Reardon and Corkery of CB Richard Ellis/New England facilitate $2.2 million sale
CB Richard Ellis/New England, a joint venture partner with CB Richard Ellis, brokered the sale of 85 South St., a 15-building 600,000 s/f industrial complex. CBRE represented the seller, Wrights, Inc., a manufacturer of craft products, while Katz Real Estate represented the buyer, MDP Development, a New Hampshire-based developer of residential, commercial and industrial properties.
The CBRE team of Mark Reardon, executive vice president/partner, and David Corkery, first vice president, represented Wrights, Inc. in the transaction. Carl Burwick of Katz Real Estate represented MDP Development.
85 South St. is situated on approximately 105 acres adjacent to I-90/Mass Tpke. The complex dates back to the late 1800s and served as the headquarters of Wrights Inc. for more than 50 years. 85 South St. is served by Rte. 67 to the north, Rte. 19 to the east and Rte. 32 to the west and is located approximately 25 miles from Worcester, 25 miles from Springfield and one hour from Hartford, Conn.
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
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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 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