New Jersey

RIVERSIDE, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. (BRC) has brokered a 92,000-square-foot industrial lease for Keymar Warehouse Inc. at 301 W. Washington St. in Riverside. The leased space is part of a 250,000-square-foot industrial property. Leo Esses and David Posner of BRC represented the landlord, Remy Investments LLC, in the transaction. Colliers International represented Keymar Warehouse. The property, 301 W. Washington St., is located near Exit 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike and I-295. It features 18-foot to 24-foot ceiling heights, 15 tailboards and two drive-in doors for loading. The property has 100,000 square feet of space available, and an additional 100,000 square feet of new space can be constructed on the site.

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Parsippany, N.J. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) arranged the sale of 1 Gatehall Drive, a 114,000-square-foot, four-story, Class A office building in Parsippany, to Lincoln Property Company. HFF represented the seller in the transaction. The property was 63 percent leased at the time of sale; tenants include software, consulting, communications, staffing and foodservice companies. The property is situated along Route 202, in close proximity to Route 10 and Interstates 287 and 80. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller was led by Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli and Michael Oliver.

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POMPTON PLAINS, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $51 million sale of Plaza 23, a 161,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located in Pompton Plains. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II purchased the asset free and clear of existing debt. Anchored by Stop & Shop, Plaza 23 is the only grocery-anchored shopping center in Pompton Plains. Other tenants include T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, GNC, Moe’s Southwest Grill and Sally Beauty Supply. Smashburger will also be opening soon. The property has a potential pad development site on its 18.8 acres. Each day, more than 54,000 vehicles pass by the development, which is located at 500 Route 23 N.,. The HFF investment sales team representing the seller included Jose Cruz, Thomas Didio, Kevin O’Hearn, Stephen Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Robert Borny.

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — CitiBank and Goldman Sachs & Co. have provided $124.5 million in acquisition financing for three Class A office properties in Florham Park, N.J., a city approximately 20 miles west of Newark. HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (NYSE: CLI), a REIT specializing in office and multifamily properties throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic. RXR Realty, a New York City-based developer and property manager, sold the three buildings, which are part of a six-property portfolio, to Mack-Cali for an undisclosed price. Jon Mikula of HFF represented Mack-Cali in the loan placement transaction. All three buildings are located on John F. Kennedy Parkway in the city’s Short Hills neighborhood. The building at 51 JFK Parkway was built in 1988, spans approximately 250,000 square feet and is currently leased to tenants such as Merrill Lynch’s Wealth Management division, Wells Fargo Advisors and accounting firm KPMG. The six-story property at 101 JFK Parkway was constructed in 1981, clocks in at roughly 190,000 square feet and is currently leased to tenants such as Investors Savings Bank. The date of completion and square footage of 103 JFK Parkway were not available, but the property is currently leased to …

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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Brunswick Development Corp. (Devco) has begun site preparation on the Ferren Mall Parking Deck for The Hub @ New Brunswick Station in New Brunswick. Devco expects site construction of the 1.7 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment project to begin in April. JLL is Devco’s marketing agent for The Hub, which will be located on four acres in downtown New Brunswick directly across from the New Brunswick train station. When completed, The Hub @ New Brunswick Station will encompass multiple buildings with a flexible design to meet office or lab requirements including technology, office or research use. The development is slated to include high-rise residential units and retail at street level.

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SECAUCUS, N.J. — CBRE’s Global Port Logistics Group has brokered three lease transactions at two separate industrial properties in Secaucus. In the first transaction, CBRE represented VER, a provider of audio, video, lighting, rigging and media services, in a 223,000-square-foot lease at 50 Meadowlands Parkway. The space is part of Harmon Cove Industrial Park. VER will operate in an office and showroom featuring 30-foot ceilings and ESFR sprinklers. The CBRE team that facilitated the transaction included William Waxman, Mike Shellow, Mindy Lissner, Kevin Dudley, Steven Beyda, Robert Pine, David Gheriani and Kyle Saviano. In the second and third transactions, the same CBRE team represented landlord Bhasin Properties in lease transactions with David Donahue and Jay Joshua Inc. David Donahue, a menswear retailer, signed a 27,440-square-foot lease, while Jay Joshua Inc., an import business, signed on for 9,195 square feet at 1 County Road. JLL represented David Donahue, while Jay Joshua Inc. negotiated with CBRE directly.

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EAST ORANGE & ORANGE, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates’ David Oropeza has arranged the $29.2 million sale of two apartment properties in East Orange and Orange. Oropeza represented the sellers and identified the buyers of each property. The first transaction was the $15.7 million sale of 151 units in East Orange. Oropeza also arranged the sale of 157 total units in Orange for $13.5 million.

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CHERRY HILL, N.J. — CBRE’s capital markets debt and structured finance team has secured a $41 million acquisition loan for a 155,000-square-foot medical office building located at 1865 Marlton Pike E. in Cherry Hill. The property, which is leased on a long-term basis to University of Pennsylvania Health System, serves as a primary care center and clinical offices for medical practices including cardiology and radiology. CBRE’s Nick Harris, Steve Roth and Steven Doherty procured financing for the borrower.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — HFF has arranged $32.5 million in financing for the development of a 163-unit apartment property in Jersey City. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, a joint venture between The Hampshire Cos., Claremont Cos. and Circle Squared Alternative Investments to secure the construction loan through M&T Bank. The project is part of the New Jersey City University (NJCU) west campus master plan, also known as University Place.  Situated three blocks from NJCU’s main campus, university place will encompass 22 acres with more than 200,000 square feet of retail, 110,000 square feet of education space and a 425-bed student housing community. The development will be the first phase of University Place’s market-rate unit component, which will total 600 units at full build out. The project will feature a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units along with more than 10,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 177 parking spaces. Jon Mikula and Michael Klein led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.

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