MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $26.7 million sale of a retail center in Morris Plains. Located at 245 Littleton Road, a 67,449-square-foot Stop & Shop anchors the center. The property is leased to Stop & Shop through 2031. Jeffrey Dunne, David Gavin, Jeremy Neuer and Travis Langer of CBRE represented the seller, JDA Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Oak Street Real Estate Capital.
New Jersey
Progress Capital Secures $60M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Portfolio in New Jersey
by David Cohen
HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — Progress Capital has secured a $60 million acquisition loan for an 18-property multifamily portfolio in Hudson County. The undisclosed borrower acquired the portfolio for $75 million. Brad Domenico of Progress Capital arranged the seven-year loan, which featured a fixed 4.14 percent interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and two years of interest-only payments. The lender was undisclosed.
SOMERSET, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12.2 million sale of Shoppes at Pierce Street, a 37,800-square-foot shopping center in Somerset. Located at 147-151 Pierce St., the newly developed property consists of three buildings, as well as a standalone Investors Bank pad site. Michael Lombardi and Marc Karlin of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — HFF has secured two loans totaling $27 million to refinance Greenbrook Executive Center, a 203,028-square-foot, office building in Fairfield. Located at 100 Passaic Ave., the three-story building is near the Willowbrook Mall as well as Interstate 80 and Route 46. Jim Cadranell and Matthew Pizzolato of HFF secured the two loans on behalf of the borrower, Accordia Realty Ventures. Silverpeak Argentic provided a $22.4 million, 10-year securitized loan and Morrison Street Capital provided a $4.5 million, 10-year mezzanine loan. The financing allowed Accordia to buy out its institutional equity partner, Guggenheim Real Estate. Accordia and Guggenheim who they have owned the asset with since 2006.
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has arranged the sale of a 3,469-square-foot mixed-use building in Montclair. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 555 Bloomfield Ave. in downtown Montclair, the two-story property consists of retail and office space. The first floor of the building is fully leased to a T-Mobile franchisee. Michael Walters and Fernando Garip of NAI James Hanson represented the private seller in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
MAHWAH, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $10.2M sale and leaseback of an office property in Mahwah. Located at 1111 Macarthur Blvd., the two-story, 140,420-square-foot building was constructed in 1979 and fully renovated in 1990. Thomas Mallaney, Randy Eigen and Conor Dolan of CBRE represented the seller, Seiko Holdings Corp. in the sale and leaseback. The buyer was 1111 MacArthur Boulevard LLC. Seiko has agreed to lease 18,400 square feet at the property. Nuance Communications, a U.S.-based multinational software technology corporation already occupies 27,317 square feet of space at the property under a long-term lease.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Madison International Realty has acquired a 5 percent ownership stake in Mack-Cali Realty Corp. The stake equates to approximately 4.5 million shares. Based in Jersey City, Mack-Cali is an owner, manager and developer of five million square feet of office space and 4,400 multifamily units on the New Jersey waterfront. Ronald Dickerman, president of Madison International Realty, said that the company is transitioning to a ‘focused play on prime office and multifamily residential properties on the New Jersey waterfront.’ Madison International Realty specializes in acquiring private ownership stakes, joint venture positions, and listed property shares in properties and portfolios in major markets in the U.S., U.K. and Western Europe.
RAHWAY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.4 million sale of Heritage House, a 21-unit multifamily building in Rahway. Located at 1909 Church St., the property is approximately one mile from the Rahway Train Station and two miles from the Linden Train Station as well as 22 miles southeast of New York City. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto and Thomas Cleary of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the buyer and seller in the transaction, both private investors.
SUSSEX, N.J. — Redwood Realty Advisors has negotiated the $9.5 million sale of Wilson Manor, a 68-unit apartment community in Sussex. Located at 1 Wilson Road, the seven-building property was built in the 1960s. Each building at the nearly 7-acre community is two-stories. Kevin McCrann and Jeremy Wernick of Redwood Realty represented the seller, a long-term owner, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — HFF has arranged a $10.3 million construction loan for the development of an 829-unit CubeSmart self-storage facility in Rochelle Park. The 112,980-square-foot facility will be located on two acres at 120 W. Passaic St. and will house climate-controlled storage units ranging from 25 to 300 square feet. Michael Klein and Jon Mikula of HFF secured the four-year, fixed-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, Tulfra Real Estate, through lender First Bank. CubeSmart will manage daily operations.