New Jersey

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — PCCP and Vision Real Estate Partners have acquired 185 and 201 Tabor Road in Morris Plains, about 20 miles west of Newark. The purchase price was not disclosed. The 66-acre office campus is comprised of two properties. Built in 2006, 185 Tabor Road is a 240,000-square-foot Class A office building. Constructed in phases from the 1950s to the 1990s, 201 Tabor Road is a series of Class B and C buildings totaling 644,000 square feet. The buyers plan to demolish the existing structure and redevelop the site at 201 Tabor Road. The previous occupant, Johnson & Johnson, was the seller. John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala and Noble Carpenter III of Cushman & Wakefield acted as exclusive advisor to Vision Real Estate Partners in arranging joint venture equity for the acquisition.

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ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — New Jersey-based NAI Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 3,321-square-foot retail building located at 491 Grand Ave. in Englewood. The property is directly across the Hudson River from The Bronx. The price was undisclosed. The building, which is currently unoccupied, consists of two retail storefronts on the main level and a two-bedroom apartment on the second floor. The buyer, NWR Realty Corp., plans to convert the retail space into offices for its business. Pablo Castro of NAI Hanson represented the seller, 491 Grand Avenue LLC, in the transaction.

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BOUND BROOK, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $19 million refinancing for Middle Brook Center, a 104,331-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in the Northern New Jersey community of Bound Brook. The fully leased, three-building retail center sits on more than 12 acres and is anchored by ShopRite. Other tenants include Wine Country, Doctors Express, Quest Diagnostics, Frank’s Pizza, Bagel Stadium and Burger King. HFF represented the borrower, Advance Realty, to place an 11-year, full-term, interest-only loan with Nationwide Life Insurance Co.

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BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $32.5 million refinancing for Somerset Corporate Center IV, a 310,000-square-foot office building in Bridgewater. JLL secured the financing through Sterling National Bank on behalf of the owners, SJP Properties and PGIM Real Estate. Located at 400 Somerset Corporate Blvd., Somerset Corporate Center IV is part of the master-planned Somerset Corporate Center. The complex was constructed in 2001 and is made up of five office buildings totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet.

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EAST ORANGE AND NEWARK, N.J. — One Wall Partners has acquired three multifamily properties in Northern New Jersey. The properties, which have a combined 217 units, are located at 742 Park Ave. in East Orange, 103 Chancellor Ave. in Newark and 25 Van Velsor Place in Newark. With these acquisitions, One Wall’s portfolio now comprises 39 buildings spanning 1,917 units in Northern New Jersey. One Wall Partners specializes in transit-oriented workforce housing options. Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented One Wall Partners in the transactions.

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HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of a 118-building, 2,137-unit multifamily portfolio in Hudson County. The Gateway Portfolio was separated into six packages, which sold for a total of $327.8 million. The properties are located throughout Jersey City, West New York, North Bergen, Guttenberg and Union City. Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. “The Gateway Portfolio in its entirety and as separate packages presented an extremely rare multifamily investment opportunity,” says Nicolaou. “It marked the highest concentration of for-sale stabilized assets in Hudson County ever to come to market at a time when asking rents for this apartment submarket are expected to advance upward of 6 percent over the next few years.” The largest of the six packages sold for $190.6 million and involved 67 buildings and 1,272 units in West New York, Jersey City, North Bergen and Guttenberg. The second largest package sold for $97 million and involved 35 buildings and 588 units in Jersey City. The buyer in both transactions was Optimum Holdings LLC. Rounding out the sale of the portfolio was another Jersey City deal which brought $190,000 per unit, two separate transactions in Union City …

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WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has signed Plymouth Rock Insurance to a 12-year, 130,000-square-foot lease at Mack-Cali’s office complex in Woodbridge, located at 581 Main St. After the transaction, the eight-story, 200,000-square-foot property is now fully leased. Mack-Cali recently completed a capital improvements program at the property, which included upgrades to the entryway, lobby, fitness center, café, conference room and exterior landscaping. As an additional amenity, Mack-Cali recently partnered with Uber and will pay $10 towards rides for tenants to and from the complex during commuting hours. Toni Casiano of Mack-Cali represented the company in lease negotiations while Sam Horowitz of Colliers International represented Plymouth Rock. Cushman & Wakefield served as the exclusive leasing agent for the property.    

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WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $41.5 million sale of Wall Towne Center, a 99,070-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in Wall Township. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Chris Munley Michael Oliver and Stephen Simonelli of HFF represented the seller, AEW Capital Management, on behalf of one of its account clients, in the transaction. The buyer was DWS. The fully leased retail center is anchored by ShopRite. Other tenants include Great Clips, AT&T, GNC, Allstate Insurance, Cherry Blow Dry Bar, OceanFirst Bank, Lubrano’s Trattoria and PetValu. Wall Towne Center was completed in 1997 and underwent renovations in 2017 when ShopRite expanded its space.

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BLACKWOOD, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 44,800-square-foot industrial building located at 100 Freeway Drive in Blackwood. The property is situated on 3.7 acres and features 18-foot ceilings as well as 5,000 square feet of office space. Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the buyer, FLCR LLC, in the transaction. The seller, Colfin Cobalt I-II LLC, was represented by David Ricci and Tony Rod of Flynn Co. Bank of Hope provided acquisition financing.  

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BAYONNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $1.7 million sale of a 14-unit apartment building in Bayonne located at 1053-1057 Broadway. Jonathan Zamora of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Brent Hyldahl, Ben Sgambati and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the buyer, also a private investor. The property, which also includes an attached lot, is located in the uptown neighborhood of Bayonne.

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