TAUNTON, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $28.6 million sale of a 181,900-square-foot warehouse in Taunton, about 40 miles south of Boston. Built in 2002, the property was fully leased to third-party logistics provider DHL Supply Chain at the time of sale. The facility sits on 11.3 acres and offers a clear height of 32 feet, two-sided loading that allows for multi-tenant functionality, an ESFR sprinkler system and truck courts for excess trailer storage. Chris Skeffington, Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall, Daniel Hines and Tony Hayes of CBRE represented the seller, Invesco Real Estate, in the marketing and sale negotiations.
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MANCHESTER, BEDFORD AND NASHUA, N.H. — Greystone has provided $23.8 million in HUD-insured loans to refinance a trio of assisted living facilities in New Hampshire. The communities include Courville at Manchester in Manchester, Courville at Carlyle Place in Bedford and Courville Nashua & Aynsley in Nashua. Lisa Fischman of Greystone originated the interest rate reduction (IRR) transaction. The IRR reduces the interest rate on an existing HUD-insured loan, maintaining the existing maturity and loan amount. The borrower and owner was The Courville Company.
EASTON, MASS. — Markward Group has brokered the sale of an 83,320-square-foot industrial property in Easton, located on the southern outskirts of Boston. The property was built on 6.6 acres in 1990 and was leased to CADCo Distribution, which services the outdoor power equipment industry, at the time of sale. Matt Macdonald of Markward Group represented the seller, Asbeshaus Trust, which sold the asset to Congdon Investments for an undisclosed price.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — New York-based investment firm The Birch Group has acquired a 73,000-square-foot office building located at 500 International Drive in Mount Olive, located east of Newark. The sale included a 7,115-square-foot adjacent commercial building. The Rockefeller Group developed the three-story building, which was fully leased to 16 tenants at the time of sale, in 1987. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Fred Hyatt, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Nicholas Stefans of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between boutique investment firm JNY Capital and United Hoisting Co. will develop The Oasis, a $175 million office and life sciences project in Queens. The 11-story building will be located at 38-42 12th St. in the Long Island City neighborhood. The Oasis will consist of 343,500 square feet of traditional office and life sciences space, 34,700 square feet of street-level retail space, 30,700 square feet of event space and a 17,000-square-foot rooftop bar/restaurant. The Oasis will also feature 30,000 square feet of terrace and outdoor green space and parking for more than 650 cars. Construction is expected to begin in the second or third quarter of 2021 and to be complete in the third or fourth quarter of 2022. Lee & Associates is marketing the property for lease.
WARRENDALE, PA. — Postal Realty Trust (NYSE: PSTL), a New York-based REIT, has acquired a 431,000-square-foot industrial building located in the northern Pittsburgh suburb of Warrendale for $47 million. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants, with a USPS processing and distribution facility occupying roughly 75 percent of the space. The other tenants are Omnicell Inc., a provider of operational solutions for healthcare facilities, and DBC Real Estate Management LLC, a regional multifamily owner-operator. The seller was not disclosed. Postal Realty Trust now owns 714 properties in 47 states totaling 2.6 million square feet of net leasable commercial space.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Pennsylvania-based self-storage REIT CubeSmart has opened a 1,100-unit facility in the Northern New Jersey city of East Brunswick. New Jersey-based TFE Properties developed the facility, which spans more than 130,000 square feet of net rentable space. The facility is located along State Route 18 at the site of a former Kmart and is situated within TFE’s Junction Pointe retail project.
MAYNARD, MASS. — Market Basket has opened a 69,374-square-foot grocery store within Maynard Crossing on the western outskirts of Boston. The 730,000-square-foot mixed-use development is home to other retail tenants such as Eco Nails & Spa, Planet Fitness and Maynard Wine & Spirits. Capital Group Properties broke ground on the property in 2019. Other uses include The Vue at Maynard Crossing, a 180-unit multifamily community; Camellia Gardens, a 143-unit seniors housing community; Emerson Hospital Urgent Care; and outdoor spaces such as a dog park, walking paths and green space.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a 46,000-square-foot industrial building in Freehold, located in the central part of the state. The property was built on 10 acres in 1984. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Mark Silverman of CBRE represented the seller, L&M Realty Associates LLC, which originally acquired the asset for $3.5 million in 2013. The team also procured the buyer, a New Jersey-based limited liability company.
BOSTON — Skanska, an international developer based in Sweden, has paid $177 million to acquire land in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood for the development of a 27-story office building. The building will be located at 380 Stuart St. and will also house street-level retail space and a below-ground parking deck. The seller of the land was John Hancock Life Insurance Co. A construction timeline was not disclosed.