WALPOLE, MASS. — Locally based owner-operator Wilder, in conjunction with an undisclosed partner, has acquired Walpole Mall, a 429,285-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment destination located roughly 30 miles outside Boston. Tenants at the property include Kohl’s, Aldi, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, Panera Bread, Aspen Dental, T-Mobile, PetSmart, X Golf, Five Guys and LA Fitness. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce and Danielle Donovan of Atlantic Capital Partners, a division of Boston-based Atlantic Realty, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured Wilder as the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based firm Douglaston Development is nearing completion of a 188-unit affordable seniors housing project in The Bronx. The 12-story building at 2856 Webster Ave., which is adjacent to the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), represents Phase I of a larger development. Phase II consists of 277 affordable seniors housing residences and 8,000 square feet of retail space. Units are reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. Douglaston is developing the project through a 99-year ground lease with NYBG. Stephen B. Jacobs Group is the project architect, and Levine Builders is the general contractor and construction manager. The first move-ins are now underway.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $30 million loan for the refinancing of Brewster LIC, a 700,000-square-foot office complex located at 27-01 Queens Plaza North in the borough’s Long Island City area. The property, which is currently undergoing a capital improvement program, was 72 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to JetBlue and Amaris. Amenities include a fitness center, conference center, terraces and a designated food-and-beverage facility. Gideon Gil, Lauren Kaufman and Dale Braverman of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the debt through Apple Bank on behalf of the borrower, Brause Realty.
BEDFORD, N.H. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two retail properties in Bedford, located outside of Manchester in the southern part of the Granite State. The buildings total 17,301 square feet and are net leased to grocer Trader Joe’s and restaurant Friendly Toast. Jim Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Central Rock Gym, a fitness concept centered on indoor rock climbing, has signed a retail lease to open a 22,000-square-foot facility at 99 Shield St. in Hartford. Phil Gagnon of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. David Dumeer of locally based brokerage firm Goman York represented Central Rock Gym. A tentative opening date was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Wegmans Food Market has announced plans to open an 87,500-square-foot store at 770 Broadway in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood. The market, dubbed Wegmans Astor Place, will be located at the base of an office building that Vornado Realty Trust owns. Meta, formerly known as Facebook, occupies the office portion of the property. The store, which is set to open on Oct. 18, will offer made-to-order and packaged foods; ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat options, including a selection of entrees and sides for individuals and families; and a ‘restaurant foods’ section with fresh sushi, salads, sandwiches, soups, pizza and wings. The location will also include an onsite dining room with sushi and oyster bars, which are set to open in early 2024. This store will be Wegman’s second in New York City, following the opening of Wegmans Brooklyn in 2019. “We know our customers can’t wait to come see what we have in store and our employees have been training, in some cases, for over a year to get ready for this day,” says Matt Dailor, the new store’s manager. “Wegmans is a celebration of food and people, and we can’t wait to open the doors on October 18 …
ANDOVER, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the $58 million sale of two office and life sciences buildings totaling 273,662 square feet in Andover, a northern suburb of Boston. The building at 50 Minuteman Road totals 145,262 square feet and serves as the headquarters of Mercury, a provider of technology solutions for the aerospace and defense industries. The facility at 6 Technology Drive spans 128,400 square feet and serves as a design, development and manufacturing hub for Dräger, a supplier of medical and safety technology products. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen and Samantha Hallowell of Newmark represented the seller, California-based REIT Peakstone Realty Trust, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Boston-based Rhino Capital Advisors.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga, a mortgage banking firm based in metro Boston, has arranged $10 million in acquisition financing for a portfolio of four retail properties occupied by Walgreens in the Northeast. Three of the properties are located in Massachusetts, and the fourth is in New York. Casimir Groblewski and Colin Monahan of Fantini & Gorga arranged the debt through multiple banks on behalf of the borrower, Union Station LP, which acquired the portfolio via a 1031 exchange.
PITTSBURGH — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 125-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Pittsburgh. The six-story hotel sits on a 1.7-acre site on the city’s south side and offers an indoor pool, fitness center, business center and 600 square feet of meeting and event space. Ketan Patel and Phil White of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Seven new tenants have committed to spaces at Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use development in Watertown, located roughly 10 miles outside Boston. Tea One Tea House, Skin Laundry, Restore Hyper Wellness and GNC have recently opened stores, and Blackbird Doughnuts is scheduled to open this fall. Chip City and Medium Rare have also signed leases at the development, with Chip City scheduled to open later this year. A partnership between Wilder Cos. and Boylston Properties owns Arsenal Yards.