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First Industrial Underway on 358,000 SF Facility in Claymont, Delaware

by Taylor Williams July 6, 2023

CLAYMONT, DEL. — Chicago-based REIT First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR) is underway on construction of a 358,000-square-foot facility in the greater Philadelphia area. The site is located within the 425-acre First State Crossing mixed-use development. The rear-load facility will offer a clear height of 40 feet, 68 dock positions and 241 trailer parking stalls. Completion is slated for October. Blue Rock is the general contractor for the project, and Joseph V. Belluccia is the architect. CBRE is the leasing agent. Delivery is slated for the first quarter of next year.

July 6, 2023

Acquisitions Delaware Industrial Northeast

Colliers Brokers Sale of 100,000 SF Industrial Building in New Castle, Delaware

by Taylor Williams June 14, 2023

NEW CASTLE, DEL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 100,000-square-foot industrial building in New Castle, located south of Wilmington in Delaware. The building sits on 6.6 acres and offers 80 car parking spaces, 30 trailer parking spaces, one drive-in door and 5,000 square feet of office space. Charles Brown and Carl Neilson of Colliers represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.

June 14, 2023

Delaware Development Loans Multifamily Northeast

Dwight Capital Provides $38.3M HUD-Insured Construction Loan for Delaware Multifamily Project

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2023

BRIDGEVILLE, DEL. — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $38.3 million HUD-insured construction loan for Villas at Bridgeville, a 152-unit multifamily project in Delaware. The project will consist of 34 townhome and duplex buildings and one amenity building on a 23-acre site. Units will have private patios/balconies and two-car garages, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, playground and walking trails. Daniel Malka and Jacob Gauptman of Dwight Capital originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, Allen & Rocks Inc. A construction timeline was not disclosed.

May 17, 2023

Delaware Leasing Activity Northeast Retail

Weis Markets to Open 64,000 SF Store at Bayberry Town Center in Middletown, Delaware

by Taylor Williams May 8, 2023

MIDDLETOWN, DEL. — Regional grocer Weis Markets will open a 64,000-square-foot store and serve as the anchor tenant at Bayberry Town Center, a 280,000-square-foot development in Middletown. The site is located within the 1,500-acre Village of Bayberry master-planned community and will also house 31,000 square feet of office space and multiple open green spaces, as well as 145 townhomes. Construction is slated to begin this fall and to be complete by 2025. Blenheim Group is the master developer of Village of Bayberry.

May 8, 2023

Delaware Loans Multifamily Northeast Seniors Housing

Hunt Capital Provides $4.3M in LIHTC Equity for Affordable Seniors Housing Complex in Smyrna, Delaware

by Taylor Williams April 11, 2023

SMYRNA, DEL. — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $4.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity for Frazier Apartments, a 54-unit affordable seniors housing complex in Smyrna, a northern suburb of Dover. Units at Frazier Apartments are reserved for residents age 62 and above who earn between 40 and 60 percent of the area median income. The borrower, Severn Development Co., will use part of the financing to fund capital improvements. TD Bank also provided an $8.6 million construction loan for that project. Completion is scheduled for January 2024.

April 11, 2023

Delaware Loans Multifamily Northeast

Largo Capital Arranges $10M Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Portfolio in Wilmington, Delaware

by Taylor Williams February 10, 2023

WILMINGTON, DEL. — Largo Capital, a commercial finance and advisory firm based in upstate New York, has arranged a $10 million loan for the refinancing of a multifamily portfolio in Wilmington. The portfolio consists of 230 units across 49 buildings and was 99 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing. Neal Colligan of Largo Capital originated the financing. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.

February 10, 2023

Delaware Development Industrial Northeast

First Industrial Realty to Develop 358,000 SF Distribution Center in Claymont, Delaware

by Taylor Williams January 16, 2023

CLAYMONT, DEL. — Chicago-based REIT First Industrial Realty Trust has acquired 28 acres in Claymont, about 25 miles south of Philadelphia, for the development of a 358,000-square-foot distribution center. The site is located within the 425-acre First State Crossing mixed-use development. The rear-load facility will offer a clear height of 40 feet, 68 dock positions and 241 trailer parking stalls. St. Louis-based Commercial Development Co. sold the land on which the facility will be built. Completion is slated for October.

January 16, 2023

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Delle Donne & Associates Breaks Ground on 150,000 SF Office Building in Wilmington, Delaware

by Taylor Williams December 9, 2022

WILMINGTON, DEL. — Delle Donne & Associates has broken ground on Tower at Avenue North, a 150,000-square-foot office building that will be located within the 79-acre Avenue North mixed-use development in Wilmington. A third of the space at the 12-story building will be dedicated to retail and restaurant usage. Office users will also have access to outdoor amenity spaces and electric vehicle charging stations. Construction is slated for a March 2024 completion. JLL will handle leasing of the building.

December 9, 2022

Acquisitions Delaware Northeast Retail

Atlantic Realty Sells Shopping Center in Newark, Delaware, for $33.5M

by Taylor Williams September 23, 2022

NEWARK, DEL. — Atlantic Realty Cos., a Virginia-based development, investment and brokerage firm, has sold a 145,400-square-foot shopping center located at 230 E. Main St. in Newark for $33.5 million. Built in 1955 and renovated in 2017, the center was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to a roster of 31 tenants, with grocer Newark Natural Foods and Main Street Movies 5 serving as the anchors. Other retailers and restaurants include PNC Bank, Wing Stop, Dollar Tree, Goodwill, T-Mobile and Tropical Smoothie Café. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group represented Atlantic Realty in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.

September 23, 2022

Acquisitions Delaware New Hampshire New Jersey Northeast Property Type Retail Top Stories

Copper Property Trust Sells Seven East Coast JCPenney Stores for $65.2M

by John Nelson September 12, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust has sold seven JCPenney retail locations on the East Coast in three transactions totaling $65.2 million. The assets include stores in Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire and Virginia. The buyers were not disclosed. Copper Property is a New York common law trust that was established to acquire 160 retail properties and six warehouse distribution centers from department store chain JCPenney as part of the retailer’s Chapter 11 reorganization plan. The stores are located at the following malls and shopping centers: Christiana Mall in Newark, Del.; The Mall in Columbia in Columbia, Md.; Westfield Annapolis in Annapolis, Md.; Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Va.; Springfield Town Center in Springfield, Va.; Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, N.H.; and Dulles Town Centre in Sterling, Va. The assets traded at a blended implied cap rate of 7.28 percent across three all-cash deals. Hilco JCP LLC, an affiliate of Hilco Real Estate LLC and manager of the trust, and an affiliate of Newmark represented the seller in these transactions. “We believe these sales reflect current market conditions and the market’s recognition of the solid performance of JCPenney post-reorganization,” says Neil Aaronson, principal executive officer of the …

September 12, 2022

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