ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved approximately $53.3 million in tax credit equity for Garden Court Apartments in Atlantic City. A developer doing business as Garden Court AC LLC will renovate the property at 1425 McKinley Ave. to preserve the affordability status of 177 units that are housed within 20 two- and three-story buildings. The NJEDA awarded the tax credit allocation, which represents about 85 percent of the total project cost, through its Aspire program, which provides gap financing for mixed-use, transit-oriented residential developments. Gateway Community Action Partnerships is a co-applicant on the project.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved approximately $90 million in tax credit equity for a 360-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. A developer doing business as 701 Newark Ave LLC will develop a 34-story building in the Journal Square neighborhood with affordable housing units and roughly 3,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, as well as a public promenade. The NJEDA awarded the tax credit allocation, which represents about 60 percent of the total project cost, through its Aspire program, which provides gap financing for mixed-use, transit-oriented residential developments.
WATCHUNG, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $26 million in financing for the redevelopment of the 420,000-square-foot Blue Star Shopping Center in Watchung, located in Northern New Jersey. David Fryer of G.S. Wilcox arranged the loan, which features full-term, interest-only payments, through an undisclosed life insurance company. Phase I of the project, which centered on the redevelopment and expansion of a ShopRite grocery store, was completed earlier this year. Phase II will involve transforming the former ShopRite space to welcome Burlington and the relocation of Marshalls. Levin Management Corp. manages and leases Blue Star Shopping Center.
WAYNE, N.J. — The hospitality affiliate of locally based financial intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $19.5 million acquisition loan for the Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel in Wayne, located in Northern New Jersey. The hotel was built in 2020. The room count was not disclosed. Amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center, complimentary hot breakfast and an onsite restaurant. Cronheim arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, hospitality owner-operator Spark GHC. The direct lender was also not disclosed.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $19.4 million sale of two industrial buildings totaling 101,454 square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. The buildings at 121 and 131 Ethel Road W. were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants in the distribution, food production and research-and-development sectors. Drew Maffey and Joseph Komitor represented the buyer, national investment firm Longpoint, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Pennrose has completed Residences at Harper, a 76-unit affordable housing project in Moorestown, located in Southern New Jersey’s Burlington County. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Several residences will be specifically earmarked for formerly homeless residents or those with certain disabilities. Amenities will include a community room, fitness center, playground and a laundry room.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Aucta Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in the development and commercialization of branded specialty products, has purchased a 52,000-square-foot office building in Basking Ridge, about 35 miles west of New York City, for its new headquarters. Local brokerage firm The Kislak Co. represented Aucta Pharmaceuticals in the $4.6 million acquisition. The seller was not disclosed.
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Accordia has received final site plan approval for The Vail, a 92-unit multifamily project that will be located in West Caldwell, about 25 miles outside of New York City. Accordia has closed on the land at 780 Passaic Ave. and plans to break ground on the project in the first quarter of next year. Plans for The Vail call for a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units that will feature individual washers and dryers in all units and private balconies in select residences. Amenities will include a fitness center, community room and coworking spaces. Accordia tapped local firm Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners for the design of The Vail.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $9.2 million sale of a 50,600-square-foot office and industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Florham Park. The facility at 5 Vreeland Road was originally built in 1976 and formerly housed the operations of Tropar Trophy until the plaque-making company was sold last year. Tom Mallaney, Elli Klapper and Denise Kokulak of CBRE represented the seller, the Ilaria Family Trust, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Faropoint, which has retained CBRE as the leasing agent.
MONTVALE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $5.7 million sale of a 29,898-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Montvale. The single-tenant building at 20 Craig Road was fully leased at the time of sale to JURA Inc., a Swiss company that makes coffee machines. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Mountain Development Corp., in the transaction. Brian Anderson and Eddie Miro, also with Cushman & Wakefield, arranged the acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Fortune Touch LLC.