Tuesday, September 13, 2011

NAI Norwood Group Announces Sale of Development Land in Portsmouth

Written by Sarah Carson, NAI Norwood Group


Portsmouth, NH – Is New Hampshire getting back on track on the real estate front? “The Seacoast area is recovering quicker than the northern part of the State; the lower to mid range homes are recovering more quickly than larger homes,” said Ed Buczynski, Senior Vice President of Real Living | The Norwood Group. So how is this important to the sale of development land in Portsmouth?                                                                       


Greg Whalen from NAI Norwood Group in Portsmouth represented the seller Bonhomme Richard Realty LLC in the sale of a 5.2± acre site off Kearsarge Way in Portsmouth to Chinburg Builders out of Durham. “This is significant because this is the first new housing development for single family homes approved in Portsmouth for nearly a decade,” stated Whalen. 


Chinburg Builders’ plan has received final approvals and permits from the City of Portsmouth to divide the site into 18 single family house lots and these “high performance” homes will start in the mid $300’s. What makes this project stand out is that the energy efficiency of these new homes will be better than Energy Star rated homes. Site work is now underway with home sales starting in the spring of 2012. The new community will be called Harborside Way. 


Harborside Way is located at the entrance to Atlantic Heights. The Atlantic Heights development was completed in 1919 by the US Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation. In September 2006, the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.  


“It’s refreshing to see a home builder take on this market in such an aggressive manner,” commented Ed Buczynski. “It gives us confidence when looking into the future.” 


To contact NAI Norwood Group for your commercial real estate needs please visit www.nainorwoodgroup.com. Or contact one of our offices: 116 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, (603)668-7000 or 100 Market Street Suite 200, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-3001. 


To contact our sister company Real Living | The Norwood Group for your residential real estate needs, please visit www.reallivingnorwood.com. Or contact one of the offices: 46 Route 101A, Amherst, NH (603) 673-1775; 116 South River Road, Bedford, NH (603) 472-4400; or 150 Broad Street, Nashua, NH (603) 889-1875.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Lakeview Property Sells in Northwood, NH

Written by Chris McMahon, NAI Norwood Group

Northwood, NH -  Brian O'Brien, RPA, Managing Broker and Chris McMahon, Sales and Leasing of NAI Norwood Group's Portsmouth NH office represented the Seller, Lakeview Antique Center, LLC in the July 27, 2011 sale of a 5,679 +/- SF retail property on US Route 4. The sale price of $353,000 represents a per square foot value of $62.

The lakeview property, with significant frontage on US Route 4, has been used as an antique store since early 2000 until the recent sale to Maize & Blue, LLC. The new owner has plans to renovate the property and convert into medical office space for Northwood Family Dental with additional space on the second floor being converted for apartments. Rachel Eames of Eames Insurance and Real Estate represented the Buyer, Maize & Blue, LLC.

NAI Norwood Group is an affiliate of NAI Global, the world’s leading managed network of independently owned commercial real estate brokerage firms.  Through this network of 355 offices in 55 countries, NAI Norwood Group is able to leverage their strong local experience around the world. With our extensive background and strong local contacts, we are able to assist individual corporations in negotiating leases, sales, business brokerage, investments, relocation, site selection and development. For more information please visit www.nainorwoodgroup.com. Or contact one of our offices: 116 South River Road, Bedford, NH 03110, (603)668-7000 or 100 Market Street Suite 200, Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 431-3001.