WARWICK, R.I.; BURLINGTON, PEABODY, FALL RIVER, READING AND WESTFORD, MASS. — HFF has secured a $50.6 million refinancing for a six-property, 224,001-square-foot retail portfolio in the New England area. The firm placed the fixed-rate loan with Allianz Real Estate of America LLC for the borrower, Burlington, Mass.-based Linear Retail Properties. The portfolio consists of 1000 Bald Hill Road in Warwick, Burlington Marketplace in Burlington, Peabody Gardens in Peabody, Flint Village Plaza in Fall River, 345 Main Street in Reading and One Carlisle Road in Westford. Overall, the properties are 97.7 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Trader Joe’s, CVS/pharmacy, Rite Aid, Starbucks Coffee, Panera Bread, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Bank of America and Dunkin’ Donuts. Riaz Cassum and Brett Paulsrud of HFF represented the borrower in the transaction.
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