HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — A joint venture between The Hampshire Companies and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital has broken ground on a 903-unit self-storage facility in Hillsborough, located approximately 20 miles north of Trenton. The 120,524-square-foot property is located at 141 US Highway 206. Extra Space Storage will manage the facility upon completion of construction, which is slated for early 2020.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.6 million sale of a 37,465-square-foot industrial property in Hackensack, a northwestern suburb of New York City. Zaentz Hardware occupies the property, which is divided into storefront, warehouse and office space. Elsa Papanicolaou of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. Steve Lim of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor.
Demand for industrial space is roaring throughout the submarkets surrounding the Port of New York and New Jersey, propelled by the port’s handling of a record amount of cargo thus far in 2019. As a result of the healthy demand, as well as more product coming in and out of the port, landlords are enjoying positive rent growth accentuated by a limited supply of quality industrial space. The port experienced record growth in cargo volume handled during the first six months of 2019, according to internal data from the organization. The number of 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) handled by the port has already exceeded 3 million for the year and surpassed 611,000 in June alone. This figure represents an all-time record for the port during the first half of the year, enabling it to surpass the Port of Long Beach for the first time in 20 years. Increasing amounts of inventory coming in and out of the port translates to greater demand for industrial space to store, process and ship product. But the port submarket has but a meager supply of real estate to meet the demand. Due to a limited space available for lease, the industrial submarket experienced negative …
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of 1 Gatehall Drive, a 115,000-square-foot office building in Parsippany, located approximately 25 miles west of New York City. At the time of sale, the building was 86 percent leased to more than 20 tenants. Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Andy Merin, Frank DiTommaso, Andy Schwartz, William O’Keefe and Kelsey Nakamura of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a joint venture between Lincoln Property Co, and Development Ventures Group. An affiliate of Lakewood Equities purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS AND LODI, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $75.3 million sale of Skyline Apartments and Boulevard Apartments, two multifamily properties totaling 338 units in Hasbrouck Heights and Lodi, two adjacent western suburbs of New York City. Skyline Apartments comprises 124 apartments in Hasbrouck Heights, while Boulevard Apartments comprises 214 apartments located across both Hasbrouck Heights and Lodi. Jeffrey Dunne, Gene Pride, Jeremy Neuer, Steven Bardsley, David Gavin and Eric Apfel and Nat Gambuzza of CBRE represented the seller, an investment consortium between Griffen Ltd. and Kushner Cos. The CBRE team also represented the buyer, a New York-based private investment firm.
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. is nearing completion of a 57,000-square-foot industrial building in Hillsborough, located approximately 40 miles southwest of New York City. The project is build-to-suit for Permadur Industries, a manufacturer of construction equipment. The building will feature 37-foot ceiling heights and 17,000 square feet of office space, as well as 36,000 square feet of space designed for future expansion. Construction is currently underway and slated for completion by the end of 2019. The site also has the capacity to house an additional 36,000 square feet of new development.
OAKLAND, N.J. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 40,781-square-foot light industrial property in Oakland, located approximately 30 miles northwest of New York City. The building, which is located roughly a mile from Interstate 287, features 20-foot clear heights, two drive-in doors and several thousand square feet of office space. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval and Jordan Avanzato of JLL represented seller, North Jersey Development Group, in the transaction. A private investor purchased the asset.
JEFFERSON, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $1.9 million sale of an 8-acre vacant property in Jefferson, located about 45 miles west of New York City. The property, located at 757 State Route 15, originally housed a Pathmark grocery store. The buyer, 757 Route 15 Realty LLC, plans to develop the site into a Class A medical office building that is slated for completion in summer 2020. Thomas Mallaney and Denise Kokulak of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. Jefferson Sebastian-Parsippany LLC was the seller.
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — R.J. Brunelli & Co. has negotiated a 24,000-square-foot retail lease for a Jersey Strong fitness center in Old Bridge, located about 35 miles south of New York City. The tenant will anchor the 84,900-square-foot Browntown Shopping Center along with a Walgreens. Danielle Brunelli and Richard Brunelli of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented Jersey Strong in the lease negotiations, as well as the landlord.
PLAINFIELD, N.J. — R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC has brokered the sale the sale of a vacant 30,000-square-foot retail building in Plainfield, a western suburb of New York City. The property is located at 165 E. Front St. and includes 10,000 square feet of space on each of three floors, plus a basement. Alan Gott of R.J. Brunelli represented the buyer, Paramount Assets, in the transaction. Gott also represented the seller, Abeco Management.
