JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Progress Capital has arranged a $30 million acquisition and construction loan for the site of the former Fairmount Hospital in Jersey City. The borrower, New York-based Monticello Equities, plans to redevelop the property into a 99-unit multifamily property with 2,240 square feet of retail space and a 75-space parking garage. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the financing through Leumi Bank.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Bob’s Discount Furniture has signed a 622,230-square-foot industrial lease at 150 Old New Brunswick Road in Piscataway, located in Northern New Jersey. The facility is currently under construction and is expected to be complete this summer. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, 125 dock doors, 302 automobile parking spaces and 127 trailer parking spaces. Scott Belfer of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chuck Fern, Thomas Tucci, Frank Truesdell, Jason Barton and Stephen Shoemaker of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal agents Cait English and Ben Rosen, represented the landlord, Duke Realty.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates has negotiated the $21.3 million sale of Imperial House Apartments, a 109-unit multifamily building in Elizabeth, located just south of Newark. Built in 1960, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 490 to 1,350 square feet. Stephen Tragash and David Jarvis of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, New Jersey-based Landmark Cos., in the transaction and procured an undisclosed private investor as the buyer.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $12.6 million construction loan for 130 Commerce Center, a 171,000-square-foot speculative industrial project that is a redevelopment of a retail strip center in Central New Jersey’s Hamilton Township. Slated for a third-quarter completion, the property will feature 36-foot clear heights and 50 trailer parking stalls. Michael Klein and Max Custer of JLL arranged the floating-rate financing through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Penwood Real Estate Investment Management LLC and Metrix Real Estate Services LLC.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 15,390-square-foot retail building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Hasbrouck Heights. The two-story building was vacant at the time of sale. Joan Cenicola and John Schilp of NAI Hanson represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Bogota Savings Bank, which will use the property as both its headquarters and a bank branch.
MONTVILLE, N.J. — Mill Creek Residential has broken ground on Modera Montville, a 295-unit apartment community that will be located about 35 miles west of New York City. The community will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom cabinetry and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a resident lounge, business center, fitness center, coffee bar, game room, outdoor grilling areas and a rooftop deck. The first move-ins are expected to begin in 2023.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer The Connell Company is underway on The Park, a $400 million mixed-use redevelopment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The development spans 185 acres and will feature office, hospitality, residential and retail uses, as well as a network of jogging and nature trails, upon completion in 2023. Connell is set to begin construction this year on The District, a phase that will include some 300 apartments, as well as retail and entertainment space. The previous phase featured office space that opened last summer.
WAYNE, N.J. — Discount hardware and equipment retailer Harbor Freight Tools has opened a 16,000-square-foot store in Wayne, located outside of New York City. Lew Finkelstein, C.J. Huter and Roy Paret of The Goldstein Group represented the Landlord, Glen Eagle Shopping Center LLC, in the lease negotiations. Marcus Bourn and Andrew Connolly of Newmark represented the tenant.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 128,715-square-foot, single-tenant retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bloomfield that is triple-net leased to The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) on a long-term basis. Home Depot has occupied the property, which sits on an 11-acre tract adjacent to the Garden State Parkway, since 1994. Benderson Development purchased the asset from New York-based Acadia Realty Trust for $16.4 million. Jose Cruz, J.B. Bruno, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Jordan Altman of JLL brokered the deal
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — The Stro Companies, a New Jersey-based investment firm, has acquired a 77,000-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey city of Fairfield. The property is leased to pharmaceutical manufacturing company Maquet, and Stro intends to find a new life sciences tenant when Maquet’s lease expires at the end of this year. Howard Weinberg of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Prudential Bank provided acquisition financing to Stro Cos.