CHATHAM, N.J. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $12.1 million FHA-insured loan to refinance a 108-bed skilled nursing facility in Chatham, located approximately 25 miles west of New York City. The loan was completed under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 232/223(f) program. The 35-year, fully amortizing loan features a fixed rate of 3.26 percent. The borrower and name of facility were not disclosed. Paula Quigley, Matt Pipitone and Jennifer Kooney of M&T Realty Capital led the transaction. Quigley also serves as the FHA/HUD program manager for M&T Realty Capital Corp.
EWING, N.J. — Portuguese-inspired barbecue concept Pork Chop’s BBQ has opened a 2,700-square-foot restaurant at Capitol Plaza, a 355,000-square-foot retail center in Ewing, a northern suburb of Trenton. The restaurant will serve barbecue meats and seafood as well as a variety of sides and will also offer catering services. Capitol Plaza’s office segment, 1001 Spruce Office Center, anchors the retail center with hundreds of employees and visitors. Other tenants include Planet Fitness, Foot Locker, Marshalls and numerous retail and dining options. Levin Management Corp. handles leasing and management of the retail center.
NEW ENGLAND — A partnership of Massachusetts-based Winstanley Enterprises LLC and New York-based Surrey Equities LLC has acquired a 23-property supermarket portfolio primarily located in the New England area for $150 million. The total 1.4 million-square-foot portfolio comprises Stop & Shop-branded supermarkets. Property locations include 14 stores in the New England area as well as other sites in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Winstanley and Surrey acquired the portfolio as part of a long-term investment strategy to acquire well-located urban infill supermarkets in hard to replicate locations. The properties are triple-net leased to Ahold Lease USA Inc., a subsidiary of Dutch retail company Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. Ben Cooper and Jim Jordan of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The seller was Philip Morris Capital Corp.
WASHINGTON, N.J. — Italian restaurant Jenaro’s and Bison Coffee Co. have signed two retail leases totaling 6,400 square feet at Washington Square Town Center, a mixed-use development in Washington, located approximately 65 miles west of New York City. Jenaro’s will occupy 4,600 square feet and Bison Coffee Co. will occupy 1,800 square feet. Both restaurants plan to open in spring 2020. Rothman Medical Building occupies 40,000 square feet of the development, which also comprises 330 apartments, 100 townhomes, 30,000 square feet of retail space and a seniors housing community. The developer is a joint venture between Atkins Co. and Woodmont Properties.
NEWARK, N.J. — The Kislak Co. Inc. has brokered the $5.8 million sale of a four-property multifamily portfolio totaling 69 units in Newark.. The portfolio comprises four three-story apartment buildings within close proximity of each other, including 12 units at 48 Millington Ave., 16 units at 51 Summit Ave., 21 units at 535 Hawthorne Ave. and 20 units with a developable lot at 291 Wainwright St. Collectively, the properties were 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Robert Squires and Michael Kossak of Kislak represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jeff Squires of Kislak procured the undisclosed buyer.
WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. — Novaya Foxfield Industrial LLC has completed construction of a 122,000-square-foot industrial project in West Deptford, a southern suburb of Philadelphia. Located at 301 Grove Road, the Class A property offers 32-foot clear heights, 10 loading docks, two drive-in doors and office space. NAI Mertz is handling leasing efforts on behalf of Novaya Real Estate Ventures.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of East Gate Business Center, a 116,000-square-foot office complex in Mount Laurel, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The complex comprises eight buildings that were 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include NJ Default Group LLC, pest control company Terminix International Co. and employee recruitment firm The McSweeney Agency. Scott Mertz, John Adderly, Rebecca Ting and Julie Kronfeld of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Eastgate Business Center LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Strategic Funding Alternatives LLC. The sales price was undisclosed.
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $200 million loan for the refinancing of Bell Works, a 1.4-million-square-foot, class A office campus in Holmdel, located approximately 30 miles south of New York City. A balance sheet lender provided the loan, which the borrower, a partnership between Somerset Development Group and Adarsan Holdings, will use to complete capital improvements and pay off existing debt. Located at 101 Crawford’s Corner Road, the former research and development facility for Bell Labs and Alcatel Lucent is comprised of four six-story buildings with ground-floor retail space. The building was redeveloped from the Bell Labs scientific research center and current tenants including software companies iCIMS and WorkWave, as well as Guardian Life Insurance and Jersey Central Power & Light. Drew Anderman, Josh Berman and Eli Serebrowski of Meridian arranged the loan.
LOGAN, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of 1 Warner Court, a 151,600-square-foot industrial building in Logan, a southern suburb of Philadelphia. The property is situated within Pureland Industrial Complex, which includes tenants such as Lockheed Martin, Home Depot, Sam’s Club and Amazon. The complex is positioned along the I-295 corridor and offers immediate access to the New Jersey Turnpike, Philadelphia International Airport and the Ports of Camden and Philadelphia. A new roof will be installed in the spring of 2020. Marc Isdaner and Randall Book of Colliers represented the buyer, Warner Court LLC, which is operated by GFI Partners, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — LG Electronics USA has signed a 925,000-square-foot industrial lease to occupy the entirety of Crow Holdings at Veronica Ave., a single-tenant property currently under construction in Franklin, located approximately 50 miles northwest of New York City. LG produces home and entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances and commercial displays. The building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 170 trailer parking spots, 159 dock positions and four drive-in doors. Crow Holdings Industrial and The Carlyle Group acquired the site in early 2019 and began speculative construction soon after. The building is slated for completion in March 2020. Stan Danzig and Kimberly Bach of Cushman & Wakefield represented Crow Holdings Industrial.