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Northeast Credit Union Portsmouth home for sale before moving to Dover

PORTSMOUTH — Northeast Credit Union has put its Portsmouth headquarters on the market for $9.5 million as the company moves to a new home in Dover in the near future.

Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property has included the 100 Borthwick Ave. building, marking the first time the property has been for sale. The two-story, 47,745-square-foot building was built in 1974 and renovated right in 2020.

“Northeast Credit Union has outgrown this building and is expanding and moving to Education Way in Dover,” Cushman & Wakefield says of the property in a listing. “This is a rare opportunity to acquire property along Borthwick Avenue and join tenants such as Portsmouth Hospital, Liberty Mutual, Highliner Foods and numerous medical users.”

How could the buyer use the Northeast Credit Union building in Portsmouth?

The office building’s listing is marketed as a “redevelopment opportunity” on the Cushman & Wakefield listing. Acceptable uses for the building permitted by the City of Portsmouth in the zoning district include a post-secondary school, a hospital, a hotel or motel with more than 125 rooms, a museum, a municipal park, a professional office space, a publishing facility. or similar electronics manufacturing operations and wireless telecommunications facilities, among others.

Founded at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1936, Northeast Credit Union bought the 100 Education Way building in Dover in September for $7.5 million. The following month, company leaders, Dover officials and stakeholders celebrated Northeast Credit Union’s eventual move to Dover with a groundbreaking ceremony.

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The 100,000-square-foot building in Dover was previously occupied by Cognia, which was a new name after a merger involving Measured Progress, an education company specializing in testing and accreditation. Northeast Credit Union leaders estimated the Dover headquarters will open in early 2025 to house most of the company’s 400-plus employees.

Property Details 100 Borthwick Ave. for sale in Portsmouth

The longtime New Hampshire and Maine Credit Union headquarters in Portsmouth is adjacent to Portsmouth Regional Hospital, numerous medical practices and Liberty Mutual.

Cushman & Wakefield’s listing for the property notes that the building sits on nearly 13 acres of land with 530 parking spaces. The building is connected to municipal utilities and has a CSX rail line running through the site.

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“The balance of the building consists of a mix of private offices, open space, boardroom, multiple conference rooms, kitchenette/break rooms, fitness center and seven sets of restrooms, one with lockers and showers. The office space has two electrical sources, two elevators, is fully air-conditioned and wet sprinklers throughout,” the listing adds.

The lower level of the building spans 14,904 square meters, while the first level is 20,344 square meters and the second floor is 12,497 square meters.

Northeast Credit Union’s Portsmouth headquarters is located less than 10 minutes from downtown. The company has 17 branches in Maine and New Hampshire and reports more than 166,000 members and more than $2 billion in assets.

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