BOSTON — Boston Capital has closed Boston Capital Corporate Tax Credit Fund LX, a nationwide portfolio of 21 affordable apartment properties in 13 states with a fund size of $120 million. The fund includes 17 properties for families and four seniors housing developments. This portfolio added 1,068 apartment units to Boston Capital’s holdings. Fund XL also will result in the creation of nearly 870 local jobs and will generate $54 million in local salaries. With the closing of Fund XL, the company has raised $538 million in equity in the past 12 months. Boston Capital also recently launched Corporate Fund XLI, a $160 million fund expected to close in October.
TANNERSVILLE, PA. — Michael Baxter & Associates Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of the former Pocono Record printing facility in Tannersville. DMC Properties PA LLC, an affiliate of Durr Mechanical Construction purchased the 25,000-square-foot property for $1.2 million. Michael Baxter of Michael Baxter & Associates represented the seller, Dow Jones, in the transaction. John Schilp of NAI James E. Hanson represented the buyer.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of TGM Waterford Commons, an apartment community located at 30 Catherine’s Way in Manchester. Beachwood Residential LLC purchased the 303-unit property from TGM Waterford LLC, an affiliated entity of New York City-based TGM Associates, for $49.9 million, or $165,000 per unit. The 13-building property features 47 one-bedroom/one-bath apartments, 193 two-bedroom/two-bath units and 63 three-bedroom/two-bath units ranging from 690 to 1,350 square feet. Units feature walk-in closets, in-home full-size washer/dryer units and a private patio or balcony area. Community amenities include a clubhouse, heated indoor swimming pool and spa, movie theater, fitness center, sauna and steam room, volleyball court, tennis court, playground, barbecue and picnic area, storage units and carports. Steve Witten and Victor Nolletti of IPA represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST WARWICK, R.I. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of The Apartments at Royal Mills, a multifamily community located at 125 Providence St. in West Warwick. JG Royal Mill LLC/JJH Royal Mill LLC, an affiliate of Readville, Mass.-based Geraghty Associates, purchased the 251-unit property for $31.7 million from SBER Royal Mill LLC. The property consists of two main historic mill buildings: Royal Mill, ranging from four to six stories, and the four-story Ace Dye Mill. Additionally, the property features a two-story machine shop mill with two townhome units and a vacant two-story gatehouse building, which can be converted into amenity or residential space. Community amenities include a clubhouse, pool table, wet bar, fireplace, resident lounge, fitness and business centers, riverfront barbeque area, kayak launch, landscaped river walk, waterfall-powered hydro plant, landscaped common areas and courtyards and climate controlled on-site garage parking. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the seller in the transaction.
YORK, PA. — The Garibaldi Group and Avison Young have brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 57 Grumbacher Road in York. Boston-based High Street Realty Co. purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.8 acres, the 284,582-square-foot property offers 6,000 square feet of office space and 27 dock-high doors with one drive-in door. Additionally, the site can accommodate up to 92 trailer lot stalls or a 55,000-square-foot standalone building. Michael Bartolacci and Jerry Moore of The Garibaldi Group, along with Brendan Kelly of Avison Young, represented the seller, Bell Sport Inc., in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Commercial Realty Group (CRG) has acquired an industrial building, located at 7 Eastmans Road in Parsippany, for an undisclosed price. CRG plans to reposition the 142,620-square-foot property to Class A status. Renovations and improvements will include a new roof and energy-efficient lighting, as well as raising ceiling heights to 24 feet in a portion of the building and upgrading the landscaping. Additionally, the buyer plans to reskin the building’s façade, upgrade the loading docks and expand the parking area. Jules Nissim, Stephen Elman and Chris Kinum of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the transaction and represented the seller, a trust, in the deal. Additionally, CRG has retained Cushman & Wakefield to market and lease the property.
NEW YORK CITY — WeWork has signed a 19-year lease for 180,000 square feet of office space at 1460 Broadway in Times Square. The company will occupy the entire 16-story building except for the second and third floors, which will be converted into a multi-level retail space. WeWork, a provider of shared workspace, community and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses, will take occupancy of the property later this year. The property is jointly owned by Himmel + Meringoff and The Swig Company. Additional terms of the lease were not released.
Young professionals are flocking to Boston to find higher-paying jobs generated by fruitful healthcare and technology industries. Pharmaceutical companies like GE Healthcare, Amgen and Novartis AG are expanding in Boston and Cambridge. In addition, professional, business services, education, and health services sectors have all surpassed pre-recession employment. In 2015, companies in Boston are projected to create 43,000 new jobs, which is a 1.7 percent annual increase. The increased pace of hiring will support household formation and elevate the area’s housing demand. The Greater Boston region is experiencing one of its largest residential building booms in recent history. Most of the area’s proposed and under-construction residences are apartments and many of them are on the luxury end, including the Ink Block and Troy Boston on the South End, and the Zinc in East Cambridge. Multifamily inventory will expand 1.6 percent this year, resulting in a total delivery of 7,250 new units. Many potential homeowners will choose renting over buying as more and more potential homebuyers prefer short commute times and the lifestyle that renting offers — a growing trend across many of the country’s major metros. Nationwide, apartments outperformed expectations for 2014. The national vacancy rate dipped as low as 4.2 …
NEW YORK CITY — Triangle Equities has completed the development of a nine-story mixed-use building located at 42-05 Parsons Blvd. in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens. The 28,546-square-foot condominium building features 14 residential units and five office units. The lower level of the building is being offered as a community facility space, totaling 6,755 square feet in five separate units. The space features 13-foot ceilings, a separate elevator and staircase and a private entryway. The top floors offer 14 two-bedroom/bathroom condos and two three-bedroom/bathroom penthouses on the top two floors. Ranging in price from $550,000 to more than $1 million, the residential condos feature hardwood floors, private balconies/terraces, walk-in closets, stacked washer/dryers and a video intercom entry system. Block & Lot Real Estate & Management is representing the ownership in all residential sales, while Cushman & Wakefield is handling the sale of the community facility space.
GLEN MILLS, PA. — HFF has arranged $60 million in financing for Concordville Town Centre, a retail center located at 101 Byers Dr. in Glen Mills. HFF secured the long-term, fixed-rate mortgage through an institutional insurance company for the borrower, Brandolini Cos. Consisting of 12 buildings, the 397,188-square-foot center is 99.3 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including The Home Depot, Acme Markets, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Staples, PetSmart, Wells Fargo Bank, Outback Steakhouse, Santander Bank and Bertucci’s. Ryan Ade led the HFF team that secured the financing for the borrower.