NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. — A joint venture between Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital and Camber Development has purchased Sanofi Genzyme’s Northborough Global Operations Center, a 212,000-square-foot life sciences building in Northborough, located outside of Worcester. The sales price was $33 million. The property is situated on a 19.3-acre site and was fully leased at the time of sale. Coleman Benedict, Matthew Sherry, Ben Sayles, Michael Restivo and Corbin Stall of JLL represented the buyer in the deal. The seller was Chicago-based Capri EGM.
LYNN, MASS. — Locally based developer The Procopio Cos. has begun leasing Caldwell, a 259-unit apartment complex in the northern Boston suburb of Lynn. The property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, rooftop terrace and a lounge area with a bar. Rents start at roughly $1,600 per month for a studio unit.
WOODLAND PARK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Lackawanna Business Park, a 140,548-square-foot industrial complex located at 86 Lackawanna Ave. in Woodland Park in the northern part of the state. The sales price for the three-building complex was $10.2 million. Andrew Schwartz, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Frank DiTommaso and Jordan Sobel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Lackawanna Associates LLC, and procured the buyer, Lackawanna Woodland LLC.
WEYMOUTH, MASS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of the former Colonial Nursing Center in Weymouth, a South Shore suburb of Boston. The buyer plans to convert the property into a workforce housing asset. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Located on 2.1 acres and totaling 72,999 square feet, the current layout includes 93 units with various amenities, including a commercial kitchen, dining room, activity areas, outdoor courtyard, common gathering areas and outdoor walking trails. Jason Skalko, Zach Rigby, Brannan Knott and C.J. Kodani of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
The seniors housing industry has had a particularly challenging year. But the latest data from NIC MAP shows COVID cases are down in nursing homes and occupancies are expected to rebound from historic lows in the coming months, says Matt Pipitone, seniors housing platform manager with M&T Realty Capital Corp. (MTRCC). It remains to be seen how quickly leasing will ramp up and to what extent rents and incentives will be impacted long term. But in the meantime, Pipitone points to some positives on the financial side of the industry. Namely, the government has provided several rounds of stimulus money, which has helped operators, especially those who manage skilled nursing facilities. And Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD have offered assistance to borrowers in the form of forbearance programs and other debt service relief. The agencies also remain active, but are cautious when treading in the sector, Pipitone says. “Fannie and Freddie have pulled back. Overall leverage is down, and there are debt service reserves required on new deals. But the rate environment is still really good. HUD, on the other hand, has been really steady. Borrowers can still get up to 80 percent loan-to-value with 1.45 times debt service …
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based CIM Group has completed construction of 111 Montgomery, a 163-unit multifamily condominium building in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood. The 12-story property is located adjacent to the 52-acre Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Prospect Park. Units feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with select units offering private balconies/patios. Amenities include a resident lounge, fitness center and a children’s play area.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Miami-based investment firm Elion Partners has purchased a 207,000-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey city of Elizabeth that is located approximately two miles from Newark Liberty International Airport. The sales price $29.7 million. According to LoopNet Inc. the property was built on 8.6 acres in 1948 and renovated in 2019. The seller was not disclosed.
NORTON, MASS. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a seniors housing campus in Norton, located near Rhode Island in the southern part of the state. The campus houses Residences at Norton, a 72-unit assisted living facility, and Wingate at Norton, a 106-bed skilled nursing home. Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Dan Baker and Jack Griffin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the institutional seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between investment firm Harrison Street and regional operator LCB Senior Living. The new ownership plans to upgrade the existing assisted living building and convert the existing skilled nursing portion to memory care and increased common area space.
LODI, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated a 130,000-square-foot industrial lease at the former National Wholesale Liquidators building in the Northern New Jersey community of Lodi. Bill Waxman and Kevin Dudley of CBRE represented the tenant, AAA Wholesale, a supplier of household items, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
ALPHA, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has arranged the sale of Evergreen Village, a 98-unit apartment complex in Alpha, located in the central-western part of the state. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units across seven two-story buildings. Jerry Zaro and Jeffrey Meltzer of law firm Sills Cummis & Gross PC represented the undisclosed seller. David Simon of NAI DiLeo-Bram brokered the deal. The buyer was also undisclosed.