EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the $14.9 million sale of a three-property, 113-unit multifamily portfolio in East Orange, a suburb of Newark. The properties are all located in the city’s Brick Church area. David Oropeza of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, a partnership between Nova EO Portfolio I LLC and The Capital Foresight LP, in the transaction. Oropeza also procured the buyer, an undisclosed private investment firm.
PINE HILL, N.J. — Greystone has funded a $49.5 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Chalet Gardens, a 484-unit multifamily property in Pine Hill, located in the southern part of the state. Built in 1973, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, picnic area and a playground. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the loan, which carries a 10-year term, a 30-year amortization schedule and interest-only payments for the first five years. The borrower was Goldcrest Management.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — New York City-based Invel Capital LLC has acquired a 22-unit multifamily property in South Orange, located outside of Newark. The property, which offers one- and two-bedroom units, also houses 2,500 square feet of commercial space, a 35-space enclosed parking garage and a 4,000-square-foot landscaped patio space. Invel purchased the asset from its original developer for $9.3 million.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer CHA Partners has completed The Randolph, a 120-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Plainfield. Construction of the project, which is located at the site of the former Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center, began in late 2019. Units feature one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a fitness center, dog park, multi-purpose event rooms, outdoor lounge areas and an automated package system. CHA Partners developed the property in a public-private partnership with the City of Plainfield.
DUNELLEN, N.J. — New Jersey-based Prism Capital Partners has broken ground on a 252-unit, mixed-income community at the site of the former Art Color industrial facility in Dunellen, about 40 miles southwest of New York City. The property will consist of 194 one- and two-bedroom units that will be rented at market rates, as well as 58 units with various income restrictions and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The development will also include 130 for-sale townhomes to be constructed by a national homebuilder. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and meeting rooms. Construction is slated for completion in spring 2022.
CLIFTON, N.J. — New Jersey-based mortgage banking firm Progress Capital has arranged a $35.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 203,000-square-foot medical office building in the Northern New Jersey city of Clifton. Tenants at the property include Summit Medical Group, AECOM and SSB Realty, and building amenities include a cafeteria, fitness center and a conference room. Natixis Real Estate Capital provided the nonrecourse, interest-only loan. The borrower was ERCT Capital Group. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital placed the debt.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between KRE Group and National Real Estate Advisors LLC has opened Journal Squared 2, a 68-story multifamily tower in Jersey City. Designed by HWKN and Handel Architects, the property features 704 units that are now more than 50 percent leased. Floor plans include micro studio, studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. The project represents the second phase of a larger development that began with the delivery of a 53-story, 538-unit apartment tower. Residents have access to nearly 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenities between the two buildings. Rents start at $1,960 per month.
CHESTER, N.J. — The Broadway Co. (TBC), an investment firm focused on different types of income-producing residential assets, has acquired Windy Acres, a 50-site manufactured housing community in the Northern New Jersey community of Chester. Windy Acres is situated within close proximity of the intersection of Routes 24 and 206, across the street from the Chester Library. B6 Real Estate Advisors placed acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of TBC. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has signed a 360,000-square-foot industrial lease at Highland Cross, a last-mile warehouse project under construction in the Northern New Jersey community of Rutherford. Lincoln Equities Group is developing Highland Cross, which will feature a cross-dock configuration, 70-plus dock high doors and 80-plus trailer parking stalls. Ford & Associates is designing the project, and RC Andersen LLC is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for early 2022. Jason Goldman of KBC Advisors represented Amazon in the lease negotiations. Lincoln Equities Group, which recently received $115 million in construction financing for the project, was represented internally.
EAST WINDSOR, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the $20 million sale of an 80,000-square-foot medical office complex in East Windsor, about 50 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Kim Kretowicz of Colliers represented the seller, Gordon Princeton Mab Associates, an affiliate of New Jersey-based medical office developer The Gordon Group. Kretowicz also represented the buyer, a partnership between global investment firm OrbVest and Wythe Medical Properties LLC NJ.