HOLBROOK, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7 Million sale of Johns Avenue Apartments, a 34-unit building in Holbrook, 17 miles south of Boston. Marcus & Millichap’s Tony Pepdjonovic and Evan Griffith represented the seller and procured the buyer. Neither party was identified. The property was built in 1965 and totals 26,164 square feet on about a 1-acre lot. Floor plans are mix of four studios and 30 one-bedrooms.
BOSTON — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $132 million, floating-rate refinancing loan for The Abbey Group’s Viridian project in Boston. Amy Lousararian, managing director at JLL Capital Markets, arranged the financing. The Abbey Group opened the 342-unit, 20-story community in 2015. Apartments are offered as studios or in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts as well as penthouse units. According to the property website, asking monthly rents for studios start at $3,015, and three-bedrooms start at $6,250. Amenities include a two-story atrium with 24-hour concierge service, two rooftop decks with …
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5 million, off-market sale of a nine-unit property at 323-327 Columbia St. in Cambridge. Senior managing directors Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic represented the seller and procured the buyer. The three-story building was constructed in 1920 and is within walking distance of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
BOSTON — WinnCos. has broken ground on Phase I of the redevelopment of the Mary Ellen McCormack (MEM) public housing project in Boston. Activity will kick off with the construction of a $62 million building known as Building A. This ground-up construction will provide new homes to the 94 low-income families currently living in the community. WinnCos. says Building A move-ins will occur in fall 2026. Once complete, the revamped 30-acre MEM community will include 3,300 rental homes, effectively tripling the number of units currently available. Along with Building A, …
LYNNFIELD, MASS. — John M. Corcoran & Co. (JMC) has sold Lynnfield Commons to a joint venture between L&G and Taurus Investment Holdings. JMC, which developed the property in 2009, will remain as the property manager for the 200-unit, garden-style community. Lynnfield Commons is in the North Shore submarket of Boston and offers one- and two-bedroom units with amenities that include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool and walking trails. One quarter of the units are designated affordable, with an 80 percent area median income cap, according to the property website. …
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS. — Marcus Partners has broken ground on 582 Kelley, a 304-unit community on Kelley Boulevard in North Attleboro, 15 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island. The project includes a mix of one- to three-bedroom units, a clubhouse, fitness center, coworking space, dog park, community gardens, outdoor fire pits and grills, park space and a pool area. The first homes are expected to be ready in 2026. Marcus Partners has secured an undisclosed amount of infrastructure grants from the state and towns of North Attleboro and Plainville. The …
No matter how drastically the national economy fluctuates, Boston’s multifamily market, supported by an educated workforce, hardly wavers. Supply and demand are rarely that far from equilibrium, given the tightness of the residential housing market and the hurdles facing multifamily developers. Consequently, rent growth is dependable, and modest vacancy rates are the norm. Never as flashy as New York City or San Francisco — or such relative newcomers as Austin and San Jose — Boston is sometimes overlooked, but it has long been one of the top multifamily markets in …
TRURO, MASS. — The Community Builders (TCB) has broken ground on Cloverleaf, a 43-unit affordable housing project in Truro, located roughly 100 miles southeast of Boston near the northern tip of Cape Cod. Thirty-nine units will be restricted to households earning between 30 and 100 percent of the area median income. The other four apartments will be rented at market rates. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and will be spread across 10 buildings. TCB is developing Cloverleaf in partnership with Community Housing Resource Inc. and the …
BOLTON, MASS. — Atlanta-based developer Wood Partners has broken ground on Alta Nashoba Valley, a 229-unit project in Bolton, roughly 45 miles west of Boston. Alta Nashoba Valley will feature a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units spread across four three-story buildings. Shared amenities will include a clubroom, workspaces, fitness center, private bar and dining area, dog park, playground, electrical vehicle chargers, a pet spa, pool and firepits and grilling areas. Twenty-five percent of units will be set aside as affordable housing, but income restrictions were not disclosed. The …
WINTHROP, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.7 million sale of Shore Drive Apartments, a 71-unit community in Winthrop, roughly six miles east of Boston. The property offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Plans are underway for the addition of another 27 units as part of a reconstruction effort following a fire at the property last year. Evan Griffith, Tony Pepdjonovic and Will Sanborn of Marcus & Millichap Boston represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the deal.
