CAMDEN, N.J. — Dependable Distribution Services, the largest cocoa bean storage company in North America, has signed a 71,445-square-foot industrial lease at 1120 Ferry Ave. in Camden, located near Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. Marc Isdaner and Richard Gorodesky of Colliers International represented the tenant in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Ian Richman, also with Colliers, represented the undisclosed landlord.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has brokered the sale of The Village at Falcon Point, a 56-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge. The seven-building property was completed in 2020. David Simon, Robert DiLeo, Matthew DiLeo and Kyle Gerace of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the seller, Falcon Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
By Lenny Tartamella, COO of Larken Associates Since the moment the first subdivision was built, the debate defining the residential and multifamily development process has been centered around the core question of, “Where do people want to live?” As we look to answer this question in 2021, the answer is not as clear as it seemed only several years ago. It is obvious that the living preferences of millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 who at 70 million now represent the largest segment of the U.S. adult population — and the generation after them, Gen Z, will be a key piece of the answer. Similarly, and not to be forgotten when we are answering this question, the preferences of seniors and those nearing retirement age will also factor heavily into how our multifamily communities continue to evolve. While the differences between those two groups already make answering the core question behind multifamily development difficult, the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruption to how we live, work and play have only added further complexity to the answer. However, as we move towards a post-pandemic future of a live-work-play lifestyle, a new word is entering our lexicon that precisely defines where this …
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners has unveiled plans for Bridge Point 78 Phase II, an industrial project that will feature two buildings totaling roughly 1.6 million square feet in Phillipsburg, located near Allentown, Pennsylvania. Phase II will consist of a 1.4 million-square-foot building and a 262,500-square-foot building that will feature clear heights of 36 to 40 feet, cross-dock configurations and ample parking for trucks and cars. Preliminary work on the 100-acre site began in December, and vertical construction is expected to begin this summer and to be fully complete in the first quarter of 2022. Phase I of Bridge Point 78 consisted of 2.2 million square feet across four buildings that is leased to Japanese clothing manufacturer and retailer UNIQLO, lawn care manufacturer ScottsMiracle-Gro and beverage distributor Mark Anthony Brands. Bridge Development sold Phase I to PGIM Real Estate in November 2020.
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — KeyBank has provided $68.2 million in financing for Glen Oaks Apartments, a 120-unit mixed-income housing project that will be situated on an 11.5-acre site in Wall Township, located near the Jersey Shore. Twenty-four of the units will be reserved for renters earning up to 47.5 percent of the area median income for the ensuing 30-year period, while the remainder will be rented at market rates. Amenities will include a community room, fitness center, laundry room, clubhouse and an outdoor pool. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) secured a $30 million construction loan on behalf of the developer, The Richman Group Development Corp. of Greenwich, Connecticut. KeyBank’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged a $38.2 million fixed-rate Freddie Mac loan comprising a tax-exempt and taxable forward permanent loan. The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency will issue the tax-exempt proceeds. Eric Steinberg and Tabare Borbon of KeyBank originated the financing. Completion of the project is slated for May 2022.
EWING, N.J. — New Jersey-based Atlantic Realty Development Corp. has begun leasing the 164-unit Phase I of Ewing Town Center, an apartment community in Ewing, located outside of Trenton. The complex is part of a larger project known as Ewing Town Center that will be a conversion of a former General Motors plant into a development that will ultimately feature 1,182 units, 90,000 square feet of retail space and 14,000 square feet of office space. The first apartment complex, known as the Witherspoon, offers two-bedroom flats and townhomes.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — The Birch Group, a New York-based investment firm, has acquired a portfolio of three office buildings totaling 411,737 square feet in the Northern New Jersey city of Morristown. The sales price was $77 million. The buildings are located at 60 Columbia Drive, 100 Southgate Pkwy. and 1200 Mount Kemble Ave. and were collectively 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Lincoln Equities Group, in the transaction.
BURLINGTON, N.J. — NAI Mertz has negotiated a 100,170-square-foot industrial lease at 320 Dulty’s Lane in Burlington, located northeast of Philadelphia. The property is situated on 13 acres, spans 280,290 square feet and features 36-foot clear heights. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the landlord, Denver-based Black Creek Group, in the lease negotiations. The tenant is EBP Supply Solutions, a wholesale distributor of products to the cleaning and foodservice industries.
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — New York City-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions has sold Gillette Towers, a two-building, 136-unit seniors housing facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Sayreville. In 2019, AMS purchased the property, which then consisted of a single 80-unit building, for $13 million. The company then developed a 56-unit building that is nearing completion, while the original building is now fully leased. The buyer was a partnership between A&RW Properties LLC and its affiliates JYW Holdings LLC and Nadlan Capital Inc.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Locally based developer Weiss Realty Co. is planning a 31-unit apartment project at 2130 Center Ave. in Fort Lee, located across the Hudson River from Upper Manhattan. Designed by architecture firm Bilow Garret Group, the 36,800-square-foot project will include parking for 51 vehicles and amenities such as a rooftop terrace, fitness center and coworking spaces. The site is located immediately adjacent to the I-95 thoroughfare leading up to the George Washington Bridge. Approval from the Fort Lee Planning Board is still pending. Weiss and his development firm have been honored by the Greater Fort Lee Chamber of Commerce in the past for their contributions to the evolving city.