HAMILTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 171,269-square-foot industrial facility in Hamilton, a suburb of Trenton. Built in 2021, the property is a redevelopment of a shopping center and features a clear height of 36 feet, 40 loading positions, parking for 150 automobiles and trailer storage. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management and Metrix Real Estate Services LLC, in the transaction. Principal Real Estate Investors acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
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WARREN, N.J. — PTC Therapeutics has signed a 360,000-square-foot life sciences lease at Warren Corporate Center in Northern New Jersey. Originally built as the headquarters campus for Lucent Technologies, the 176-acre Warren Corporate Center comprises five buildings totaling 820,000 square feet, and construction on the new facility for PTC Therapeutics will begin this month. Jeff Zell and Louis Kluger of JM Zell Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Donnelly Sr., Robert Donnelly Jr., Paul Giannone, Todd Elfand and Kevin Carton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, a joint venture between Rubenstein Partners and Vision Real Estate Partners.
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $60 million sale of a 275,631-square-foot industrial asset located at 201 Elizabeth St. in Bordentown, located outside of Philadelphia in the southern part of the Garden State. Mindy Lissner, Bill Waxman, Christine Eberle, David Gheriani, Chris Griffith, Jeff Volpi and Morgan Nitti of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, in the transaction. Steven Schultz of Newmark represented the seller, The O’Donnell Group.
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $47 million sale of Essex Mall, a 189,773-square-foot shopping center in West Caldwell, located in the northern part of the Garden State. Anchored by grocer Stop & Shop and Marshalls, the property was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the owner, a joint venture between Stop & Shop and Goodrich Management, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Milbrook Properties, which acquired the center via a 1031 exchange.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Sterling Organization has purchased Riverfront Plaza, a 129,000-square-foot retail center in the Northern New Jersey community of Hackensack. Grocer ShopRite anchors the property, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Sherwin-Williams and Leslie’s Pool Supplies. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Grace Braverman of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Regency Centers and LaSalle Investment Management, in the deal.
NEW JERSEY — PGIM Real Estate, in conjunction with global asset management firm AXA IM Alts, has provided a $350 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of 29 industrial properties totaling roughly 4.9 million square feet in Southern New Jersey. The specific names and locations of the properties were not disclosed, but the assets are located in Burlington and Gloucester counties. The borrower was an undisclosed institutional investor.
KEYPORT, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $29 million sale of a 132-unit multifamily property located at 251 Atlantic St. in the Northern New Jersey community of Keyport. The property consists of six buildings that house 22 studios, 78 one-bedroom units, 30 two-bedroom residences and two three-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Robert Holland and Barry Waisbrod of Kislak represented the seller, an entity doing business as Keyport Village Apartments DE LLC, in the transaction. Joni Sweetwood, also with Kislak, procured the undisclosed buyer.
WAYNE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 117,340-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Wayne. Situated on 10.5 acres and fully leased at the time of sale, the property features a clear height of 26 feet. Scott Perkins, Chris Todd and William Ericksen of NAI Hanson represented the buyer, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the transaction. The seller was an entity doing business as 100 Demarest Drive LLC.
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Locally based developer Kushner has begun construction on a 307-unit apartment community that will be reserved for renters age 55 and over in the Northern New Jersey community of Fair Lawn. The community will offer one- and two-bedroom units, with 46 residences reserved as affordable housing. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, spa, salon, massage room, clubhouse, game room, movie theater, putting green, library and a pet spa. The site currently houses a vacant office building. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2025.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $24.5 million sale of a two-building, 132,737-square-foot office complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Florham Park. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Fahri Ozturk, Rich Gatto, Travis Langer and Daniel Blumenkrantz of CBRE represented the seller, The Silverman Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer. The complex was fully leased at the time of sale.