News: Front Section

NorthBridge CRE Advisors, LLC purchases 20 Carematrix Drive for $7 million

20 Carematrix Drive - Dedham, MA 20 Carematrix Drive - Dedham, MA

Dedham, MA NorthBridge CRE Advisors, LLC has closed on the $7 million  acquisition of 20 Carematrix Dr., a 39,391 s/f class A office building. NorthBridge CRE Advisors is a Boston-based real estate investment and advisory firm co-founded by managing partners Greg Lauze and Dean Atkins. 

Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) investment sales team of senior managing director Coleman Benedict and director Ben Sayles marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an affiliate of The Bulfinch Companies, Inc. and also procured the buyer. Additionally, working on behalf of the new owner, HFF’s debt placement team led by director Lauren O’Neil secured the acquisition financing through Country Bank.

20 Carematrix Dr. is located within walking distance of Legacy Place, and the MBTA’s Dedham Corporate Center station, allowing commuters to access Boston’s Back Bay within 20 minutes. Legacy Place is a best-in-class, 675,000 s/f center anchored by Whole Foods and featuring a tenant lineup including Apple, Brooks Brothers, Lululemon Athletica, Anthropologie and dining and entertainment options including Showcase Cinema de Lux, King’s, Legal Sea Foods, Aquitaine, and Yard House. In recent years, the area has emerged as a thriving business center that draws on its proximity to Boston, affluent western suburbs, and its regional access made possible by I-93, Rte. 128/I-95, I-90 (the MassPike), and Rte. 24.

“We are delighted to acquire an asset, which stands the test of time and is able to appeal to those tenants seeking a true live, work, play environment,” said Lauze.

“Bulfinch takes extremely great care of their assets and 20 Carematrix is no exception,” said Atkins.

NorthBridge CRE Advisors, LLC is a Boston based commercial real estate investment and advisory firm founded in the fall of 2014. The firm focuses on principal real estate investing in the greater Boston/New England area and real estate advisory services for local, national and international clients. Mr. Lauze has a background in real estate acquisitions, asset management and capital fundraising previously with private equity real estate firms, Colony Capital in Boston and The Blackstone Group in New York. Atkins has a background in real estate law, brokerage, asset management, and consulting. He was previously was an attorney in the commercial real estate group at Mintz Levin before most recently leading national & international accounts at Transwestern / RBJ.

READ ON THE GO
DIGITAL EDITIONS
Subscribe
READ ON THE GO
DIGITAL EDITIONS
Subscribe
Quick Hits
STAY INFORMED FOR $9.99/Mo.
NEREJ PRINT EDITION
Stay Informed
STAY CONNECTED
SIGN-UP FOR NEREJ EMAILS
Newsletter
Columns and Thought Leadership
Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

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 Journal presents<br> the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate Journal presents
the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

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!
Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary