ROSELAND, N.J. — The law firm of Connell Foley is relocating its headquarters to 71,000 square feet of office space at 56 at Roseland, an office building located at 56 Livingston Ave. in Roseland. Mountain Development Corp. and Square Mile Capital Management own the property. Connell Foley is relocating its New Jersey headquarters from a nearby location in Roseland and will occupy space on the first and second floors starting in late spring 2017. Other tenants at the property include Lowenstein Sandler LLP and Brown & Brown. Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is the leasing agent for the building.
NORWICH, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has brokered the sale of Briar Hill Plaza, a retail strip center located at 201 Salem Turnpike in Norwich. Easter Seals Goodwill Industries acquired the property from Suncrest LLC for $4.3 million. Built in 2008, the 22,600-square-foot property is anchored by Goodwill. Tim Mahon of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller and procured the buyer in deal.
WESTWOOD, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sales of an industrial property and a mixed-use building in Westwood in two separate transactions. John Schilp and Andrew Somple of NAI Hanson represented the buyers and sellers in both deals. In the first deal, DR Music acquired a 16,400-square-foot industrial building located at 40 Carver Ave. in Westwood Industrial Park. 40 Carver LLC sold the building, which features 22-foot ceiling heights and two loading docks, for an undisclosed price. In the second deal, an investor acquired a 2,700-square-foot mixed-use property, which was in foreclosure, for an undisclosed price. A New Jersey banking institution sold the building, located at 57 Jefferson Ave.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Ripco Real Estate has brokered three new leases at the newly renovated 101 Plaza Center in Secaucus. Habanero Halal Grill, USA Wine Trader’s Club and Dollar Plus have joined the 53,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center. Additional tenants include CVS/pharmacy, KFC, T-Mobile, Bagel Buffet, Plaza Pizza and Jon Giacomo Hair Salon. Daniel Zappala and Michael Rawlins of Ripco represented the undisclosed landlord in the deals.
MORRIS, SOMERSET AND MERCER COUNTIES, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a cash-out refinance of $27.8 million for six northern and central New Jersey properties. The assets include office, industrial and retail properties in Morris, Somerset and Mercer counties. The undisclosed borrower will use proceeds to cash out some of the significant equity of the property. David Turley, Janet Proscia and Jeff Pacailler of Cronheim Mortgage secured the financing.
LINDEN, N.J. — HFF has arranged $7 million in acquisition financing for a warehouse and distribution building located at 1501-1525 W. Blancke St. in Linden. The borrower, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, will use proceeds of the loan to purchase the building and fund immediate and future capital expenditures, tenant improvements and leasing commissions. Vantage Specialty Chemicals and HelloFresh occupy the 115,913-square-foot facility. Michael Klein of HFF arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan with First Bank New Jersey for the borrower.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property, located at 248 Paterson Plank Road in Carlstadt, for $5 million. Situated on 5.2 acres, the 31,000-square-foot property features 64 dock-high and two grade-level loading positions, parking for 25 cars and trailer storage. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to two tenants. The name of the seller was not released.
BRICK, N.J. — Marquis Health Services, the healthcare affiliate of Tryko Partners LLC, has completed a $2.8 million renovation and repositioning of Willow Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Brick. Located at 1049 Burnt Tavern Road, the property features 148 skilled nursing beds, an expanded rehabilitation therapy gym, a putting green, gourmet coffee lounge and updated common areas and patient rooms.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the acquisition of a 22,000-square-foot retail property located at 110 Washington St. in Morristown. E&H Members LLC acquired the property, which is occupied by Whole Foods Market, for an undisclosed sum. Scott Perkins, Greg James and Chris Todd of NAI Hanson represented the buyer in the deal. The name of the seller was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged two loans on behalf of Short Hills, N.J.-based Garden Homes Development for an office property and a residential property in Manhattan. The firm secured $38 million in financing for the office property totaling 103,389 rentable square feet at 13-15 W. 54th St. and 20 W. 55th St. in Midtown Manhattan and $21.5 million in financing for the six-story residential building with ground-floor retail at 194 E. Second St. in the East Village. Built in 1897, the office properties are two adjacent five-story mansions that were home to John D. Rockefeller and known as the Rockefeller Townhouses. Completed in 1997, the residential building features 8,465 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 61 luxury residential units. Andrew Scandalios and Geoff Goldstein of HFF arranged the financing for the borrower.