BAYONNE, N.J. — A local developer doing business as 957 Broadway, Urban Renewal LLC has opened Bay One, a 91-unit apartment complex located in the Northern New Jersey city of Bayonne. Bay One offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and an 8,000-square-foot rooftop garden with grilling and dining areas, a fire pit lounge, fenced dog run and pet spa station. Rents start at $1,750 per month for a studio unit.
PHILADELPHIA — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has acquired Philadelphia-based Maher Commercial Mortgage LLC, effectively expanding its presence in the Southern Pennsylvania and New Jersey region. The acquisition will add more than $900 million in annual loan volume and $3 billion in servicing to Bellwether Enterprise’s existing portfolios. Firm leader Thompson Maher will join Bellwether Enterprise as an executive vice president, and his six support staff and five loan producers will also join the acquiring entity.
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 269,720-square-foot office building located at 55 Challenger Road in Ridgefield Park, located across the Hudson River from Harlem. The Class A building is located within Overpeck Corporate Center, a 60-acre mixed-use development that houses Samsung’s North American headquarters. Amenities include a fitness center, full-service cafeteria and a conference center. David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, KABR and Kushner, and procured The Birch Group as the buyer. Cushman & Wakefield also serves as the leasing agent for the building.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — BNE Real Estate and Sterling Properties have begun leasing The Grove at Piscataway, a 110-unit apartment community in Northern New Jersey. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units that feature quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking lounge, children’s play area, Amazon package lockers and a dog spa, as well as an outdoor pool and grilling areas. Rents start from high $1800s, and limited-time incentives of up to two months free are currently available based on a 26-month lease.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of 180 Park Avenue, a 228,000-square-foot office building in Florham Park, about 30 miles west of New York City. Built in 2001, The Class A building is situated on 26.6 acres within the 268-acre Green at Florham Park master-planned development that is also home to Summit Medical Group, MD Anderson and the New York Jets. The building was 75 percent leased at the time of sale and offers amenities such as a newly renovated atrium lobby with a coffee bar, full-service cafeteria, fitness center, tenant lounge and a conference center. Container shipping firm Maersk Inc. is the building’s anchor tenant. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Steve Simonelli and Michael Oliver of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Vision Properties and The Birch Group. Greg Nalbandian of JLL placed a three-year, floating-rate acquisition loan through CBRE Global Investors on behalf of the buyer.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — SVN Affordable | Levental Realty has brokered the sale of a 412-unit affordable housing portfolio in Jersey City. The portfolio consists of four properties: Van Wagenen I (233 units), Van Wagenen II (114 units), Bergen Manor (40 units) and Kennedy Manor (25 units). SVN represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Hudson Valley Property Group and Nuveen, the $1 trillion asset manager of TIAA. The new ownership will implement sustainable upgrades to the existing buildings in order to extend their affordability.
PATERSON, N.J. — KeyBank’s Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) team has provided $5 million in acquisition financing for Rosa Parks Apartments, a 50-unit affordable housing property for seniors in Paterson. The borrower was Radiant Property Management LLC, a Newark-based real estate services company that will also manage the property following the acquisition. Eric Steinberg of KeyBank’s CDLI team structured the financing.
HOWELL, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Walters is nearing completion of Cornerstone at Howell, a 72-unit affordable housing development in coastal New Jersey. Residents have begun moving in to the four-building development, which features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with individual washers and fully equipped kitchens with granite countertops. Amenities include outdoor grilling and picnic stations, a clubhouse with a fitness center and a children’s play area. Walters expects to complete the project by the end of the year.
COMMACK, N.Y. — Planet Fitness has signed a 20,000-square-foot retail lease at Mayfair Shopping Center, a 221,000-square-foot power center located in the Long Island city of Commack. A 60,000-square-foot Best Market grocery store anchors the property, which also houses tenants such as Rite Aid, Capital One Bank, Sherwin-Williams and Verizon Wireless. E.J. Moawad of New Jersey-based Levin Management Corp. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jack Chera of Crown Retail Services represented Planet Fitness.
RAHWAY, N.J. — The Kislak Company has brokered the $26.5 million sale of Skyview Rahway, a 160-unit multifamily building located south of Newark in Union County. Built in 2005, the property consists of 45 one-bedroom units, 102 two-bedroom units and 13 penthouses in addition to Class A amenities such as a rooftop terrace, fitness center and concierge services. Jeff Squires of Kislak represented the seller in the transaction, and Barry Waisbrod of Kislak procured the New York-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
