Financial Digest

Wheelock Street Capital and Camber Development receive $57 million loan for 800 Salem St. - arranged by JLL Capital Markets

Wilmington, MA JLL Capital Markets has arranged $57 million in construction financing for 800 Salem St., an industrial logistics development totaling 237,800 s/f. The project is fully entitled with site work complete, vertical construction underway and an anticipated delivery in Q3 2024.

18-unit condo complex in Conn. funded with construction loan from Worth Avenue Capital

Montville, CT Worth Avenue Capital, LLC (WAC) has closed a $1.5 million construction loan to a Connecticut-based real estate developer. The loan proceeds are being used towards the construction of an 18-unit condominium complex.

Barings provides $84m refinancing
to Hotel Commonwealth in Boston

Boston, MA Barings has provided an $84 million loan to refinance the existing loan on Hotel Commonwealth. JLL advised the sponsorship on the financing from Barings. Located at 500 Commonwealth Ave., situated in Kenmore Sq., adjacent to Boston University’s campus and Fenway Park,

Bianchi joins MountainOne Bank as assistant vice president, community mortgage lending specialist

North Adams, MA According to MountainOne Bank, Jason Bianchi has joined the residential lending team as assistant vice president, community mortgage lending specialist. Reporting directly to the head of residential lending, Bianchi will work out of the Berkshires, and serve as a member of the bank’s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) committee.

MassDevelopment issues $6.543m bond to Mental Health Association

Chicopee, MA MassDevelopment has issued a $6.543 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Mental Health Association, Inc. (MHA), which will use proceeds to buy and renovate a 78,378 s/f building at 350 Memorial Dr. where it will relocate its headquarters from Springfield, Mass. and house its mental health programs and residential and support services.

M&T Bank signs 39,000 s/f office lease at Winthrop Center

Boston, MA According to developer Millennium Partners, M&T Bank, one of the nation’s largest banks with over $200 billion in assets, has signed a lease for 39,000 s/f of office space at Winthrop Center, a 691-foot mixed-use tower in the city. The energy-efficient office space at Winthrop Center was certified by Passive House Institute as the largest Passive House office building in the world.

Real Estate Finance Association is ready for a busy Q1

The Real Estate Finance Association (REFA) is pleased to be supporting Breaktime and FamilyAid Boston as our Charitable Partners...

Accelerator Biotechnology Incubator receives $13.6 million in financing from Rockland Trust

Natick, MA Accelerator Biotechnology Incubator (ABI) Labs secured $13.6 million in financing from Rockland Trust for a strategic expansion which will provide additional state-of-the-art lab space and resources research to partnering businesses. ABI-Labs supports

Colliers arranges $16 million refinancing with Brookline Bank
for Tremont Asset Management LLC's Babcock Place

Brookline, MA Colliers arranged the $16 million refinancing of Babcock Place, a newly constructed 45-unit multifamily property in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of the city. The Colliers team, led by vice president Patrick Boyle, worked with developer Sam Slater of Tremont Asset Management LLC

Kelly promoted to senior vice president, senior commercial risk officer at MountainOne Bank

North Adams, MA MountainOne Bank has promoted Richard Kelly, who has assumed the role of senior vice president, senior commercial risk officer. This newly created position supports MountainOne’s commitment to asset quality while enhancing its loan approval process.