BILLERICA, MA-A full-building industrial pact here is demonstrating that the Route 3 North corridor is not just busy for flex and office leasing, as the McNichols Co. takes all of 33 High St. The single-story, 37,000-sf structure was constructed in 2006. It is owned by Sabre Management LLC.

“It’s a quality building,” says CB Richard Ellis principal Mark Reardon, who represented the landlord in lease negotiations along with colleague David Corkery. CBRE’s Robert Gibson and Ed Jarosz acted on behalf of the McNichols Co., a steel service center that has a national platform, with 17 similar operations and 26 field managers coast to coast. McNichols Co. SVP Larry Jones praised the outcome of the Billerica deal and the real estate team for finding the property in an area that Reardon says is becoming increasingly popular.

“We’ve done a lot of deals in that market over the last year, and it seems like the momentum is carrying over,” says Reardon. “We’ve got a lot going on right now.” Billerica helped secure 670,000 sf of net positive absorption for the region in 2007, according to Grubb & Ellis in its industrial market overview. Much of that velocity occurred at 90 Salem Rd. in North Billerica where a former Kmart warehouse being repositioned by ING Clarion scored a 171,000 sf tenant early in the year and FedEx’s leasing of 145,000 sf to close out 2007 on an up note for the 628,000-sf behemoth.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Unlimited access to GlobeSt and other free ALM publications
  • Access to 15 years of GlobeSt archives
  • Your choice of GlobeSt digital newsletters and over 70 others from popular sister publications
  • 1 free article* every 30 days across the ALM subscription network
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM events and publications

*May exclude premium content
Already have an account?


NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

GlobeSt

Join GlobeSt

Don't miss crucial news and insights you need to make informed commercial real estate decisions. Join GlobeSt.com now!

  • Free unlimited access to GlobeSt.com's trusted and independent team of experts who provide commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, brokers and finance professionals with comprehensive coverage, analysis and best practices necessary to innovate and build business.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM and GlobeSt events.
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com.

Already have an account? Sign In Now
Join GlobeSt

Copyright © 2024 ALM Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved.