BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — Capstone Communities and MPZ Development have opened The McElwain School Apartments, a 57-unit mixed-income community in Bridgewater, 27 miles south of Boston. Of the total unit count, 51 are affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent of the annual median income. Amenities include on-site management and maintenance, a dog park, playground, community room and a wildflower bee meadow. The $28.9 million project is the redevelopment of a historic former school building, which sat vacant for over 20 years. The development was funded through a mix of state, local, and …
BROOKLINE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap have arranged the sale of Beals Street Apartments, a nine-unit property located in the Boston suburb of Brookline. Matthew Pierce of Marcus & Millichap’s Boston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust, and procured the buyer, an LLC. Constructed in 1909, Beals Street Apartments six two-bedroom units and three studio apartments. The 12,280-square-foot asset sold for $5.3 million.
BOSTON — Harbor Group International (HGI) has sold a portfolio of 1,722 units across six communities in the greater Boston area. HGI acquired the portfolio in 2019 for $384 million. The company instituted a $13.6 million capital improvement program to renovate interior units, update property amenities, address outstanding deferred maintenance items and enhance overall curb appeal. Newmark represented HGI in the deal. A fund managed by Bridge Multifamily Fund Manager LLC, an affiliate of Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BRDG), was the buyer. The properties included in the portfolio are:
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — MassHousing has arranged $13.3 million in affordable housing financing for the acquisition and renovation of Van der Heyden Apartments in Springfield. The borrower, a partnership comprising Van der Heyden Apartments Limited Partnership and Paul Oldenburg, secured $9.9 million in construction financing and $3.4 million in construction and permanent financing. MBL Housing and Development was the project consultant. The general contractor is N.L Construction. The architect is Studio One. The management agent is Valley Real Estate. Additionally, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities provided $8.5 million in equity financing, …
AGAWAM, MASS. — Way Finders has secured $5.2 million in affordable housing financing from MassHousing to develop Rosewood Way Townhomes in Agawam. The project will offer 62 apartments across 10 townhome-style buildings. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Eight units will be affordable to households earning at or below 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), 12 units to households earning up to 50 percent of AMI, 27 to households earning up to 60 percent of AMI, 10 will be workforce housing units for households …
BOSTON — Beacon Communities and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England have broken ground on Pok Oi, an 85-unit affordable community in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. Pok Oi will offer one-, two- and three bedroom units. The project is financed in part through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Income restrictions for the complex were not disclosed.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — The Jowamar Cos. has secured a $6.6 million loan to convert two vacant buildings in Lawrence, approximately 30 miles north of Boston, into a 24-unit affordable housing community. The buildings previously offered a mix of office and retail space. The retail space will be repurposed as a food hall for the community. Details on income restrictions were not disclosed. MassDevelopment and Reading Cooperative Bank provided the financing. MassDevelopment and Reading Cooperative Bank were equal participants in the loan, and MassDevelopment also enhanced the loan with a guarantee. …
Commercial developers don’t receive the same sunny embrace in Boston compared with other booming multifamily markets to the south. NIMBYism exists everywhere, but developers face a litany of objections and roadblocks to new construction in Beantown. Labor unions, antiquated zoning practices and a scarcity of development sites are some of the barrier-to-entry culprits. In this challenging climate, Boston multifamily is typically summarized by one word: undersupplied. A modest amount of new development combined with strong renter demand ensures most properties will achieve rent growth and occupancy levels that investors like …
ATTLEBORO, MASS. — MassDevelopment has partnered with HarborOne Bank to provide $11.3 Million in loan financing to developer Jonathan Cozzens doing business as 54 Union Street LLC. Cozzens will use the funds to renovate a former mill and manufacturing facility at 54 Union St. in Attleboro, located about 12 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island. The mill, constructed in 1908, is the former home of Pcraft Jewelry, a business founded in 1931. Attleboro was once known as the jewelry capital of the United States. The new market-rate community will consist …
BOSTON — MassDevelopment has issued a $26 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Harrison Affordable LLC, an affiliate of Beacon Communities and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England (CCBA), which will use proceeds to build an 85-unit affordable rental housing community at 288 Harrison Ave. in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. The building, dubbed 288 Harrison Residences, will be constructed on what is currently a surface parking lot serving the Tai Tung Village affordable housing community, also owned by CCBA. The organization chose Beacon Communities as its development partner in …