WAYNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $19.2 million sale of the BP Lubricants USA Inc. headquarters in Wayne. The 100,000-square-foot property sits on more than 10 acres of land and is occupied by BP Lubricants’ lab technicians, engineers, analysts, upper management and corporate services as well as the Castrol Oil top sales team. BP has made a significant investment in the building, including renovations to the second and third floors as well as the expansion of lab and testing operations spaces. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor in a 1031 exchange.
WAYNE, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the former Toys ‘R’ Us corporate headquarters in Wayne. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1 Geoffrey Way, the 621,000-square-foot property is situated on 191 acres overlooking a reservoir. The property was built in 1962 as the original headquarters for American Cyanamid and consists of two interconnected office buildings. Toys ‘R’ Us occupied the property for 16 years. Jeffrey Babikian, Robert L’Abbate, Allyson L’Abbate, Nor Ramos and Brian Godau of CBRE represented the seller, Toys ‘R’ Us Property Company I LLC, and Raider Hill Advisors, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
DENVILLE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 12,770-square-foot retail property in Denville. Located at 424 W. Main St., the fully occupied property is situated on 1.4 acres. Michael Lombardi and Scott Plasky of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Liberty Property Trust has acquired an industrial facility in Moonachie for $39.6 million. Located at 115 Moonachie Ave., the 168,800-square-foot property is fully leased and features 28-foot clear heights. Tom Monahan, Stephen D’Amato, Larry Schiffenhaus, Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented Liberty in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
NEWARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of a mixed-use property in Newark. Located at 569 and 571-577 Broad St., the 22,575-square-foot property consists of ground-floor retail as well as office space and two apartment units on the second floor. Alan Cafiero, Ben Sgambati, David Cafiero and Kevin Taub of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — HFF has secured a $25.5 million acquisition loan for Woodbridge Crossing, a 285,210-square-foot retail center in Woodbridge. Located at 451-479 Green St., the property was built in 2001 and renovated in 2018. The center is approximately 80 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Burlington Stores, Big Lots, Planet Fitness, Altitude Trampoline Park, Modell’s, Party City, Thomasville, Sprint, Miracle Ear and FedEx Office. Michael Klein and Rob Hinckley of HFF secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, PAG Investments. Citizens Bank provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan.
PRINCETON, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $10 million loan to refinance a mixed-use property in Princeton. Located at 277 and 281 Witherspoon St., the property consists of two adjacent retail and office buildings. The first, 277 Witherspoon, is a recently completed two-story building. The second, 281 Witherspoon, is a three-story building built in 1984 and renovated in 2015. Cronheim secured the 10-year loan with three years of interest-only payments on behalf of the borrower, HP Witherspoon LLC, an affiliate of Princeton-based Herring Properties. The lender was undisclosed.
KEARNY, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired a 16-acre industrial property in Kearny. The sales price was $25 million. Located at 81 North Hackensack Ave., the property is fully leased to one tenant. The property was acquired as partial repayment of a $55 million senior secured loan that Terreno Realty made in 2018 to an unnamed borrower. The acquisition reduces the seller’s outstanding loan balance to approximately $30 million.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.1 million sale of a 28,400-square-foot, mixed-use property in Toms River. Located at 26 Main St., the property is currently occupied by 26 tenants. Alan Cafiero and Ben Sgambati in Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a personal trust.
NEWTON, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the $17.9 million sale of Landmark West Apartments, a 168-unit apartment community in Newton. Located at 100 Swartzwood Road, the 11-building community is comprised of one- and two-bedroom units. Stephen Tragash and Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, Newton West Limited, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor.