HAMILTON, N.J. — JLL has arranged $16.8 million in acquisition financing for a 138,852-square-foot industrial property in the Central New Jersey community of Hamilton. Built in 1990 and renovated in 2024, the facility sits on a 13.6-acre site at 861 Sloan Ave. and features a clear height of 38 feet and 13 dock doors with the capacity to add five more, as well as parking for 210 cars and 10 trailers. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell and Kevin Badger of JLL arranged the loan through Prime Finance on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and Ullico Investment Advisors.
By Taylor Williams The retail markets throughout the greater New York City area have been starving for more quality space in the post-pandemic era, with ground-up supply gains rarely hitting the market outside of obligatory inclusions within apartment buildings and highly curated clusters at mixed-use developments. According to JLL’s latest market report on New York City, as of the first quarter of 2025, there were approximately 200 availabilities across Manhattan’s “prime” retail submarkets — a record low. Average asking rents leapt 7.4 percent between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the ensuing period, settling at a rate of $577 per square foot. The report identified traditionally ritzy retail corridors and hotspots such as Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, SoHo and Times Square as recipients of the “prime” label, also designating the Williamsburg district in Brooklyn as one such area. So when well-located spaces formerly occupied by retailers that are now defunct or aggressively downsizing become available, they tend to draw major, immediate interest. “Expanding retailers have substantial opportunities to backfill big box and junior spaces vacated by bankrupt chains,” says Mitzi Flexer, managing director in the New York City office of national brokerage firm Bradford Allen. Flexer says that a notable …
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Bayfront Development Partners, which is a joint venture between Pennrose LLC and Paths Development LLC, has broken ground on Bayfront Promenade, a 210-unit mixed-income multifamily project in Jersey City. The development will be located on the Hackensack River Waterfront and will include 74 affordable housing units and 93 workforce housing units, as well as commercial and community space. Amenities will include a rooftop terrace, fitness center with a yoga room, coworking lounge and community room with a kitchen area. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority provided $64 million in tax credits for the project, a tentative completion date for which was not announced.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Atlanta-based brokerage firm Hunter Hotel Advisors has negotiated the sale of the 133-room Hampton Inn & Suites Bridgewater, located in Central New Jersey’s Raritan Valley. The hotel was built in 2017 and offers amenities such as a fitness center, indoor pool and a lobby bar. An entity doing business as FSG Bridgewater Hotel LLC sold the property to New Jersey-based owner-operator Innzen Hospitality for an undisclosed price. Spencer Davidson of Hunter Hotel Advisors brokered the deal.
UNION, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has brokered the $6 million sale of a 24,000-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building at 860 Springfield Road was constructed in 1961 and features a clear height of 16 feet and four dock-high loading doors. Richard Goski and Catherine Goski-Vasquez of NAI DiLeo-Bram brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
WESTAMPTON, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $50 million permanent loan for a 275-unit apartment complex in Westampton, located in Southern New Jersey’s Burlington County. The name of the property was not disclosed. Michael Klein and Gerard Quinn of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through a life insurance company. The name of the borrower was also not disclosed.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10 million sale of Saigon Plaza, an 44,490-square-foot retail center in Pennsauken, located just outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The center was built on 4.4 acres in 2008 and is anchored by Sun Seng Supermarket. Mark Krantz and Derrick Dougherty of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, which also operates the ethnic grocery store, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vango Development has broken ground on The Parker East, an 86-unit multifamily project located outside of New York City in East Rutherford. The Parker East will offer one- and two-bedroom units that will be furnished with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities will include a fitness center, lounge and clubroom, breakout work areas, a dog spa, rooftop terrace and a central courtyard. MHS Architecture designed the project, and Coli Construction is the general contractor. ConnectOneBank provided a $25 million loan for the construction of The Parker East, which is expected to be complete next summer.
SWEDESBORO, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 10,193-square-foot medical office building in the Southern New Jersey community of Swedesboro. Completed in 2008, the building at 100 Lexington Road was fully leased at the time of sale, with Inspira Health serving as the anchor. Mark Krantz and Derrick Dougherty of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were locally based entities that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PARAMUS, N.J. — A joint venture partnership between Heidenberg Properties Group, Red Starr Investments, Norse Realty Group and DAG Paramus has purchased Paramus Park South, a 181,150-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. Anchored by a 100,223-square-foot Stew Leonard’s Supermarket, the center was 67 percent leased at the time of sale. CBRE brokered the sale of the property, the seller of which was not disclosed. Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group structured the joint venture and arranged acquisition financing for the deal.