RED BANK, N.J. — Colliers International has completed its acquisition of Maser Consulting, a design and engineering firm based in Red Bank, New Jersey. Maser’s senior leadership team will continue to drive operations and will retain a significant equity stake in the business going forward. The operations will be rebranded as Colliers Engineering Services in the first half of 2021. Maser employs more than 1,000 people across 34 offices in 12 states.
KEARNY, N.J. — Terreno Realty, a California-based REIT, has signed an undisclosed e-commerce user to a 211,000-square-foot industrial lease at one of its facilities in Kearny, approximately 12 miles west of New York City. The lease term is 10 years. A wholesale drug distributor previously occupied the property. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PATERSON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $7.9 million sale of 61 Park Avenue, a 36-unit residential property located in the western New York suburb of Paterson. The newly constructed building consists of 24 one-bedroom units, 12 two-bedroom units and two commercial spaces. Richard Gatto, Daniel Aviles, Fahri Ozturk and Casey Egan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors who requested anonymity.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — A partnership between locally based developer Bijou Properties and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has completed 7Seventy House, a 424-unit multifamily project in Hoboken. The property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops, tile backsplashes, custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, bocce court, coworking lounge, game room and a dog park, with many of the amenity spaces offering views of the Manhattan skyline. MHS Architects designed the 14-story building, which also houses 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and is now 70 percent leased.
LOPATCONG, N.J. — Development and management firm Larken Associates has begun leasing Autumn Ridge, a 198-unit apartment community in Lopatcong, located near the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. The 14-building property consists of 148 multifamily residences and 50 units that are reserved for renters age 55 and older. Floor plans feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are equipped with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, vinyl plank flooring and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, package concierge system, game area, conference room, fitness center, playground and a lounge with a dry bar. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy later this year.
UNION, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) plans to close 200 stores over the next two years. The Union-based company made the announcement during its earnings statement for its fiscal first quarter, which runs from March through May. The report shows sales plummeted in the quarter due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdowns affecting non-essential retailers. For the three-month period, net sales were approximately $1.3 billion, a 49 percent year-over-year decrease. Bed Bath & Beyond reports that 90 percent of its physical locations were closed for the majority of the quarter, causing in-store sales to decline 77 percent. During the same period, sales on the digital platform grew 82 percent. “From the beginning of this crisis, we have taken measured, purposeful steps to help keep our people safe and our customers serviced, and we are proud of the way our teams have navigated this unprecedented challenge with speed and agility,” says Mark Tritton, president and CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond. “At the same time, our actions to strengthen our financial position and liquidity are enhancing our flexibility and capacity to invest and rebuild our business for long-term success.” As of May 30, Bed Bath & Beyond operated 1,478 …
EAST GREENWICH, N.J. — Miami-based Scout Capital Partners is nearing completion of Scout Cold Logistics Center, a 332,000-square-foot cold storage facility in East Greenwich, located 18 miles outside Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The facility features 80 loading docks and 36-foot clear heights and is expected to be complete by the end of summer. A logistics company that specializes in transport of perishable foods has leased 97,000 square feet at the property. The remaining floor plans range in size from 65,000 to 235,000 square feet. Colliers is handling leasing of the facility.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — JMF Properties has begun leasing the second and final phase of Quin Sleepy Hollow, a 212-unit apartment community in the Northern New Jersey city of Plainfield. The transit-served property features one- and two-bedroom units with floor-to-ceiling windows, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a resident lounge with billiards, a library, theater room, business center, dog park and a fitness center with a yoga studio. Move-ins are expected to begin later this summer.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Major Kitchen Cabinet Inc. has signed a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease at 502 York St. in Elizabeth, located just south of Newark. The wholesale cabinet provider will be expanding from a 40,000-square-foot space in Brooklyn when the full-building lease commences later this year. The new space features 22-foot clear heights and six loading docks. Locally based investment firm Elberon Development Group owns the property, having acquired it in 2015 at full occupancy.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated a 49,300-square-foot industrial sublease for third-party logistics company Z Brothers Express Inc. in Elizabeth, a suburb of New York City. The space is located within a 143,756-square-foot, Class A industrial building at 560-596 Bercik St. The warehousing and distribution facility sits on 6.4 acres and features nine tailgates, one drive-in door and a clear height of 30 feet. Eric Demmers and Russell Verducci of NAI James Hanson represented the sub-landlord, RIM Logistics Ltd., in the lease negotiations. Rubicon Representation represented Z Brothers Express