WALTHAM, MASS. — Transwestern has arranged the sale of a three-building portfolio totaling 65,200 square feet of office, laboratory and research and development space in Waltham. Taurus Investment Holdings sold the portfolio to a joint venture between Parsada Ventures and KHS Management for $14 million. The buildings are located at 150 and 335 Bear Hill Road and 300 Second Ave. within the Bear Hill Business Park. Chris Skeffington and Roy Sandeman of Transwestern represented the seller and sourced the buyer in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a former daycare facility, located at 1057 Fulton St. in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. An undisclosed buyer acquired the building for $5.1 million, or $493 per square foot. The buyer plans to convert the 10,337-square-foot property, which was vacant at the time of sale, into a mixed-use building. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks and David Algarin of TerraCRG were the sole brokers in the transaction.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of The Harrison, a 20-story apartment building located at 575 Easton Ave. in Franklin Township. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 316-unit property for $54 million. Originally built in 1974 and renovated in 2015, the property features 38 studio units, 178 one-bedroom units and 100 two-bedroom units featuring hardwood floors, individually controlled heating and cooling, spacious layouts and balconies. On-site amenities include 24/7 concierge service, a clubhouse, outdoor pool, parking garage, playground, dog park, fitness center and two-in-one basketball/tennis court. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent leased. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver, and Marc Duval of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Montecito Medical Real Estate has acquired Maine Eye Center’s Lowell Street campus in Portland for an undisclosed price. The 34,000-square-foot Class A medical office building is minutes from downtown Portland, Portland Harbor and the region’s two major hospitals, including Maine Medical Center. The Maine Eye Center has a practice lineage of more than 100 years and offers comprehensive eye specialty services. Including this transaction, Montecito has acquired 20 medical office buildings during the past 12 months and expects to close on the acquisition of eight additional medical real estate assets before the end of this year.
LEBANON, PA. — The Woda Group Inc., as developer, has opened Kreider Commons, an affordable seniors housing development located at 631 N. Eight St. in Lebanon. An adaptive reuse of a six-story manufacturing/warehouse building, the property features 50 one- and two-bedroom rental apartments for independent seniors aged 62 or older. Additionally, the building features all new systems, two elevators, drive-up entry, on-site parking, a community room with kitchen, library, computer room, grandchild room and crafts rooms. The project team includes Kinsley Construction, Marks Thomas Architects, Steckbeck Engineering, and Woda Management and Real Estate LLC. Financing for the development was provided by PNC Bank, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of an office and retail building located at 1050 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge. Putnam Circle Associates sold the 62,474-square-foot property to L&B Realty Advisors for an undisclosed sum. The property is currently leased to several long-term office tenants, including Cambridge 7 Associates, the National Bureau of Economic Research and Northstar Project & Real Estate Services. Pyara Spa & Salon is currently the sole retail occupier in the first-floor retail space. Dave Pergola, Brian Doherty and Chuck Kavoogian of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Markeim Chalmers Inc. has arranged the sale of an office building located at 499 Cooper Landing Road in Cherry Hill. The Guidance Center of Camden County Inc. sold the property to 409 ROPA Realty LLC for $1.6 million. The buyer plans to convert the 12,000-square-foot property into a state-of-the-art medical office building. Kevin Burns of Markeim Chalmers represented the seller in the deal.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Clarion Partners, on behalf of a commingled fund managed by the firm, has acquired a two-building office and life science complex, located at 245 First St. in Cambridge, for $311.2 million. Situated in the East Cambridge/Kendall Square submarket, the complex comprises a six-story, 134,175-square-foot life science facility and a nine-story, 170,714-square-foot office tower constructed above a parking garage. The two buildings are connected by a four-story glass atrium and on-site amenities include a common lobby with seating, an on-site café, structured parking, bike storage, lockers and a shower room. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent leased to a variety of tenants focused on biotechnology and medical research. The name of the seller was not released.
NEWARK, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the sale of 80 Park Plaza, a 973,000-square-foot office park located in Newark. Columbia Property Trust sold the complex to a joint venture between New York-based Nightingale Properties and Simon Glick, a private real estate investor, for $174.5 million. The complex features a 26-story office tower and a three-story plaza building. Serving as the headquarters for Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) since 1979, the property is currently 85 percent net leased to PSEG, with 14 years remaining on the lease term. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Dudley Ryan of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
AUBURN, N.Y. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of Inn at The Finger Lakes, located at 12 Seminary Ave. in Auburn. TJ Hospitality acquired the 77-room property for an undisclosed price. Mark von Dwingelo and Pat Culligan of HREC represented the seller, FLH Development, in the deal.