JLL IPT pays $90M for Worcester Industrial

JLL Income Property Trust (JLL IPT) has acquired Worcester Distribution Center, a Class A industrial building in the Western Boston submarket, for a purchase price of approximately $90 million. The seller was not disclosed.

Built in 2022, the property totals approximately 396,000 square feet and is 100% leased to a single tenant on a long-term lease.

“Worcester Distribution Center is an important addition to our expanding industrial portfolio,” said Allan Swaringen, JLL IPT president and CEO. “The cost of fuel has continued to rise, widening the imbalance between the costs of transportation and rent. As a result, demand for well-located industrial properties proximate to nodes of critical transportation infrastructure has increased. We have long prioritized logistics centers near these key transportation epicenters, and Worcester Distribution Center aligns with our industrial strategy to position a meaningful share of the portfolio to capitalize on these longer-term demand drivers.”

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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