SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Edgewood Properties has purchased a 104,020-square-foot vacant office property in South Plainfield, just west of Staten Island. The property is located at 1001 Durham Ave. near I-287 and I-95, as well as Routes 1 and 22. The new ownership plans to either renovate the building and maintain its office use or redevelop the asset as an industrial distribution facility. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval and Jordan Avanzato of JLL represented the seller, ConnectOne Bancorp Inc., in the transaction.
New Jersey
Lee & Associates Brokers Sale of 81,000 SF Distribution Facility in Avenel, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
AVENEL, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of an 81,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in Avenel, just west of Staten Island. The property, located at 80 Essex Ave., includes 7,500 square feet of office space, 11 loading dock doors, (expandable to 19) and space for truck parking. The property offers direct access to the New Jersey Turnpike, Route 440, the Goethals Bridge and Garden State Parkway. Planned upgrades include new paving and a truck court. Crista Governara, Drew Maffey and Rick Marchisio of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, TA Realty, as well as the undisclosed seller, in the transaction.
PRINCETON, N.J. — A partnership between New York-based RXR Realty and The Blackstone Group has sold University Square, a five-story office building totaling 330,000 square feet in Princeton. The sale also included the adjacent 33,600-square-foot building, 115 Campus Drive. The property is positioned along the Route 1 Corridor, about halfway between Philadelphia and New York City. Tenants include investment management company BlackRock and insurance company AXIS Capital. JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer, New York-based Argent Ventures, in the transaction. The price was undisclosed.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — PMZ Realty Capital LLC. has arranged a $37.5 million bridge loan to finance a new MC Hotel in Montclair, New Jersey. The 159-unit property is part of the Autograph Collection by Marriott, an independently owned portfolio of upscale hotels. The hotel is scheduled to open August 2019, and includes a rooftop bar, over 8,500 square feet of event space, a restaurant and a lobby library. A public mortgage REIT funded the loan, which carries a three-year term with a floating rate based on LIBOR.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Locally based developer Keeler Markwood Group will build a new medical office building in downtown White Plains, about 25 miles north of Manhattan. The building will be situated in close proximity to White Plains Hospital and its future outpatient care facility. JLL will handle leasing of the property, which is expected to be complete in 2023. A groundbreaking date has not yet been established.
HAMILTON, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the $19.5 million sale of 5 and 8 Commerce Way, two industrial properties in Hamilton that encompass more than 120,000 square feet. The buildings, which were 95 percent occupied at the time of sale, feature 28-foot clear heights, loading docks and drive-in options. Jacklene Chesler, Matthew Brown and Frank Summers of Colliers represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
YONKERS, N.Y. — AMS Acquisitions has begun leasing 86 Main, a 70,072-square-foot, newly renovated office building in downtown Yonkers. The Class A, six-story building offers amenities such as a fitness center and a rooftop deck. Leasing starts at $24 per square foot and goes up to $40 per square foot. Space can be leased from five to 15 years. The building was originally built for Homes for America in 2005. AMS Acquisitions purchased the asset for $9.5 million in January 2018 from Madison Realty Capital.
BOGOTA, N.J. — A subsidiary of New Jersey-based PCD Capital LLC and New York-based Saber Real Estate Advisors LLC will develop a 421-unit multifamily project in Bogota, located across the Hudson River from Harlem. The property will be situated on 13 acres and feature an 8,000-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center and media room, as well as outdoor amenities such as a pool, dog park and outdoor grilling area. The building will also house 8,000 square feet of retail space. M&T Bank and BBVA USA provided a $60 million construction loan for the project. John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the financing. A construction timeline has yet to be established.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the $3.5 million sale of a multi-tenant office building located at 140 Littleton Road in Parsippany, located west of Newark. Constructed in the mid-1980s, the building spans 30,459 square feet and is leased to companies in the finance, technology and medical sectors. Jacklene Chesler, Matthew Brown, Frank Summers of Colliers represented the buyer and the seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the sale of 550 Glen Avenue and 600 Glen Court, a 187,569-square-foot light industrial portfolio in Moorestown, located east of Philadelphia across the Delaware River. The two properties were built in the late 1970s and include warehousing and distribution capacities. The buildings’ location near I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike puts them in close proximity to both the Philadelphia and New York City areas. Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel and Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group LLC. The trio also procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.