New Jersey

NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY — Supermarket chains Lidl US and Best Market have announced an agreement in which Lidl will acquire 27 Best Market stores in New York and New Jersey. Beginning next year, the German discount retailer will convert the Best Market stores to the Lidl brand. The process will involve the remodeling, reinvestment and reflagging of Best Market locations as Lidl stores. Best Market is a privately owned fruit and grocery store chain headquartered in Bethpage, New York. Of the 27 Best Market locations, 24 are located in Long Island, two are located in New York City and one is located in New Jersey. The terms of the acquisition are undisclosed, and it is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.

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NEWARK, N.J. — Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Real Estate and Madison Marquette have acquired Springfield Avenue Marketplace, a newly constructed, 112,000-square-foot retail center in Newark. The sales price was not disclosed. The fully occupied property is anchored by a ShopRite grocery store and includes a mix of restaurant, retail and medical tenants. The seller was not disclosed. Springfield Avenue Marketplace is located at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Jones Street, approximately one mile from Newark Penn Station.

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BLOOMINGDALE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 2,200-square-foot retail property in Bloomingdale. The sales price was undisclosed. LJ Koch of NAI James E. Hanson represented the seller, Waldo LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. Located at 217 Hamburg Turnpike, the building previously served as the home of Walker’s Deli. The new owner plans to renovate and reopen the space as a high-end café, which will feature unique coffee drinks, homemade baked goods, and fresh, made-to-order breakfast and lunch items.  

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PARAMUS, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Country Club Plaza, a 303,777-square-foot office complex in Paramus. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 115 and 117 W. Century Road, the two-building complex is currently 97 percent leased to two investment-grade tenants. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Travis Langer and Zachary McHale of CBRE Institutional Properties represented the seller, a partnership of Garrison Investment Group and Onyx Equities, in the transaction. The buyer was Premium Capital Resources.  

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HARRISON, N.J. — Madison Realty Capital has provided $67.5 million in acquisition and construction financing for a 205-unit multifamily development project and an adjacent development site in Harrison. The loan allows the borrower, a partnership between Accordia Realty Ventures and Eastone Equities, to acquire both sites and finish construction of the 205-unit first phase of the project, which is currently topped off and approximately 60 percent complete. The development site has been approved for 435 multifamily units. Located at 700 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd., the first phase of the project is slated for completion in Spring 2019. The development team on the project includes Hollister as general contractor, NK Architects as design architect, Studio 1200 as interior designer, and The Marketing Directors as leasing and marketing agent.

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CLARK, N.J. — NKF has arranged the $15.8 million sale of a 108,000-square-foot flex facility in Clark. Located at 175-195 Terminal Ave., the property is fully leased as the headquarters of L’Oréal’s North American R&D division. The seven-acre property includes a single-story R&D space that was recently renovated. Steven M. Schultz and Tony D. Georgiev of NKF represented the seller, Denholtz Associates, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.

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CLARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.5 million sale of a 76,000-square-foot, five-story office building in Clark. Located at 67 Walnut Ave., the property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Fahri Ozturk, Rick Lechtman, Ben Sgambati and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, a joint venture between Mountain Development Corp. and Bukiet Building and Management Co. The buyer was a private investor.

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured a $17.6 million loan to refinance an industrial facility in South Brunswick. Located at 1100 Cranbury South River Road, the 28-acre site contains a one-story industrial building with 340,900 rentable square feet of space. The building features 40 exterior loading docks and four drive-in doors. Gretchen Wilcox and Albert Raymond of G.S. Wilcox represented the undisclosed borrower in securing the financing through lender Thrivent Financial. The 15-year loan includes a 20-year amortization schedule.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J.— Fujitsu General America Inc. has signed a 155,000-square-foot industrial lease at the Rockefeller Group Logistics Center in Piscataway. Fujitsu General is the third company to sign a lease at the five-building, 2.1 million-square-foot project. Other tenants include Humanscale and Best Buy. Fujitsu General provides ductless cooling and heating systems for residential and commercial use. Jules Nissim, Stan Danzig and Marc Petrella of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owners, Rockefeller Group and PCCP, in the transaction. Bob Sager and Dave Blitt from Bussel Realty represented Fujitsu General.

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MONTVALE, N.J. — Northeast Capital Group has acquired a 93,916-square-foot office property in Montvale for $9.9 million. Located at 3 Paragon Drive, the property is currently 96 percent leased to two tenants, Pentax of America and Turner Construction Co. The property is on a nine-acre site. Michael Klein and Porter Terry of HFF represented Northeast Capital Group in securing acquisition financing through Valley National Bank. The seller was undisclosed.

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