NEW YORK CITY — Interactive fitness company Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) has entered into an agreement to acquire Precor, a producer of fitness equipment based in metro Seattle, for approximately $420 million. Under the terms of the deal, which is expected to close in early 2021, Peloton will also acquire two of Precor’s equipment manufacturing facilities totaling 625,000 square feet in North Carolina and Washington. Peloton’s stock price eclipsed $160 per share in early trading on Tuesday, Dec. 22, which represents a 13 percent increase from its closing price of $141.79 per share on Monday, Dec. 21, and a more than 400 percent increase from its mark of $30.15 per share a year ago.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Developer DivcoWest has topped off 350 Water Street and 450 Water Street, two life sciences buildings in Cambridge that total 906,000 square feet. The buildings are located within the 45-acre Cambridge Crossing campus and will be the future home of biopharmaceutical giant Sanofi, where some 3,000 employees will work. Perkins + Will designed 350 Water Street, and NBBJ designed 450 Water Street. Other tenants at the 4.5 million-square-foot Cambridge Crossing development include Bristol Myers Squibb and Cerevel Therapeutics. Sanofi expects to take occupancy of the buildings in 2022.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the $72.5 million sale of One Patriots Park, a 143,616-square-foot life sciences building in Bedford, about 20 miles northwest of Boston. The property was 66 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Homology Medicines Inc., Novartis and N2 Biomedical. Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and Dominick Romano of Newmark represented the sellers, Longfellow Real Estate Partners and Bain Capital Real Estate, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Jumbo Capital Management and Iron Point Partners.
EASTON, PA. — Life insurance company Thrivent Financial has provided a $20.5 million loan for the refinancing of two adjacent distribution buildings in Easton. The buildings range in size from 140,000 to 200,000 square feet, and both feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and extra parking for vehicles and truck trailers. Proceeds from the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan will be used to pay off existing construction debt. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private REIT based in Southern California.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 77,875-square-foot industrial facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The property is situated on 4.6 acres near Interstates 78 and 287 and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Greg Nalbandian and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through First Bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Camber Real Estate Partners and an institutional investor.
WESTFORD, MASS. — North Carolina-based investment firm Bell Partners has acquired Hanover Westford Valley and Hanover Westford Hills, two adjacent apartment communities totaling 408 units. The properties are located about 35 miles northwest of Boston and include 12 townhomes. Units feature stainless steel appliances, tile backsplashes, custom cabinets, full-size washers and dryers and private balconies. Communal amenities include two pools, outdoor lounge areas with fire pits, a dog park, pet spa, fitness center, resident clubhouse, private media room with theater-style seating, conference room and private workstations. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
YORK, PA. — A partnership between an affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group and Thackeray Partners has sold a 174,572-square-foot industrial building located at 2075 Loucks Road in York. The sales price was $11.3 million. Built in 1980, expanded in 1986 and renovated in 1996, the building features 18- to 30-foot clear heights and proximity to Interstates 76 and 81. John Plower, Ryan Cottone and Zach Maguire of JLL represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer. The property was 100 percent leased to York Wallcoverings at the time of sale.
MassHousing Provides $26.4M in Financing for Affordable Housing Property in Westfield, Massachusetts
WESTFIELD, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $26.4 million in financing for Powdermill Village, a 248-unit affordable housing property in Westfield, located in the southwestern part of the state. The property was built in the 1970s and renovated in 2000. Proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt and to rehabilitate the property with new roofing, siding, flooring, doors and community space. The borrower, nonprofit Affordable Housing & Services Collaborative Inc., will also upgrade balconies, decks, kitchens and bathrooms of the one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The majority of the units (184) are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.
BENSALEM, PA. — Greystone has provided a $20.6 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Grandview Gardens, a 226-unit multifamily property located in the Lehigh Valley city of Bensalem that was originally built in 1965. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the floating-rate loan, which features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule with four years of interest-only payments. Jack Miller of Platinum Capital Group arranged the loan on behalf of an undisclosed borrower.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated the $11.4 million sale of a multifamily and retail building located at 57 W. 86th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The property is located less than a block from Central Park and consists of 12 residential units and 6,300 square feet of retail space. Paul Smadbeck, Hall Oster, Teddy Galligan, Conrad Martin, Tim O’Brien and Braedon Gait of JLL represented the seller, Endeavor Guidance, in the transaction. The buyer was Michael Herzog LLC.