EAST ORANGE, N.J. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged a $21.3 million FHA first mortgage loan for Aura 240, a multifamily property located in East Orange. Originally built in 2012 as a six-story office building, the property was expanded and converted into a 15-story, 96-unit multifamily property. Tom Peloquin of Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group arranged the fixed-rate financing with a 35-year amortization schedule. The loan was used to refinance existing debt.
SHREWSBURY, N.J. — Houlihan-Parnes Realtors has secured a $13.5 million non-recourse first mortgage for a multifamily property located in Shrewsbury. The garden-style apartment community features 160 residential units and one retail unit. Robert Tiburzi Jr. of Houlihan-Parnes arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. Elizabeth Smith of Goldberg Weprin Finkel Goldstein provided legal advice for the borrower.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 460 Milltown Road in Bridgewater. FCI Properties sold the 46,000-square-foot building for an undisclosed price. The column-free facility was originally built for and used as an indoor tennis club. The undisclosed buyer intends to repurpose the space into a new and strategic high-level training center that will include soccer fields and other training facilities for its existing base and new young athletes. Matthew Turse, Timothy Cadigan and John Recchia of Avison Young represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Woodmont Properties, in partnership with Baker Residential, has broken ground for Woodmont Bay Club at Bayonne, an apartment community located in northwest Bayonne. Situated on four acres, the four-story property features nine studio, 123 one-bedroom, 64 two-bedroom and 24 three-bedroom units, ranging in size from 650 square feet to 1,500 square feet. Additionally, the 220-unit community features a 232-space ground-floor parking garage, a 3,000-square-foot rooftop terrace, a strength and cardio center, a business center, a game room, a pet spa, a golf simulator, a pool and sundeck, landscaped courtyards, picnic areas and a package collection service. Construction is slated for completion by spring 2019.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — ShopOne Centers REIT has entered the metro New York City market with the acquisition of Oak Park Commons in South Plainfield. Located at the corner of Oak Tree Road and Park Avenue, the 139,717-square-foot property comprises three multi-tenant buildings and four single-tenant buildings. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including ACME Markets, CVS/pharmacy, Advance Auto Parts, Goodyear Tire, Dollar Tree, McDonald’s and Wells Fargo Bank. The acquisition price was not released.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Erickson Living has opened the doors on Maple Glen, an independent living expansion at Lantern Hill, a continuing care retirement community in New Providence, approximately 30 miles west of New York City. The residential community is part of a phased expansion of the 20-acre community. Maple Glen is part of Phase II, which also includes a second building — Oakwood Court — scheduled to open in February. Phase II will add a total of 114 independent living apartments. Phase I, which opened in June 2016, added 161 independent living apartments, all of which sold out in 10 weeks, according to Erickson. A climate-controlled walkway connects Maple Glen to Union Square where the community’s restaurants, medical center and amenities are located.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Money360 has funded a $4.4 million acquisition loan as part of its relationship with Ten-X Commercial. The fixed-rate loan features a 10-year term. Proceeds of the loan will be used to acquire a 47,752-square-foot retail center included in the larger International Trade Center Crossing retail complex in Mount Olive. The undisclosed borrower was the winning bidder for the asset and used Money360 as its debt provider.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Onyx Equities, in a joint venture with Garrison Investment Group, has acquired the leasehold interest in an office building located at 61 S. Paramus Road in Paramus. Mack-Cali Realty sold the 285,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. With this acquisition, the partnership’s Bergen County portfolio now comprises 1.4 million square feet across six assets located throughout Paramus and Rochelle Park. Cole Schotz P.C. and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy represented the buyer, while Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Marc Duval of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has facilitated the sale of two retail buildings, located at 80 and 100 W. Century Road in Paramus. The Frisch School, a co-educational high school, purchased the 25,000-square-foot property at 100 W. Century Road, and 80 W. Century LLC acquired the 70,000-square-foot building at 80 W. Century Road. A private entity plans to relocate to 80 W. Century Road, while M&T Bank will occupy the remaining space. M&T Bank sold the properties, which it acquired in 2015 with its acquisition of Hudson City Savings Bank. The acquisition prices were not released. David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso II, David Sherman, David DeMatteis, Mark Zaziski, William Hartman and Lou D’Avanzo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
GALLOWAY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $6.5 million in financing for P3RE Properties for Smithville Square, a retail center located in downtown Galloway. Atlantic Stewardship Bank provided the five-year, fixed-rate financing. Smithville Square is a recently renovated 107,000-square-foot retail center. The center is home to 19 tenants, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Petvalu, JD’s Pub and Grill, Village Dry Cleaners and Lucky Nails. The center also includes 542 parking spaces and 1,061 feet of frontage on South New York Avenue. John Alascio and Sridhar Vankayala of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sponsor, P3RE Properties, in the financing.
