RAMSEY, N.J. — NAI Hanson has brokered the lease of 44,560 square feet of industrial space in Ramsey. Glebar Corp. will relocate to the industrial space at 565 Crescent Ave. from Franklin Lakes, N.J. The facility features five tailgates, one drive-in loading dock and 9,400 square feet of office space. Kenneth Lundberg and Patrick Lennon of NAI Hanson represented the property owner, West Essex Industrial Park LLC, while Craig Engelhardt of Savills Studley represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
New Jersey
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Integra Real Estate Capital has arranged a $14 million acquisition loan for a shopping center in South Brunswick. A grocery store and Bank of America occupy the 77,500-square-foot South Brunswick Shopping Center. The New Jersey-based borrower received a non-recourse loan of 82.5 percent loan-to-value that features three years of interest-only payments. Meyer Perlman of Integra negotiated the financing through a national balance sheet lender.
PRINCETON, N.J. — HREC Investment Advisors has brokered the sale of a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Princeton. Located at 4355 U.S. Route 1, the 239-room hotel sold for an undisclosed price. Ketan Patel and Geoff David of HREC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
PARK RIDGE, N.J. — CBRE Group has brokered the sale of an office building located at One Sony Dr. in Park Ridge. Hornrock Properties purchased the 220,877-square-foot building from Sony Electronics Inc. for an undisclosed price. As part of the sale, the building will be partially leased back to Sony Electronics for two years. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jeffrey Babikian of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers has arranged the sale of Intel Corporate Center, a two-building office property located at 1515 Route 10 in Parsippany. An affiliate of Stanbery Development and developer/owner of The Shoppes at Union Hill in Denville, N.J., acquired the property for $14.1 million. The two three-story buildings, which total 288,742 square feet, are currently leased to Intel Corp. through the end of the year. On-site amenities include a full-service cafeteria, professional gym facility, conference areas and an outdoor terrace with seating. Jacklene Chesler, Richard Madison, Jeffrey Oram and Chuck Kohaut of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a retail property located at 640-642 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. The 11,348-square-foot property sold for $2.7 million. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and Michael Rothstein, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a private investor, in the all-cash 1031 exchange.
EWING TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A joint venture between Black Oak Associates and Broad Oak Partners has acquired a 98,000-square-foot mixed-use property located at 1600 N. Olden Ave. in Ewing Township. 1600 Olden LLC sold the property for $6.2 million. Family Dollar and the State of New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles anchor the property, which offers a mix of retail, office and flex space. At the time of sale, the property was 70 percent occupied. The acquisition is the third in Black Oak’s investment fund vehicle, Black Oak IV LP. David Bernhaut of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Transwestern has brokered a 71,500-square-foot lease for Langan Engineering at the newly redeveloped 300 Kimball Drive in Parsippany. Additionally, Transwestern will oversee construction management services, on behalf of the landlord, for the fit-out of Langan’s space. 300 Kimball Drive recently underwent an extensive capital improvement program that transformed the single-tenant building into a multi-tenant office facility. Designed by Gensler, the redeveloped building features stainless steel pillars, polished Italian marble flooring, Shaw carpet tiles and wood wall coverings. Additionally, the renovation included upgrading the lobby, bistro and adding a fitness center with cardio and weight machines, free weights, yoga space and flat-screen televisions. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
HAMILTON, N.J. — DTZ has brokered a 63,500-square-foot lease for industrial space within the Hamilton Business Center at 8 Marlen Dr. in Hamilton. Global Essence, a provider of high-quality natural ingredients for fragrance, flavoring, beauty and household products, plans to use the space as corporate headquarters and an operations facility. Robin Ritter-Ceriello and Larry Casey of DTZ represented the tenant, while Steve Tolkach and Dov Sortzkin of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord, Hamilton Business Center, in the transaction.
UNION, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer has arranged the sale of Village Apartments, located at 1221 Magie Ave. in Union. The 126-unit multifamily property sold for $17.2 million. Village Apartments features 32 two-story apartment buildings offering a total of 82 one-bedroom units and 44 two-bedroom units. Additionally, the complex features 150 on-site parking spaces, 25 garages and laundry facilities. Gehane Triarsi of Gebroe-Hammer represented the undisclosed seller, while Joseph Brecher, also of Gebroe-Hammer represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Robert Sochor of Elmwood Park and Richard Rubin provided legal counsel to the seller and buyer, respectively.