ROCKAWAY, N.J. — Atlantic Health System has purchased Morristown Medical Center Health Pavilion, a 92,326-square-foot medical office building in Rockaway, located approximately 35 miles west of New York City, for $26 million. The building opened in 2016, and the Atlantic Health System was the sole occupant at the time of sale. JLL’s Jose Cruz and Ben Appel represented the seller in the transaction.
New Jersey
NEW JERSEY — CBRE has arranged the $8.27 million sale of nine civic properties from the Youth Consultation Services (YCS) portfolio in New Jersey. The properties comprise a mix of youth centers and schools located in Montclair, Hackensack, Newark, Somerdale, Gloucester, Estell-Manor, Vineland and Blackwood. Three different buyers purchased the assets, one of whom bought seven buildings as part of a sale-leaseback with YCS. The two other buyers purchased buildings that had been recently vacated by YCS. CBRE’s Charles Berger and Elli Klapper, along with Randy Eigen and Donald Sperling of Brokerage Services, represented the seller in the transaction.
BERGENFIELD, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 5,245-square-foot office building in Bergenfield, a northern suburb of New York City. The buyer, Maywood Physical Therapy & Rehab Center, will utilize a portion of the building as its third medical office location and will continue to lease the remaining space to the four current tenants. NAI James Hanson’s Dominic Fittizzi represented the seller, S&S Realty Holding Co. LLC, in the transaction.
SPRING LAKE, N.J., and NEW YORK CITY — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided two loans totaling $56.2 million for seniors housing communities in Spring Lake, New Jersey, and New York City. In the first transaction, Paula Quigley, Aaron Anglad and Matthew Pipitone of M&T provided a $16.1 million Fannie Mae Seniors Housing loan to refinance a 106-unit seniors housing property in Spring Lake. The 15-year loan was structured with a 4.66 percent fixed interest rate loan and four years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. In the second transaction, M&T provided a $40.5 million FHA-insured loan to refinance a 300-bed skilled nursing facility in Staten Island. The fully amortizing loan features a 35-year term, 3.9 percent fixed rate and 60 percent loan-to-value ratio. Quigley and Pipitone, along with Jennifer Kooney of M&T, secured the debt.
SUMMIT, N.J. — A joint venture of Saxum Real Estate and The Becker Organization has purchased a 42,000-square-foot office building in Summit, a western suburb of New York City. The property was built in 2001 and was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Cushman & Wakefield’s Gary Gabriel, Frank DiTommaso, David Bernhaut, Andy Merin and Brian Whitmer represented the seller, The Silverman Group, in the transaction. The Cushman & Wakefield team also procured the buyer.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $72.5M Construction Loan for Retail Redevelopment in Roxbury, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
ROXBURY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $72.5 million construction loan for the redevelopment of The Shops at Ledgewood Commons, a retail center in Roxbury, located about 40 miles west of New York City. Santander Bank provided the loan, exact terms of which were undisclosed. The borrower, Advance Realty Advisors, plans to reposition the former enclosed mall into an open-air retail center. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala, T.J. Sullivan and Zachary Kraft of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan.
NORTHVALE, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $17.9 million sale of an industrial property in Northvale, a northern suburb of New York City. Built in 1970, the 207,000-square-foot property features 18-foot ceiling heights, 20 loading docks and 17,178 square feet of office space. Elli Klapper and Charles Berger of CBRE represented the buyer, Treetop Development, in the transaction. Kevin Dudley, Geoffrey Schubert and Justin Passaretti, also with CBRE, represented the seller, Vale 521 LLC.
Walker & Dunlop Arranges $14M Acquisition, Construction Loan for Hotel in Newark, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
NEWARK, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $14 million loan for the acquisition and redevelopment of a 191-room Holiday Inn in Newark. The property is situated across the street from Newark Liberty International Airport, and amenities include a fitness center, self-laundry and cocktail lounge. The borrower, a hotel investor, plans to extensively renovate and reposition the property over the next few years. A regional bridge lender provided the non-recourse, fixed-rate bridge loan at 77.5 percent loan to cost. Jeff Baik of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan, the term of which was undisclosed.
NAI James E. Hanson Negotiates Sale of 6,000 SF Retail Building in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
LAKE HOPATCONG, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 6,000-square-foot retail building in Lake Hopatcong, located about 40 miles northwest of New York City. The retail center comprises seven rentable units, 50 feet of lake access and close proximity to Route 80 in Upstate New York. Joe Vindigni of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, BD Newhouse LLC in the transaction. The buyer was Gardners Shed. The sales price was undisclosed.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 170,000-square-foot industrial asset in Rockaway, a city located about 30 miles west of New York City. The six-building complex at 114 Beach St. is 99 percent leased to 17 tenants, including light manufacturing, service and distribution companies. Andrew Schwartz, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Andrew MacDonald, Jordan Sobel and Stephen Sander of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, The Silverman Group, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, New York-based investor Davco Group.