Tuesday, October 14, 2014

HFF closes $56 million sale of Schneider Electric headquarters in Andover, MA


800 Federal Street, Andover, MA
BOSTON, MA - HFF announced today that it has closed the sale of 800 Federal Street, a 235,943-square-foot, state-of-the-art innovation center that was designed and built for Schneider Electric in Andover, Massachusetts, a suburb north of Boston.

                HFF represented the seller, Long Wharf Real Estate Partners and Leggat McCall, in the sale of the property.  W.P. Carey, Inc. purchased the asset for $56 million or $237 per square foot.

Coleman Benedict
                800 Federal Street was completed in 2014 as the U.S. research and development headquarters for Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management.

  The LEED-certified property was designed to reflect the company’s technological sophistication by incorporating its own energy-efficient products and solutions into the facility’s design, which will reduce energy and operational costs in the long run.

  800 Federal Street will house up to 900 employees and features a fitness center with locker rooms and showers, multiple conference/meeting rooms and a full-service cafeteria with seating for more than 200 employees. 

Located just off Interstate 93 at Exit 45 in Andover, the property is close to the Interstate 495 interchange about 23 miles north of Boston.

                The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by senior managing director Coleman Benedict, director Ben Sayles and real estate analyst Patrick McAneny.

Ben Sayles
Long Wharf Real Estate Partners is a Boston-based private equity real estate manager focused on value-added investments in the U.S.

 Investing on behalf of institutional clients including public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, and family offices, Long Wharf utilizes a broad-based value-added strategy targeting opportunities in multiple property sectors and markets across the country.

                Leggett McCall, which has been an integral part of the Greater Boston landscape since 1965, is in the business of delivering complex real estate projects as investors, project managers and advisors.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:


Olivia Hennessey
Public Relations Coordinator
HFF | 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 700 | Houston, TX 77046
tel 713.852.3403 | fax 713.527.8725 | www.hfflp.com


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