HOBOKEN, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based Prism Capital Partners, Angelo, Gordon & Co. and Parkwood Development Co. is underway on construction of Wonder Lofts, a multifamily project in Hoboken that will add 83 for-sale units and six rental units to the local supply. The project is a redevelopment of the former Wonder Bread factory and bakery that was built in 1909. Wonder Lofts will offer 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including a fitness center, meeting and media rooms, lounges, kitchens and entertainment areas. The development team expects to open the sales office in March 2021 and to deliver the first units in June.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial building located at 80 Commerce Way in Hackensack. The property is situated on 2.2 acres and features 14-foot clear heights and 85 parking spaces. Scott Perkins and Chris Todd of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, Canaan Korean Community Church, in the transaction. William Lee of Coldwell Banker Fort Lee represented the buyer, Pilgrim Mission Church.
PATERSON, N.J. — Locally based developer Blue Onyx Cos. will redevelop a historic two-acre property in Paterson that houses seven former mills and warehouses into a mixed-use destination. Preliminary plans for the project, which will be branded 24+Half, call for creative office and residential uses, as well as a beer garden and a 12,230-square-foot beach environment with sand, furniture, food trucks and activities. Architecture firm HWKN is leading design of the commercial, residential and public spaces. Blue Onyx acquired the site in 2019. The development team expects to break ground on the first phase of the project in summer 2021 and for the entire project to carry a construction period of about five years.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Atlantic Health Systems has signed a 37,030-square-foot healthcare lease at Bridgewater Medical Building, a 95,000-square-foot property located at 1125 Route 22 W. in the Northern New Jersey city of Bridgewater. A joint venture between regional developer Atkins Co. and Capital Solutions Inc. acquired the building, which formerly served as the regional headquarters of Bank of America, in 2017. Bryn Cinque and Jim Bailey of Colliers International represented Atlantic Health Systems, which serves approximately 5 million people across 11 counties in New Jersey, in the lease negotiations.
NEW JERSEY — AMC Theatres (NYSE: AMC) will open all 27 of its theaters in New Jersey over the course of the next week, beginning with the reopening of AMC Jersey Gardens 20 and AMC Wayne 14 this Friday. An additional seven locations are scheduled to open on Monday, Sept. 7, with all remaining theaters then opening on Thursday, Sept. 10. New Jersey is AMC Theatres’ sixth-largest market by screen count.
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. — A joint venture between J.G. Petrucci Co. and PGIM Real Estate is set to break ground on a 511,200-square-foot industrial building in Phillipsburg, located just across the Delaware River from Allentown, Pennsylvania. The project — to be named the Phillipsburg Logistics Center at 78 — will be located on a 66-acre site less than three miles from Route 22 and Interstate 78, providing access to many of the Northeast’s major metropolitan areas. The property is less than 70 miles from both Philadelphia and New York City. “The site provides excellent connectivity between the Northern and Central New Jersey industrial markets and to the Lehigh Valley Market along the I-78 corridor,” says Peter Polt, executive vice president at J.G. Petrucci. The speculative industrial facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, LED Lighting, wide column spacing, two drive-in doors, and “ample” trailer parking stalls and loading positions, according to the developers. Jon Mikula and John Plower of JLL represented J.G. Petrucci Co. in the arrangement of the joint venture partnership. Jeff Lockard, also of JLL, will lead lease-up efforts at the site upon its completion, which is scheduled for summer 2021. J.G. Petrucci Co. is a privately held development firm specializing …
By Mark Russo, director of research, Newmark Knight Frank The industrial markets of Northern and Central New Jersey have held strong thus far in 2020 as heightened e-commerce activity has offset the disruption caused by COVID-19. Total e-commerce sales rose by 31.8 percent in the second quarter relative to that period in 2019, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. While demand for retail and office space has been negatively impacted, steady rent growth and stable vacancy highlight the resilience of the industrial sector. Industrial tenants moving into new deliveries have helped generate 4.2 million square feet of positive net absorption year-to-date. Vacancy currently averages 4.3 percent, down from 4.5 percent a year ago. Meanwhile, the average asking rent grew by 2.1 percent over the past year to a record mark of $9.20 per square foot. Online Shopping Fuels Leasing Social distancing measures and store closures caused by the pandemic have accelerated the adoption of online shopping. This has led to increased demand for logistics and distribution space among e-commerce companies. In fact, e-commerce deals have accounted for 75 percent of industrial leasing activity in Northern and Central New Jersey since April, compared to a quarterly average of …
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Procida Funding has provided a $52.5 million construction loan for Manhattan Transit Village North Bergen, a 214-unit multifamily project in North Bergen Township, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The property will be located adjacent to the Tonnelle Avenue public transit station and will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool and a fitness center. The borrower and developer was the Demetrakis Family. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY AND HACKENSACK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Sitex Group has acquired two industrial properties totaling 65,670 square feet in the New York City area. The first property is a 25,670-square-foot warehouse located at 1155 Commerce Ave. in The Bronx that is occupied by the New York City Department of Sanitation. The second building is a 40,000-square-foot maintenance facility located at 600 S. River St. in Hackensack, New Jersey, that was formerly occupied by truck repair company Deluxe International Trucks. Greiner Maltz’s Atanu Bhattacharjee, Waterstreet Capital’s Carl Bronstein and Douglas Elliman Commercial’s Rick Dana arranged the transaction.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Mendham Capital Management, an affiliate of Raymond James, has signed a 3,243-square-foot office lease extension in the Northern New Jersey city of Basking Ridge. Rick Genthe and Sean O’Brien of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord, CIG Properties, in the lease negotiations. Lee Barnes of Woodman Group represented the tenant.