SOMERSET, N.J. — Rhodium Capital Advisors has acquired an office building located at 100 Franklin Square Drive in Somerset for $5.8 million. The 107,000-square-foot office building is occupied by a mix of healthcare, education, insurance, technology and legal firms. Rhodium plans to spend $2.4 million for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for existing and new tenants, as well as $350,000 on building-wide capital improvements. Slava Vaynberg of Cushman & Wakefield represented Rhodium in the acquisition. Sol Kinraich and Ryan Goldstein of MLK Real Estate Capital arranged the debt financing, while Jeffrey Zwick & Associates acted as Rhodium’s legal counsel.
New Jersey
MILFORD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Holland Center, a neighborhood shopping center located at 621-641 Milford Warren Glen Road in Milford. A private buyer acquired the asset for $2 million. Situated on 5 acres, the 10,777-square-foot property was fully occupied by six tenants at the time of sale. Derrick Dougherty, Mark Krantz and Shannon Bona of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, while Mark Taylor, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer in the deal.
SHREWSBURY, N.J. — HFF has secured a $43.6 million refinancing for The Grove at Shrewsbury, a 148,000-square-foot lifestyle center located 25 miles south of New York City in Shrewsbury. The center is home to 35 retailers, including Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Bluemercury, Lululemon Athletica, Anthropologie, Madewell and Starbucks Coffee. Jon Mikula and Connor Milanaik of HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Federal Realty Investment Trust, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Principal Commercial Capital.
CALDWELL, N.J. — Cabot Properties has purchased an industrial facility located at 8 Fairfield Crescent in Caldwell. Tulfra Real Estate sold the 62,200-square-foot property for $7.8 million. Built in 1975, the property was fully renovated in 2014 and features 10,000 square feet of office space and 52,200 square feet of warehouse space. The building is fully leased through 2021 by two companies: Regi USA and Inline Distributing Co. Robert Borny and Jose Cruz of HFF brokered the transaction.
Unison Realty, ALTO Real Estate Acquire 120,349 SF Shopping Center in Toms River, New Jersey
by Amy Works
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Unison Realty Partners and ALTO Real Estate Funds have acquired Commons at Hooper, a community shopping center located at 1350 Hooper Ave. in Toms River, for $21.1 million. Built in 1987, the 120.349-square-foot property is situated on 14.6 acres and has a pad site for future development. Michaels, DSW Shoe Warehouse, Dollar Tree, Mattress Firm, Dress Barn, The UPS Store, Avenue, Sally Beauty, Jersey Mike’s Subs and Citi Financial are tenants at the 86 percent-leased center. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Marc Duval of HFF marketed the property with bidding procedures approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in the Chapter 11 case of AC I Toms River LLC.
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an office property located at 604 Laurel Ave. in Point Pleasant Beach. A private investor sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $1.6 million. Provident Bank occupies the 3,000-square-foot building on a net-lease basis. Michael Lombardi and Greg Babaian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Manhattan Building Co. is developing SoHo Lofts, a rental multifamily property located at 273 16th St. in Jersey City’s SoHo West district. Slated for delivery this October, the two-building property features 377 rental units housed in 13-story and 20-story towers, which are connected by a five-story podium. SoHo Lofts is the second phase of the larger SoHo West neighborhood concept that Manhattan Building Co. is developing. The first phase, The Cast Iron Lofts Collection, features 387 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail space. SoHo Lofts will feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments, as well as a limited number of private townhome rentals. On-site amenities include an infinity-edge pool, private cabanas, surround-sound media room, Zen garden, clubroom, attended lobby, arcade lounge, 10-person sauna and enclosed parking garage. City Homes and Gardens is directing the marketing program at SoHo Lofts, which has begun pre-leasing.
ROSELLE, N.J. — Developer David Lloyds has opened the first phase of PARK, a residential property located at 417 Raritan Road at the former Roselle Golf Club in Roselle. The first phase of the property includes a 9,000-square-foot clubhouse and 190 rental units, which are already 52 percent leased. The clubhouse features a state-of-the-art gym, pet spa, movie theater, billiards room, resort-style pool, outdoor entertainment area, dog park, bocce court and three-mile fitness trail. The one- and two-bedroom apartments feature granite countertops, in-unit washers/dryers, nine-foot ceilings, central air conditioning and gas heat, gas stoves and high-speed internet. Situated on 60 acres, PARK will be built in five phases over eight years and bring 932 apartment units to Roselle.
WHITEHALL, PA., AND RUNNEMEDE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of a two-property multifamily portfolio in Whitehall and Runnemede. Joseph Brecher, David Jarvis and Adam Zweibel of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller and buyer, a private investor, in the deal. Orchard Drive Associates sold Orchard Drive Apartments, located at 1239 Washington St. in Whitehall, for $18.2 million. The buyer was a private investor. The community features 264 one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 782 square feet to 1,013 square feet. TNJ Properties acquired Presidential Courts from Presidential Associates LP for $15.5 million. Located in Runnemede, Presidential Courts features 268 garden-style apartments in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. The sellers of the properties are part of the same umbrella organization, however each property operated under separate entities. The buyers of the properties are also under the same umbrella organization, but operated under separate entities.
Denholtz Associates, Bytech International Open 75,000 SF Industrial Building in Franklin, New Jersey
by Amy Works
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Denholtz Associates has completed the redevelopment of a former manufacturing facility located at 655 Howard Ave. in Franklin. Bytech International has purchased the newly remediated and renovated building, a former stainless-steel manufacturing facility that was vacant for 15 years. Denholtz Associates completed a $1.5 million rehabilitation of the property, including a new roof, heating, lighting, landscaping, electric, parking lot and paint. Bytech International is an electronics accessories distributor.