ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Regional brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic Realty has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of an 18-unit apartment building in Englishtown, an eastern suburb of Trenton. According to LoopNet Inc., Englishtown Village Gardens was originally built in 1945 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Dante Fusaro of Hudson Atlantic brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has provided two Freddie Mac loans totaling $81.2 million for the refinancing of Atlas and Starling, two newly constructed apartment complexes totaling 208 units in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City. Located at 270 Johnston St., Atlas comprises 169 apartments, including 11 affordable units. Starling is located at 66 Monitor St. and offers 39 apartments with three affordable units. Income restrictions for the affordable units were not disclosed. Each property also features two commercial spaces. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and Michael Mataras of JLL originated the loans, both of which carry five-year terms and fixed interest rates. The borrower is New York City-based Alpine Residential, which developed the properties in partnership with local firm Fields Grade.
PATERSON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of Redwood Apartments, a 16-unit, newly constructed apartment building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Paterson. The unit mix comprises two studios, six one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom residences. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller in the transaction, and Robert Squires, also with Kislak, procured the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Signature Acquisitions has purchased a 100,010-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. Built on 8.5 acres in 2009, the building was fully leased at the time of sale to law firm Day Pitney, which is in the process of relocating. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer, Ryan Robertson and Bradley Wachenfeld of JLL represented the seller, Office Properties Income Trust, in the transaction and procured Signature Acquisitions as the buyer.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 71,511-square-foot industrial building in the Central New Jersey community of Freehold. The multi-tenant building at 6 Paragon Way, which was fully leased at the time of the loan closing, features a clear height of 30 feet, seven dock-high doors and parking for 188 cars and 22 trailers. Michael Klein, Max Custer and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the five-year loan through TriState Capital Bank on behalf of the borrower, The Donato Group.
HARRISON, N.J. — A partnership between two local firms, Ironstate Development Co. and Pegasus Group, has completed the renovation of the 138-room Element Harrison-Newark hotel in Northern New Jersey. The hotel, which operates under the Marriott family of brands, now features redesigned guestrooms with kitchenettes, rainfall showers and windows that maximize natural light. In addition, the renovation involved equipping meeting/event spaces with new furnishings and technological infrastructure and upgrading the fitness center. The project team also added a new food-and-beverage concept.
HAINESPORT, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Walters is underway on construction of a 73-unit affordable housing project in Hainesport, located outside of Philadelphia. Cornerstone at Hainesport will consist of six buildings that will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities will include a basketball court, children’s play area and a clubhouse with computer workstations. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy by December.
NEWARK, N.J. — Eastern Union has arranged an $11 million loan for the refinancing of The BLVD, a 71,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Newark. The BLVD is an adaptive reuse of a former office building and is currently under construction. The borrower, Mid-Atlantic Investment Alliance, is converting the property into a 40-unit multifamily building with ground-floor commercial space, with eight units to be designated as affordable housing. Residential amenities will include a rooftop deck, party and game room and a fitness center. Chaim Greenfield, Joseph Sasson and Alex Jaffa of Eastdil Secured arranged the 24-month loan through an undisclosed lender.
MILLBURN, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $4 million sale of a 15-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Millburn. The three-story building at 357 Millburn Ave. was originally constructed in 1927 and houses 11 one-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units that were fully occupied at the time of sale, as well as four retail spaces. Jeff Squires of Kislak represented the seller, P&D Partners LP, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an entity doing business as Walton Millburn LLC.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — MLB Network has signed a 207,000-square-foot, full-building lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Elmwood Park. The baseball broadcasting company will relocate its entire operation from nearby Secaucus, where it has operated for the past 16 years, to the newly constructed building at 25 Market Street, with plans to take occupancy before the 2028 season. Scott Gottlieb, Brendan Herlihy, Greg Barkan and Elliot Bok of CBRE represented MLB Network in the lease negotiations. Rob Kossar, David Knee, Ignatius Armenia, Chris Hile and Ryan Milanaik of JLL represented the owner, Crow Holdings Development.