Colony Realty Partners acquires four buildings totaling 395,000 s/f for $80.9m
A quartet of buildings in one of suburban Boston's office markets has been acquired by Colony Realty Partners for $80.9 million, as the Boston-based real estate group takes 395,000 s/f divested by another local firm, Maric Inc. The properties include such market-leading addresses as the Meadows on Rte. 9 and the Framingham Corporate Center, known to locals as 492 Old Connecticut Path, a 165,000 s/f of office space, which fetched the highest price at $37 million.
The 120,000 s/f Meadows, located at 155 and 161 Worcester Rd., traded for $25 million, while Maric Inc. sold the 75,000 s/f 959 Concord St. for $13.7 million and the 35,000 s/f 125 Newbury St. for $5.2 million. The off-market transaction was orchestrated by the Boston office of Eastdil Secured. Maric paid an aggregate of $42 million in buying the building between 1995 and 2005.
Eastdil Secured brokers involved in this transaction were: James McCaffrey, Peter Joseph, Christopher Phaneuf and Sara Lagosh.
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
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