VOORHEES, N.J. — Locally based firm CenterSquare Investment Management has purchased Cedar Hill Shopping Center, a 16,891-square-foot retail property located outside of Philadelphia in Voohees, N.J. The two-building center is located along State Route 73 and is home to tenants such as Starbucks, Orange Theory, UPS, Great Clips, Vitamin Shoppe and AT&T. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FORT LEE, N.J. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of joint venture equity for Modera Fort Lee, a 253-unit multifamily project in Northern New Jersey. The building, construction of which will begin before the end of the year, will rise 19 stories and offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 972 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, work pods, a rooftop terrace and various social gathering spaces. Jose Cruz and Ryan Robertson of JLL worked on behalf of the developer, Mill Creek Residential, to secure the equity investment with Kayne Anderson Real Estate.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $126.3 million loan for the refinancing of a 332,640-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Bayonne. The speculative structure is Bayonne Logistics Center – Building 100 and features a clear height of 40 feet and 66 dock doors, as well as five acres of parking space that can support 195 trailers and 225 cars, or 45 trailers and 800 cars. Construction of the building began in May 2022 and was completed earlier this year. John Alascio, T.J. Sullivan, Chuck Kohaut and Mitch Rothstein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the floating-rate loan through Ares Management on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Lincoln Equities and PCCP LLC.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. has provided a $115 million loan for the refinancing of Ivy & Green, a 389-unit apartment community in Hackensack. Ivy & Green was developed in phases over the last several years, with Phase I totaling 221 units and Phase II totaling 168 units. Residences come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Select units have private balconies. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, lounge, theater and music studio and a pet spa. Michael Klein, Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and John Cumming of JLL arranged the eight-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Hornrock Properties and GTIS Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $115 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of nine self-storage properties that are located in various areas of New York and New Jersey. The portfolio spans 723,664 net rentable square feet across 9,578 units. Properties are located in The Bronx, Floral Park, Garden City, Huntington Station and Yorktown Heights areas of New York and in the New Jersey communities of Haledon, Elizabeth, Linden and Perth Amboy. Steven Klein and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the loan through Nuveen Real Estate on behalf of the borrower, Atlanta-based owner-operator Storage Post. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
WARREN, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Accordia has purchased a three-building, 57,000-square-foot healthcare property in the Northern New Jersey community of Warren. Warren Medical Campus has been a part of Accordia’s portfolio in some form since the firm’s inception in 2005. Accordia purchased the property four months into its founding, owned it until 2015 and continued to manage the property post-sale. Now, as owners for the second time, the firm is making capital improvements to the complex, including updated corridors and doors, renovated common areas, a new courtyard and new signage. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Advance Realty Investors has broken ground on a 52-unit multifamily project in Hoboken. The site at the intersection of 14th Street and Willow Avenue formerly housed a Hertz car rental depot. The new building will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will have an average size of 903 square feet, with five residences to be set aside as affordable housing. Amenities will include a lobby lounge, fitness center, coworking space, landscaped terrace and a rooftop deck equipped with barbeque grilling stations. The building will also house 6,800 square feet of retail space. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2026.
WATCHUNG AND MIDDLESEX, N.J. — Planet Fitness will open two new gyms totaling 37,350 square feet in Central New Jersey. The New Hampshire-based chain has committed to a 21,850-square-foot space at the 420,000-square-foot Blue Star Shopping Center in Watchung and a 15,500-square-foot space formerly occupied by ACME Supermarket at Middlesex Corner. E.J. Moawad of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the Watchung deal, and Jack Chera of RIPCO Real Estate represented the tenant. Levin’s Ed Vasconcellos III acted as the landlord representative in the Middlesex deal, with Raymond Villafana of Franchise Realty representing Planet Fitness.
TEANECK, N.J. — Interstate Waste Services has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease expansion at Glenpointe, a 670,000-square-foot, four-building mixed-use development in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. The deal brings the company’s total footprint at Glenpointe to 47,545 square feet. Jeff Schotz, Dan Reider, Peter Kasparian and David Simson of Newmark represented the landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Zezas of Real Estate Strategies Corp. represented the tenant.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Local developer The Connell Co. has broken ground on a 55,000-square-foot entertainment building at The Park, a 185-acre mixed-use development in the northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The building will be located within The District, a 60-acre section of the larger campus. Tenants that have committed to the new building include craft beer provider Emberside Brewery, Mexican restaurant Rosa Azul and speakeasy-style steakhouse and entertainment concept BASH. Completion is slated for 2026.