PROVIDENCE, R.I. — LRT Co., a developer of traditional multifamily and seniors housing properties, has acquired 12.4 acres in Providence for the development of a $65 million seniors housing project. Known as Tiffany Laurel Reserve, the property will total 157,000 square feet upon completion and feature 127 independent living residences and 77 assisted living and memory care units. Roughly 25 percent of the units will be reserved for low-income residents. The development will also feature 56 garage parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer.
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HOBOKEN, N.J. — CBRE has arranged a $17 million loan for the refinancing of a 46-unit apartment building located at 600 Harrison St. in Hoboken. New York City-based The Daten Group developed the property in 2017. According to Apartments.com, the building offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 895 square feet and amenities such as a zen garden, package handling service, resident lounge and grilling and dining stations. Jason Gaccione, Shawn Rosenthal, Jake Salkovitz, Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto and Zach McHale of CBRE originated the loan on behalf of Daten Group. The direct lender was not disclosed.
BOSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Atlantic Capital Partners has negotiated the $15.4 million sale of The Trapelo Portfolio, a collection of four retail properties and one office building totaling roughly 70,000 square feet in Massachusetts. The retail component of the portfolio includes Duxbury Plaza, a 44,014-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located south of Boston, as well as three freestanding buildings in Billerica, Burlington and Shrewsbury that are leased to the United States Postal Service. Justin Smith, Chris Peterson, Sam Koonce, Mary Powers and Matt Ericson of Atlantic Capital Partners represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LINDEN, N.J. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $7.4 million ground-lease sale of a 5,585-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden that is leased to convenience store operator Wawa. The building was constructed in 2023 on 1.5 acres within the 350,000-square-foot Legacy Square shopping center, and Wawa has 19 years remaining on the corporate-guaranteed lease. Kyle Fant, Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a partnership between Dallas-based Cypress Equities and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group, in the deal. The undisclosed, New York-based buyer acquired the property via a 1031 exchange.
EDISON, N.J. — A partnership between Dallas-based investment firm Dalfen Industrial and funds advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners LP has purchased a 1.8-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the Central New Jersey community of Edison. The facility at 83 Gross Ave. houses a 4,500-square-foot building with a clear height of 14 feet. Mark Silverman, Liam McGregor and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the off-market transaction.
BOSTON — Tremont Realty Capital, a division of locally based investment firm RMR Group, has provided a $45 million bridge loan for the acquisition of the 178-room Club Quarters Hotel in Boston. The hotel is located at 161 Devonshire St. in the downtown area and offers a mix of traditional guestrooms and suites, as well as meeting and event space and onsite dining options. JLL arranged the loan, which carries a floating interest rate and a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options, on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Arch & Devonshire LLC.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Garden Communities is nearing completion of Providence Place, a 192-unit multifamily project located about 30 miles west of Manhattan in New Providence. Providence Place will feature two- and three-bedroom townhome-style apartments with private garages and driveways. Amenities at the 27-acre property will include a resident clubhouse and an outdoor pool, among others. Full completion is slated for this spring.
HUDSON, MASS. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 176-unit apartment complex in Hudson, a western suburb of Boston. Matrix Hudson is a five-building property that was completed in 2017. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and feature an average size of 1,006 square feet. Amenities include a clubroom, fitness center and a business center. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, John McLaughlin and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of The Claremont Cos., in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a fund backed by Zurich Alternative Asset Management.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Colliers has arranged the sale of the former Cambridge Matignon School campus in metro Boston. The 7.8-acre campus totals 83,136 square feet across two buildings that were originally constructed in 1945. The campus also houses playing fields, science labs, an auditorium and a gymnasium. James Elcock and John Real of Colliers represented the seller, the Archdiocese of Boston, in the transaction. The buyer was Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School. Cambridge Matignon School closed in 2023.
BOSTON — The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. (JPDNC) will undertake a 48-unit affordable housing redevelopment project in Boston. The nonprofit owner-operator will convert a dilapidated, obsolete building in the Dorchester area into housing for seniors aged 55 and above. The property will be known as The Cheney Homes and will primarily house one-bedroom units that will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. ICON Architecture is designing the redevelopment, and NEI General Contracting is handling construction. MassHousing is financing the project in conjunction with other public-sector entities.