(Brockton, MA) – September 13, 2022 – HarborOne Bank and R.J. Kelly Co. announced today that the Bank provided financing for R.J. Kelly's $90 million acquisition of 14 industrial properties across Southern New Hampshire – the largest single New Hampshire acquisition in the 71-year history of the real estate firm.
HarborOne arranged a syndicate with four other lenders for a total of $76.3 million in financing for R.J. Kelly Co. The 14 properties acquired in the deal serve 34 different tenants in Hudson, Nashua, Salem, Londonderry, Manchester, and Amherst, NH. The acquisition closed in August.
“This is a great partnership with a long-time New England leader in commercial real estate – and it is good news for Southern New Hampshire to have vibrant, renovated industrial sites in their communities,” said Joseph F. Casey, President, and CEO of HarborOne. “HarborOne Bank's portfolio of commercial real estate loans continues to grow through our relationships with some of the region's most established names in commercial real estate investment, management, development, and construction."
R.J. Kelly Co. maintains a commercial real estate portfolio of land, office, R&D and flex space, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and self-storage properties. Since its inception more than 70 years ago, the company has invested in and/or developed over 20 million square feet of commercial space, hundreds of multifamily and single-family residential dwellings, and self-storage facilities. The company's professionals have more than 150 years of combined hands-on leasing and property management experience, and the team’s expertise and efforts have enabled R.J. Kelly Co. to consistently outperform the market.
"This acquisition adds significant synergies to our growing NH portfolio while providing an excellent opportunity for long term stability and value creation for our investors," said Brandon Kelly, President and CEO of R.J. Kelly Co. "HarborOne Bank has proven to be a committed, trusted and reliable partner throughout our relationship."
The five-bank syndicate on the R.J. Kelly Co. deal included HarborOne Bank as the lead agent, along with Salem 5, Westfield Bank, Service Credit Union, and Bank Newport.
“Given the recent market turmoil, the closing is a testament to the high-quality sponsorship team and HarborOne for championing the opportunity and truly understanding the value of the portfolio,” said CBRE’s Rob Borden, who advised RJ Kelly on the financing along with Andrew Stone. “The sponsor has a proven track record of execution that was critical in securing the loan.”
"The volatile interest rate environment we are experiencing made it necessary to bring the right group of banks together in financing this important deal for R.J. Kelly Co.," said Tristan Pierce, Vice President for Commercial Real Estate Lending at HarborOne Bank. "We believe our deep understanding of the needs and challenges in the commercial real estate sector allows us to provide the highest level of service to investors and asset owners, property managers, and developers."
About HarborOne Bank
HarborOne Bank is headquartered in Massachusetts, with $4.7 billion in assets. HarborOne Bank serves the financial needs of consumers, businesses, and municipalities throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island through a network of 31 full-service branches, and two commercial loan offices in Boston and Providence. The Bank also provides a range of educational services through “HarborOne U,” with content and classes available on personal finance and small business delivered virtually as well as at community locations throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, a subsidiary of HarborOne Bank, is a full-service mortgage lender with offices throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire and is licensed in seven additional states.
About R.J. Kelly Co.
R.J. Kelly Co., Inc. (RJK) is a vertically integrated owner and developer focused on providing agile, flexible, and creative real estate solutions. Since inception they have developed over 20 million sf throughout New England and currently manage approximately 10 million sf of CRE (~$2.5 billion AUM) for their own account and that of select partners, clients, and tenants throughout the region. With a 70+ year track record, their clients’ needs and best interests always come first. They utilize local expertise to best leverage their platform and relationships for the benefit of all across land, office, R&D/flex, industrial, retail, mixed-use, and self-storage investments. For more information, visit rjkelly.com.