BURLINGTON, MA—Few phenomena can darken a landlord’s day quicker than the corporate takeover of a prized tenant, but things have turned out swimmingly here at 1 Van de Graaff Dr. after occupant Adheris was acquired by rival inVentiv Health. Representing one of the larger Route 128 deals of 2011,
BOSTON—Eight grocery anchored shopping centers strewn from Maine to Rhode Island—five in Massachusetts—have been secured for $86.5 million in one of the largest such transactions since the retail world went bust in 2008. Backed by a $20.8 million mortgage from
BOSTON—Angling for an upcoming move to nearby Atlantic Wharf, the Boston Society of Architects is putting the organization’s longtime home at 52 Broad St. on the sales block, retaining Cushman & Wakefield’s Middle Markets Group to offer the six-story, 12,000-sf structure to investors and users. The
EAST GREENWICH, RI—Linear Retail Properties is making another foray into the Ocean State for its ever-growing fiefdom of convenience-oriented retail, this time committing to purchase a Route One strip center being marketed by Cushman & Wakefield at a price estimatedto be in the $8 million range.
LEXINGTON, MA—Things are looking brighter every day on Hartwell Avenue. The latest shining example of the thoroughfare’s re-energized milieu is a 60,000-sf, full-building lease of 29 Hartwell Ave. by QD Vision, whose Quantum Light nano-materials product is sparking rapid growth and a need to expand
LITTLETON, MA—Turnaround times of troubled real estate can vary greatly, but the new stewards of 295 and 305 Foster St. are moving quicker than most in welcoming bids for the two flex/office buildings acquired in September through a friendly foreclosure. Enthused by a pair of tenant commitments and
WAKEFIELD, MA—After making a big splash on the acquisitions front last week in buying a Medford apartment building for $79.9 million, pension fund giant Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association is juggling its local commercial real estate portfolio even more by offering up a block of prime office
MARLBOROUGH—On the cusp of trading a Cambridge laboratory facility, the New Boston Fund is spinning out another long-held Bay State property, the newest one being 33 Boston Post Rd. in the Interstate 495 West submarket.
HARTFORD, CT—The foreclosure crisis is finally becoming an opportunity for investors seeking to scoop up commercial real estate below replacement cost, and the trend that has already taken hold across Massachusetts is now coming to roost here in Connecticut’s beleaguered capital city.
BOSTON — Eight grocery anchored shopping centers stretching from Maine to Rhode Island are being scooped up by a joint venture of WP Realty and Angelo Gordon & Co., industry sources are telling The Real Reporter. Totaling 650,000 sf, the package listed by Cushman & Wakefield is said to be fetching
BOSTON—A former bank headquarters in the Financial District and a Cambridge lab property are the latest CRE opportunities nearing resolution in separate negotiations being handled by Colliers International. Sources have identified Charles River Realty Investors and National Development
CAMBRIDGE—The Alewife submarket has struggled, and an overleveraged capital stack toppled over last autumn at 125 and 150 CambridgePark Dr., but both distressed properties are nonetheless hitting the sales block, with reluctant owner Barclays Capital hiring CBRE/New England to find a buyer for the
MARLBOROUGH, MA—There may be trouble down below, but from its hillside perch, The Campus at Marlborough seems unaffected, continuing to attract high rents and the country’s hottest companies, most recently leasing 38,000 sf to coveted EMC Corp. spinoff VCE Systems. Owners of the three-building,