DTX 399

Facade Work Underway for DTX 399 Renovation

Facade work is underway to transform 399 Washington Street, DTX 399, from the long-vacant site to prime retail and office space.  The 77,000 square foot historic building will be completely renovated, both inside and out while maintaining the original character.  The prime location, along Washington Street, in Downtown Crossing, sees over 50,000 pedestrians pass each day.

The project remains on schedule using Touchplan, a construction software that allows developers to plan, implement, and monitor projects in their entirety. The innovative software gives developers the ability to see the full spectrum of their project down to every last detail. Touchplan has let developers keep their projects on or ahead of time leading to lower costs and more efficient construction.

LaSalle and L3 acquire long-vacant Downtown Crossing building for $63.25 million, repositioning and rebranding commencing this Summer

LaSalle Investment Management and L3 Capital have acquired 399 Washington Street, a long-vacant 77,000-square-foot office and retail building in Downtown Crossing located across from Millennium Tower, for $63.25 million and plan to commence construction on an extensive repositioning of the building this Summer. The building, formerly home to a Barnes & Noble bookstore and vacant since 2006, will be rebranded DTX 399 and will feature six levels of prime retail and creative office space; Colliers International will be the building’s office and retail leasing broker. “We are beyond excited to publicly introduce this incredible opportunity to the market,” noted Colliers Senior Vice President Peter Montesanto. “Given its proximity to the Millennium Tower and the exciting tenants who accompanied that ‘game-changing’ project, we anticipate tremendous interest from flagship retailers and innovative companies drawn to the vibrancy and accessibility of DTX.” The sale of 399 Washington Street amounts to $821.43 per building square foot; Eastern Consolidated brokered the sale on behalf of seller Robert Posner.

The upcoming repositioning will preserve 399 Washington Street’s unique architecture while juxtaposing a sleek, contemporary flare to the first and second floors of the building. Both interior and exterior building systems will be fully overhauled. “L3 Capital is excited about adding this premier asset to our portfolio in such a dynamic corridor,” noted L3’s Tim Phair. “Boston’s DTX 399 has long been on our radar as an incredible repositioning opportunity, and we are eager to begin working with our partners at LaSalle Investment Management to bring our vision for the building to life.” A rendering of the repositioned 399 Congress Street is posted above.

LaSalle and L3 acquiring former Downtown Crossing bookstore for $65 million, redevelopment in works

Real estate investors LaSalle Investment Management and L3 Capital have a deal in place to acquire 395-403 Washington Street, a 75,000 square foot building located across from Millennium Tower formerly home to a Barnes & Noble bookstore, for around $65 million ($867 per square foot). The deal is expected to close this September. LaSalle and L3 will redevelop the building, which has been largely vacant since Barnes & Noble’s 2006 closure, into two stories of ground-floor retail and three stories of upper-floor creative office space. LaSalle acquired 10 Post Office Square in the Financial District last month for $188 million, or $423 per square foot.