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BROCKTON, MA-A large commercial building in this South Shorecommunity has been acquired by Equity Industrial Partners of nearbyNeedham as the firm continues to reload nationally following itsblockbuster $516 million portfolio sale consummated earlier thissummer. EIP paid $7.8 million for 560 Oak St., a 441,000-sfbehemoth purchased empty from a private investment group, BrocktonOak RT.

EIP principal Bruce Levine tells GlobeSt.com that his firm ispreparing to meet Brockton Mayor James Harrington and otherofficials to determine what path to take with the site. "It's avery good location," Levine says of 560 Oak St., not only situatedadjacent to the Westgate Mall, but also offering quick access tomajor roadways such as Route 24. Besides city input, Levine saysthe company is interviewing local brokers to assess what sort ofuses might be attracted to the building.