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UMass Amherst Acquires Catholic Center Property for $13M

UMass Amherst, through the UMass Building Authority, has acquired The Newman Catholic Center in Amherst for $12.5 million. Located at 472 North Pleasant St., the property is located at the southeastern gateway entrance to the campus.

The Newman Center will continue its mission of service to the community of UMass. As part of the acquisition agreement, UMass is leasing the existing building back to the center for up to five years. During that time, the Newman Center will build a replacement facility on UMass land that will be ground leased to them.

The campus will reportedly use the Newman Center to address priority space needs at the location, which include instructional and office space.

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David Cohen is Southeast Editorial Director at Connect Commercial Real Estate. David is a media veteran with more than 10 years of experience in journalism, copywriting and communications across a variety of roles. He is responsible for covering commercial real estate news and trends in the Southeast, Florida, Washington D.C. and Boston at Connect CRE as well as specializing in the Student Housing sector. Prior to joining Connect, David was the editor of Northeast Real Estate Business magazine and Student Housing Business magazine at France Media as well as spending time freelancing for ESPN and the Associated Press in the fast-paced field of live sports event production. He is also an owner and investor in multifamily real estate in Atlanta, GA. David currently resides in Atlanta and graduated from the College of Communication & Information at the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

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