PHILADELPHIA — Newmark has arranged a $145 million loan for the refinancing of Josephine, a 255-unit apartment building in Philadelphia. The 27-story building is located at 1620 Sansom St. within the Center City District and includes more than 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space across two floors. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool with a bar and lounge area, rooftop terrace, club lounge with games and a demonstration kitchen, a fitness center, spa areas, coworking lounge, coffee bar and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and Samuel Speciale of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Nashville-based developer Southern Land Co.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has provided a $125.5 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Union Channel, a 224-unit apartment building located in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn. Designed by Fogarty Finger Architecture, the building is the first of four within the Gowanus Wharf development and also houses 22,226 square feet of retail space. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with 25 percent of residences reserved as affordable housing. Amenities include a rooftop pool and sundeck, fitness center with a yoga studio and a coworking lounge. Christopher Peck, Peter Rotchford, Nicco Lupo and Michael Shmuely of JLL originated the seven-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Charney Cos., Tavros and Canyon Partners Real Estate.
NEW CITY, N.Y. AND WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A partnership between Bain Capital Real Estate and Capitol Seniors Housing has received a $48 million loan for the refinancing of two seniors housing communities in the Tri-State area. The communities include The Chelsea at New City, located about 40 miles north of New York City, and The Chelsea at Washington Township, about 75 miles west of New York City. The properties were built in 2021 and 2023, respectively, and both offer memory care and assisted living services, as well as various onsite amenities. JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through an undisclosed regional bank on behalf of the partnership.
BALA CYNWYD, PA. — ACRE Capital has funded a $37 million acquisition loan for Luxor Bala Cynwyd, a 173-unit multifamily property located on the western outskirts of Philadelphia. Completed in 2021, Luxor Bala Cynwyd features studio, one- and two-bedroom residences that range in size from 497 to 1,157 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, golf simulator, landscaped outdoor courtyard, resident lounge and a dog park. Patrick McGlohn, Brian Gould, Hunter Wood, Patrick Cunningham and Natalie Hershey of Berkadia arranged the debt on behalf of the owner, a joint venture between Arizona-based Alliance Residential and Los Angeles-based PCCP
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $16.4 million loan for the refinancing of CIRRUS, a 46-unit multifamily property in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighborhood that was completed in 2024. Designed by AB Architekten with interiors by SR Projects, CIRRUS offers studio and one-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a fitness studio, coworking lounge, package room and a sky lounge with grills, a wet bar and dining areas. Aaron Niedermayer, Robert Tonnessen and John Flynn of JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, New York City-based developer Astral Weeks. The direct lender was not disclosed.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $14.3 million sale of Big Y Plaza, a 60,497-square-foot shopping center in Rocky Hill, located south of Hartford. Built on 14 acres in 1988, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to the namesake grocer and Wells Fargo. Joseph French Jr., Jeffrey Stearney and John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap represented the Connecticut-based seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, a New York-based investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. — Wingtat Cargo has signed a 96,000-square-foot industrial lease in South Amboy, about 30 miles south of New York City. The shipping company is taking space within the newly constructed, 152,100-square-foot warehouse and distribution building at 111 Main St. Gary Politi and Michael Viera of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between Woodmont Industrial Partners and Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc., in the lease negotiations. Jimo Liu of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — EverybodyFights will open a 28,000-square-foot gym in Charlestown, located north of Boston, that will be the fitness concept’s third in the state capital area. The space is located within Hood Park, a 20-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former H.P. Hood & Sons dairy production facility. The gym will feature an infrared sauna, cold plunge tub, Normatec recovery tools, onsite physical therapy services and a dedicated member lounge. The opening is scheduled for December.
By Taylor Williams The roller coaster ride continues. That’s more or less the joint takeaway from Northeast Real Estate Business’ annual reader forecast surveys for commercial brokers and developers/owners. For if the past 12 months have revealed anything about the economic and geopolitical factors that impact deal volume, investor sentiment and overall industry health, it’s that those dynamics are wildly unpredictable and highly subject to change. In last year’s survey, respondents across both groups expressed optimism — albeit guarded — for better business prospects in 2025. The incoming Trump administration was viewed as pro-business, and the previous year had ended with a trio of long-awaited cuts to short-term interest rates. Capital sources on both the debt and equity sides of the market envisioned a new, more prosperous chapter in 2025 as 2024 closed with subsided inflation, healthy job growth and less volatility in the 10-year Treasury yield. Editor’s note: In mid-November, Northeast Real Estate Business sent email invitations to participate in the annual online survey to three separate groups — brokers; developers, owners and managers; and lenders and financial intermediaries. The survey was held open through mid-December. Invitations to participate were also included in the Northeast Real Estate Business e-newsletter, as …
NEW YORK CITY — American Lions, which is a joint venture between locally based developers Fetner Properties and Lions Group, has received a $111 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Bold, a 164-unit apartment building in Queens. Designed by SLCE Architects, the 28-story building is located at 2701 Jackson Ave. in the borough’s Long Island City area and includes 50 affordable housing residences. Units come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The amenity package consists of a coworking lounge, gym with a climbing wall, party room with a bar and kitchen, clubhouse lounge, media room and a golf simulator room. Christopher Peck, Nicco Lupo, Michael Shmuely, Alex Staikos and Adam Dietrich of JLL arranged the loan through PGIM Real Estate.
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