QUINCY, MASS. — Boutique commercial advisory firm Talonvest Capital has arranged a $23.1 million acquisition loan for a 1,351-unit self-storage facility located in the southern Boston suburb of Quincy. The climate-controlled property spans 103,562 net rentable square feet. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the nonrecourse loan, which carried a four-year term and three years of interest-only payments, on behalf of the borrower, Madison Capital Group.
BOSTON — Lument, a commercial real estate lender based in New York City, has opened a new office at 10 Arch St. in downtown Boston. The Boston team will focus primarily on originating agency loans and proprietary capital for institutional and private multifamily owners. Brian Sykes, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the new office along with managing director Jon Wood. The duo previously worked together for nearly 10 years at Capital One and at Deutsche Bank. Rounding out the team are director Tim Smits; vice president Mike McNeill; assistant vice president Mitchell Goldenberg; and administrative assistant Christine Mahoney. Lument has about 30 offices across the country.
QUINCY, MASS. — Citizens Bank has provided a $128.7 million construction loan for Ashlar Park, a 465-unit multifamily project located on the southern outskirts of Boston in Quincy. Ashlar Park will feature an outdoor terrace overlooking a pool with cabanas and lounge areas; a 3,200-square-foot fitness center with outdoor yoga space; a multi-level club room/resident lounge; coworking space; a library; and a conference room. Construction of the four-building community, which is located at the site of the former Quincy Medical Center, will be carried out in phases. Initial occupancy is slated for April 2023, with full completion scheduled for April 2024. Jeff Black, Bryan Koop and Sean Burke of Colliers arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, locally based developer FoxRock Properties.
LUNENBERG, MASS. — A joint venture between The Brennan Group, John M. Corcoran & Co. and Berkeley Partners has broken ground on Lunenberg Central, a 372,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the northern central part of Massachusetts. The site offers proximity to Interstates 190 and 495. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 71 dock doors, 402 car parking spots, 94 trailer parking stalls (expandable to 120) and build-to-suit office space. GMA Architects is designing the project, and ARCO National Construction is serving as the general contractor. Construction is slated to be complete in the first quarter of next year. CBRE arranged construction financing on behalf of the joint venture through Cambridge Savings Bank. Newmark will lease the facility.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Kimmerle Group, a New Jersey-based design-build firm, has completed the renovation and expansion of a 350,000-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. The project included a reimagining of the lobby, the relandscaping of the outdoor amenity areas and the addition of a new café and recreation center with a putting green, pool table and arcade. The owner, Onyx Equities, acquired the asset from Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE: VRE) in 2019.
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged a $16.6 million acquisition loan for two commercial buildings in Old Bridge, about 40 miles south of Manhattan. The first property is an 18,728-square-foot mixed-use building, and the second is a 33-unit active adult community. Axiom Capital arranged the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a 10-year term and a fixed interest rate, on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The direct lender was also undisclosed.
NASHUA, N.H. — Boston-based brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the sale of 270 Amherst Street, a 39,750-square-foot shopping center located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border in Nashua. Anchored by German discount grocer Aldi, the property was 86 percent leased at the time of sale. Justin Smith, Sam Koonce and Molly Lynch of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the seller, Saxon Partners, and procured the buyer, Linear Retail, in the transaction.
YONKERS, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $230 million loan for the refinancing of Lionsgate Studios Yonkers, a 500,000-square-foot film production studio located on the northern outskirts of New York City. Proceeds will retire construction debt that financed Phase I of the studio’s development, which was completed in January. The borrower, a partnership between Connecticut-based National Resources and Great Point Capital Management, a media investment fund based in the United Kingdom, is also planning a $500 million expansion. When complete, the studio will house 11 soundstages — eight 20,000-square-foot stages, two 10,000-square-foot stages and a 30,000 square-foot stage — and will be the largest modern-built film and television production campus in the Northeast. The property will also include parking for more than 750 cars and 100 trucks. Michael Zaremski, Michael Shmuely, John Flynn and Jimmy Cochran of JLL arranged the five-year loan.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — CBRE has brokered the $121.5 million sale of Countryside Village, a 448-unit apartment community located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border in Manchester. The sales price equates to approximately $271,000 per unit. Built in phases between 1986 and 1987, the property comprises 17 three- and four-story residential buildings and a 7,000-square-foot clubhouse. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and 20 percent of the residences were recently renovated. According to Apartments.com, amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground, basketball court, grilling stations and onsite laundry facilities. Simon Butler, Biria St. John and John McLaughlin of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Pennsylvania-based Merion Realty Partners, in the transaction. The trio also procured the buyer, an affiliate of Boston-based DSF Group.
STAMFORD, CONN. — New Jersey-based development and investment firm KABR Group has acquired The Verano and The Moderne, two apartment communities totaling 116 units in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford, for $41.3 million. Both communities feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include fitness centers, theater rooms, lounges and rooftop decks. Steve Simonelli, Jose Cruz, Steve Rutman, Chris Hew, Michael Oliver, Kevin O’Hearn and Austin Pierce of JLL represented the seller, Navarino Capital Management LLC, in the transaction. KABR Group acquired the properties via a joint venture with an undisclosed private family office. Jared Kaufman of Greystone originated acquisition financing for the deal. The new ownership plans to implement value-add programs and rebrand the properties.