CLIFTON, N.J. — Summit Health has opened a 100,000-square-foot medical office building at 1255 Broad St. in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Among the specialty practices housed within the facility are primary care, family medicine, dermatology, orthopedics, urology, breast care, imaging and lab services and comprehensive cancer care. Gensler designed the facility, which also features 118 exam rooms and an urgent care clinic operated by CityMD.
WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Atkins Cos. has completed the renovation of a 120,000-square-foot medical office building located in the Northern New Jersey community of West Orange. Capital improvements included the modernization of the building’s common areas and restrooms on the second, fourth and fifth floors, as well as the addition of new lighting, flooring, fixtures and decorative elements. Atkins originally developed the building, which is situated adjacent to RWJBarnabas Health’s corporate offices, in 1983.
NORTH ARLINGTON, N.J. — A joint venture between locally based developer Hampshire Cos. and global investment management firm Invesco will develop a 111,660-square-foot industrial project in North Arlington, located just outside Newark. The facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 22 dock-high doors, five trailer parking spaces and roughly 4,500 square feet of office space. Michael Klein, John Rose, Jon Mikula and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged construction financing through BMO Financial Group on behalf of the joint venture. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Crumbl Cookies has opened a 1,794-square-foot store at The Shoppes at North Brunswick, located near Rutgers University in New Jersey. Kevin Pelio and James Azarian represented the landlord, Azarian Realty Co., in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Jerry Johnson of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the tenant.
VINELAND, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $4.1 million permanent loan for Vineland Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily property in Southern New Jersey. The garden-style property comprises seven two-story buildings that house one- and two-bedroom units ranging in size from 680 to 868 square feet. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Villamagna of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, New Jersey-based investment firm Marshall Weinerman Real Estate. The direct lender was not disclosed.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Tropical Supermarket will open a 15,800-square-foot grocery store at Clinton Corners, a 30,331-square-foot neighborhood retail center located in the Northern New Jersey community of South Plainfield. The tenant will backfill a space previously occupied by grocer Bravo, maintaining the property’s 100 percent occupancy rate. Vanessa Fernandez-Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between The Birch Group and 2020 Vision has purchased 101 Hudson Street, a 42-story office building in Jersey City. Also known as The Merrill Lynch Building, the waterfront property spans 1.3 million square feet within the city’s Exchange Place district. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Shawn Rosenthal, Jason Gaccione and Jake Salkovitz of CBRE advised on the new ownership’s assumption of $250 million in existing CMBS debt and secured a $78 million preferred equity investment from New York City-based SKW Funding.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A partnership between New York City-based SJP Properties and locally based developer Scotto Properties has topped out the new headquarters project for Valley National Bank in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown. Construction began in early 2022, and full completion is slated for spring 2023. Upon delivery, Valley National Bank will relocate from Wayne, N.J. The company ultimately plans to employ about 650 people at its new campus, which will also house 14,500 square feet of commercial space, including a Valley National retail branch. Gensler designed the project.
NEWARK, N.J. — A public-private partnership between RISE: A Real Estate Co. and the New Jersey Institute of Technology has completed Maple Hall, a 548-bed student housing project located on the university’s Newark campus. The eight-story development includes a game room, an outdoor terrace, full kitchens, private and group study rooms, a creative studio, an outdoor kitchen and onsite parking. The community also features 2,145 square feet of retail space. RISE will provide ongoing property management at Maple Hall, which opened before the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. The development team for the project included Niles Bolton Associates, Netta Architects, Terminal Construction, T&M Associates, Langan Engineering and RBC Capital Markets.
VINELAND, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $18.3 million sale of Spring Gardens, a 130-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Vineland. The property was built on 13.4 acres in 1974 and houses 64 one-bedroom units and 66 two-bedroom residences across 16 buildings. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.