Cambridge and Somerville. Approximately 12 percent (56 units) of the residences will be earmarked as affordable housing, and the building will also house 18,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a pool, terrace with cooking stations, lounge areas and a fitness center. Project partners include architect CBT and general contractor John Moriarty & Associates. Park 151 represents the first of multiple phases of residential development within Cambridge Crossing. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2022.

July 30, 2021

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Qualified Labor, Healthy Tenant Demand Drive Life Sciences Development in Boston

by Taylor Williams July 28, 2021

By Brendan Carroll, director of research, Cushman & Wakefield The rapid emergence of greater Boston in the first two decades of the 21st century as a global center of advanced, technology-assisted biology has been followed by an even faster rate of growth since the start of the new decade. We have reached a critical mass in the greater Boston market, where we have developed a combination of skills, institutions and collaboration between companies that is supported and financed by an investor base that is qualified to evaluate the potential efficacy of new innovations. This landscape has created a self-propagating ecosystem for development and absorption of life sciences properties. The region’s large inventory of lab space has also evolved as a driver of new users into the market as biotechnology groups increasingly focus on speed to market for promising scientific breakthroughs. In response to these drivers, the inventory of biotechnology-focused laboratory space in greater Boston, which eclipsed 20 million square feet in 2016, is now on pace to reach 30.7 million square feet by 2023. Furthermore, the current inventory levels will likely approach and surpass 40 million square feet this decade, as a sizable set of projects are expected to move …

July 28, 2021

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Horvath & Tremblay Negotiates $11M Sale of Metro Boston Retail Property Leased to Walgreens

by Taylor Williams July 23, 2021

WOBURN, MASS. — Horvath & Tremblay, a national brokerage firm based in metro Boston, has negotiated the $11 million sale of a 10,646-square-foot, newly built retail property in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. Walgreens occupies the property and has 14 years remaining on its lease. Peter Butler and Brendan Conway of Horvath & Tremblay represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The deal traded at a cap rate of 5.37 percent.

July 23, 2021

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Joint Venture Breaks Ground on $2B USQ Mixed-Use Project in Metro Boston

by Kristin Harlow July 21, 2021

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — US2, a joint venture between Magellan Development, RAS Development LLC, Cypress Equity Investments and USAA Real Estate, has broken ground on a $2 billion mixed-use project known as USQ in Somerville, just northwest of Boston. The 15-acre, transit-oriented development is situated in the city’s historic Union Square neighborhood at the southeast corner of Somerville Avenue and Prospect Street. An official groundbreaking ceremony took place this morning. Totaling 2.4 million square feet, USQ has been in the making for decades, according to the development team. Plans call for 1.2 million square feet of office and life sciences space, 1,000 apartment units and 140,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. There will also be 3.6 acres of public space encompassing 11 new parks and two new Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) stations. The first office building, 10 Prospect Street, is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Rising seven stories and spanning 194,000 rentable square feet, the LEED Gold building will include an outdoor terrace and onsite parking. Leasing is currently underway. In the Somerville community, there are 18,000 residents who work in the scientific, technology or healthcare industries, according to the project website. Of the current …

July 21, 2021

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Alliance Residential Completes Phase I of The Val Apartments in Billerica, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 20, 2021

BILLERICA, MASS. — Alliance Residential has completed the 110-unit first phase of The Val, a multifamily community in the northwestern Boston suburb of Billerica that will ultimately consist of 211 units. Alliance Residential is developing The Val in partnership with GID Real Estate Investments. Units feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, coworking space, a library and a social lounge. Locally based architecture firm Cube3 designed the property. Other project partners include Erland (general contractor), Allen & Major Associates (civil engineer) and Greystar (leasing agent and manager). Rents start at $2,410 per month for a one-bedroom unit.

July 20, 2021

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Anthology Senior Living to Develop 105-Unit Community in Millis, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 19, 2021

MILLIS, MASS. — Anthology Senior Living has acquired land in Millis, located southwest of Boston, for the development of a new community. The facility will consist of 105 independent living, assisted living and memory care units that will be situated on a 7.7-acre site. Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner and Sam Dylag of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the land deal between seller Barberry Homes and Anthology Senior Living. Cushman & Wakefield also arranged construction financing on behalf of the buyer from a regional bank.

July 19, 2021

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Kula Bio to Open 7,500 SF Headquarters in Natick, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams July 19, 2021

NATICK, MASS. — Kula Bio, a provider of fertilizer for the agriculture industry, will open a 7,500-square-foot headquarters facility in the western Boston suburb of Natick. The company has tapped Massachusetts-based Dacon Corp. to lead the retrofit of an existing 14,350-square-foot building, with plans to immediately occupy 7,500 square feet and leave 6,850 square feet for future expansion. Completion of the retrofit is scheduled for October. About 30 people will work in the new facility.

July 19, 2021

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Abcam Signs 100,000 SF Life Sciences Lease in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams July 16, 2021

WALTHAM, MASS. — Abcam, a United Kingdom-based developer and distributor of biological reagents and tools for research, drug discovery and diagnostics, has signed a 100,000-square-foot life sciences lease in the western Boston suburb of Waltham. The company will occupy space at The Gauge, a former research and development facility that was recently repositioned to attract life sciences users. Paul Delaney and John Coakley of Cresa represented Abcam in the lease negotiations. Mike O’Leary and Duncan Gratton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Hilco Redevelopment Partners.

July 16, 2021

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