ROCKAWAY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $19.6 million sale of a 121,038-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Rockaway. The property sits on 13.7 acres and formerly served as an office building for Party City. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman, Elli Klapper and Thomas Mallaney of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. CBRE has also been tapped to market the complex for lease on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 131,205-square-foot industrial warehouse and distribution center located on a five-acre site at 241 Oraton St. in Newark. The property features a clear height of 25- to 28-feet, nine loading docks and 9,789 square feet of office space. Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval, Jose Cruz, Nick Stefans and Josh Stein of JLL represented the seller, Jewels Transportation, in the transaction. David Sitt, Peter Rotchford, Matthew Pizzolato and Jake Moore of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the deal through National Life Group on behalf of the borrower, Thor Equities. The nonrecourse loan was structured with an 11-year term and a fixed interest rate.
PASSAIC, N.J. — A partnership between locally based investment firm STRO Cos. and The Millstein Family Office has acquired a 90,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing building located at 147 Falstrom Court in Passaic, about 30 miles northwest of Manhattan. James McNerney of McBride Corporate Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
LINDEN, N.J. — Accurate Builders & Developers has begun leasing Citizen Linden, a 234-unit apartment complex in Northern New Jersey. Designed by Thomas J. Brennan Architects, the transit-served property includes 4,500 square feet of retail space and a 292-space parking garage. Units are available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with rents starting at roughly $1,800 per month. The amenity package consists of a lobby lounge, demonstration kitchen, fitness center, multiple coworking spaces and conference rooms, landscaped courtyards with picnic areas, a dog park and an outdoor bar and TV area.
MAHWAH, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $17.5 million sale of an industrial development site located at 1000 MacArthur Blvd. in the Northern New Jersey community of Mahwah. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Rich Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, Travis Langer, Zach McHale, Matthew Saker and Patrick Cavanagh of CBRE represented the seller, TD Bank, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between Russo Development and PGIM. The new ownership has secured approvals to develop a 200,000-square-foot building. Demolition of the existing 60,000-square-foot structure on site is set to begin in the coming days.
UNION, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Landmark Cos. has received approval from The Union Township Planning Board to develop an 85-unit multifamily project in the Northern New Jersey community. The project, which includes a two-story parking garage with spaces designated for both public and resident use, represents Phase V of the company’s CENTURION Union Center development. Upon completion of this phase, the transit-oriented property will feature approximately 320 residential units and 27,000 square feet of retail space.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE) has acquired a 469,600-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Constructed on 65 acres in 2019, the property serves as a storage and distribution center for Kiss Nail Products Inc. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, 100 dock doors and 130-foot truck court depths. Thomas Kirczow of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Greystone has arranged a $47 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 28 Cottage, a 166-unit multifamily property located in the Journal Square neighborhood of Jersey City. According to Apartments.com, the property features studio and one-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center, clubhouse and rooftop terrace. Cerberus Capital Management provided the loan, which retires the original construction debt issued by Centennial in 2019, on behalf of the borrower, New York-based Namdar Group. Drew Fletcher, Matthew Hirsch and Bryan Grover led the debt placement for Greystone.
SPOTSWOOD, N.J. — NAI Fennelly has negotiated the $40.2 million sale of a vacant manufacturing facility that sits on 58 acres in the Central New Jersey community of Spotswood. Jerry Fennelly and Patrick Dintrone of NAI Fennelly represented the undisclosed seller, which operated the facility from 1941 to 2020, in the transaction. The buyer was an unnamed institutional investor.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — A partnership between New York City-based developer SJP Properties and private investor David Werner has purchased Waterfront Corporate Center I, a 523,000-square-foot waterfront office building in Hoboken. The 14-story tower, which also houses 35,000 square feet of retail space that is fully leased, is part of a three-building, 1.5 million-square-foot campus that was originally developed by SJP between 2002 and 2014. With this buyback, SJP now owns and manages the entirety of Waterfront Corporate Center. Miami-based 3650 REIT contributed a $30 million preferred equity investment to the deal. Mack Cali Realty Corp. sold the building for an undisclosed price. Waterfront Corporate Center I was roughly 80 percent leased at the time of sale, while Waterfront Corporate Center II and III are fully leased.