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The-Bixby-Haverhill-MA

HAVERHILL, MASS. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of The Bixby, an apartment property located in Haverhill. A partnership between an affiliate of Boston Andes Capital and William Braucher sold the property to Blackfin Real Estate Investors in a joint venture with True North Management Group for $22.5 million. The 12-story apartment building features 128 units in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include a resident lounge with entertainment kitchen, smart televisions, a pool and shuffle board tables, an outdoor riverfront deck, a game room, a fitness center and a landscaped courtyard. Between 2016 and 2017, Boston Andes Capital implemented $4 million in capital improvements at the property. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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HOLBROOK, DORCHESTER AND WEYMOUTH, MASS. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $82 million in 223(f) FHA financing to the Corcoran, Mullins and Jennison group for the refinancing of a five-property mixed-income and age-restricted housing portfolio in Massachusetts. The properties are Savin Hills Apartments, an age-restricted, affordable housing asset with a project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract in Dorchester; Ramblewood in Holbrook; and a property in Weymouth. Together the properties total 574 units. Dirk Falardeau, Todd Goulet and Matthew Purcell of KeyBank’s Income Property and Commercial Mortgage Groups originated the loan for the sponsors, Corcoran, Mullins and Jennison Inc. and Corcoran Jennison Co.

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15-21-University-Rd-Canton-MA

CANTON, MASS. — Calare Properties has purchased an industrial property, located at 15-21 University Road in Canton, for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. Situated on 17 acres, the 103,200-square-foot property was vacant at the time of sale. The property features 14 loading docks, six drive-in docks, more than 300 parking spaces and flexible floor plans. The name of the seller was not released.

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NORWALK, CONN. — HFF has secured $100 million in financing for Merritt 7, a six-building, 1.4 million-square-foot office park in Norwalk. The borrower is a separate account managed by New York-based Clarion Partners. Riaz Cassum and Lauren O’Neil of HFF arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a correspondent life insurance company. Situated on 22 acres along Norwalk River, Merritt 7 comprises six buildings and features a fitness center, conference centers, car care, two full-service cafeterias, a Starbucks Coffee location and a unisex salon. At the time of financing, the office park was 97 percent leased to a diverse tenant roster including General Electric, Factset Research Systems, Datto and Frontier Communications.

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PHILADELPHIA — Greystone has provided $20.1 million in Freddie Mac financing for West Village, an apartment community located in West Philadelphia. The three separate Freddie Mac Small Balance Loans feature 10-year terms and interest-only payments for three years with 30-year amortization schedules. West Village features 86 units in a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom layouts. Community amenities include parking, roof decks for some units and a community courtyard. Jason Yuen of Greystone originated the financing for the borrower, West Village Group.

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3971-Gouveneur-Ave-NYC

NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has brokered the sale of a six-story apartment building located at 3971 Gouveneur Ave. in the Kingsbridge Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. Hds Funding Co. sold the property to a private investor for $14.2 million. Built in 1928, the 65,394-square-foot building features 67 units. At the time of sale, 36 of the apartments were vacant. Aaron Jungles of Rosewood represented the seller, while Mike Kerwin and Ben Khakshoor, also of Rosewood, represented the buyer in the transaction.

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HARTFORD AND NEW BRITAIN, CONN. — Up Realty, a New York-based investment group, has purchased three multifamily properties located in Connecticut in three separate transactions totaling $6.7 million. In the first deal, the buyer acquired Mark Twain Apartments, located at 367-381 Farmington Ave. in Hartford, for $2.6 million, or $40,000 per unit. The property features 65 apartments in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. In the second transaction, Up Realty purchased Candlewood Apartments, located at 123-131 Clinic Ave. in New Britain, for $2.6 million, or $66,250 per unit. Situated on 1.7 acres, the property features 40 two-bedroom apartments. In the third deal, the buyer acquired Cardinal Hill Apartments, located at 265 Kensington Ave. in New Britain, for $1.5 million, or $51,724 per unit. The 29-unit property features large studio units with private balconies. Steve Pappas of Chozick Realty represented the undisclosed sellers and procured the buyer in all three transactions.

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NASHUA, N.H. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a flex building located at 472 Amherst St. in Nashua. BSP Cotton Road LLC, an entity related to Brady Sullivan Properties, sold the property to Pinnacle Properties for $6.6 million. Situated on 7.7 acres, the two-building property totals 98,595 square feet and is leased to multiple tenants. Tom Farrelly, Sue Ann Johnson and Denis Dances of Cushman & Wakefield, in collaboration with Charles Panasis, Ben Kelley and James Tobin of Brady Sullivan Properties, represented the seller in the deal.

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CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Twinning Properties has broken ground on Mass+Main, a multifamily property located in Cambridge’s Central Square. The 308,000-square-foot property will feature 308 mixed-income apartments and 17,000 square feet of retail space overlooking Lafayette Square. The project will offer 248 market-rate and 60 affordable apartments in three buildings: a tower, a six-story building with studios and roommate units, and a four-story building designed for families. Designed by CBT Architects to LEED Gold standards, Mass+Main will be a sustainable green community with green roof terraces, energy tracking, wind energy and smoke-free apartments. The $190 million development is a joint venture between Twinning Properties and its capital partner Mass PRIM. Construction of the three buildings will be completed in phases from fall 2018 through mid-2020.

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RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — The Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has closed on a package of economic benefits for the first phase of Tritec Real Estate Co.’s planned Ronkonkoma hub transit-oriented development project, which is expected to break ground soon. The package was approved unanimously in 2014, but did not close until recently due to the timing of required approvals, including sewer connections, and the acquisition by East Setauket, N.Y.-based Tritec and its partner of various properties at the project site from private owners. The total project, valued at $538 million, is expected to feature up to 1,145 apartments and 545,000 square feet of retail and office space on 50 acres near the Long Island Rail Road station. Phase 1 of the project, which includes the construction of infrastructure and 477,300 square feet of apartments on 11.9 acres, is valued at $112.7 million. The first phase is expected to create 977 construction industry jobs and 76 full-time jobs upon completion. The construction of the first phase is expected to take three years.

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