Leading Advanced Manufacturing Company Signs New 31,000-Square-Foot Lease in Billerica at Axis Park North

January 9, 2023 9:00 AM

Newmark announces the 30,665-square-foot R&D/ lease for ASMPT AEi—a global leader in the automotive camera active alignment market—at 101 Billerica Avenue in the Axis Park North campus in Billerica, Massachusetts.

Newmark Senior Managing Director Rory Walsh and Executive Managing Directors Richard Ruggiero, Torin Taylor and Matthew Adams represented the landlord, a partnership between Boston-based Camber Development and Wheelock Street Capital, in the transaction. Over the past twelve months, the team has leased over 130,000 square feet at the campus on behalf of the landlord.

“The ongoing leasing activity and interest we have seen at Axis Part North underscores the continued strength of and demand for highly functional R&D/flex product in Boston’s North submarket,” said Walsh. “ASMPT AEi makes a great addition to a growing roster of tenants who have chosen Axis Park North as a home base for innovation.”

According to Newmark Research’s 3Q22 Boston Industrial Market Report, R&D/Flex was the only subtype to report a positive absorption rate at 91,583 square feet, totaling 295,784 square feet of positive absorption during the first three quarters of 2022. Greater Boston’s industrial market fundamentals remained healthy, closing the quarter with record-low vacancies at 3.3%, record-high asking rents at $13.88/SF NNN, continued demand for Class A space with Warehouse/Distribution asking rents nearing $16.00/SF NNN–a 30.2% increase year-over-year.

Axis Park North is a 38-acre, master-planned R&D/flex/office campus featuring six buildings that total 450,000 square feet. The campus serves as the headquarters, expansion and incubator spaces for world-leading life science, medical device manufacturing, R&D and robotics companies. Conveniently located, Axis Park North offers access to amenities—including several restaurants, daycare facilities, hotels and fitness centers—and is less than 45 minutes to downtown Boston and Logan International Airport.

CBRE’s Kevin Kennedy and Tom Hovey represented the tenant, ASMPT AEi, on the transaction.

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