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Owned by James Carlin III and John Hueber, Crosspoint Associatesbought the buildings from HDG Mansur, an Indianapolis-based CREinvestor that paid $92 million for the complex in mid-2004. Whilecalls to Crosspoint, HDG Mansur and brokers at CB Richard Ellis whohandled the sale were not returned by press deadline, sourcesreport the opportunity was well received, with a cadre ofhigh-profile players rumored to have chased the deal. Brokersorchestrating the transaction included CBRE principals Gary Lemireand William Moylan and Chris Angelone, all members of the Bostoninvestment sales team.

The portfolio is leased through 2014 to Thomson Financial, asubsidiary of Toronto-based Thomson Corp. The firm occupies anadjacent building that is owned by another investor. The buildingschanging hands are 11-15 and 49-51 Farnsworth St., plus 12-56 and19-37 Thomson Place. The properties were previously owned by BostonWharf Co., a British firm that once controlled most of the FortPoint Channel. That area, part of the larger Seaport District, nowfeatures a slew of new landlords after Boston Wharf began sellingits portfolio earlier this decade. Prior to the massive divestment,Boston Wharf Co. had been in Fort Point Channel for more than 150years.