The five-story building currently consists of 80,000-sf situatedon a nearly two-acre site. The plan is to convert the building into60 condos, and a five-story, 150,000-sf building will beconstructed to hold an additional 140 new rental units. The projectwill also feature 220 parking spaces.

Thomas J. Hynes Jr., president, and Thomas D. Robinson Jr., vicepresident, of Meredith & Grew represented the Society of Jesusof New England. Kevin C. Phelan, executive vice president, andStephen M. Horan, senior vice president, of Meredith & Grewarranged the acquisition and construction financing of $70 millionfor the buyer with Key Bank and NEBF. Harrison Commons LLC, is ajoint venture of Robert F. Walsh, of RF Walsh & Co., and RobertN. Kenney, of Kenney Development.

The property was originally constructed by the Jesuits in 1863to serve as the first home of Boston College. In 1909, Meredith& Grew sold the Lawrence Farm in Chestnut Hill to BostonCollege and the college relocated to that property. This locationremains the core site of the college today. Boston College HighSchool also occupied the Harrison Avenue location from 1863 to1954, when it relocated to its current campus in Dorchester.