CARTERET, LODI, SADDLE BROOK, SOUTH HACKENSACK AND WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — The Hampshire Cos. has completed the sale of a six-building industrial portfolio totaling 1.2 million square feet in Northern New Jersey. An undisclosed buyer acquired the portfolio for $146.8 million. The portfolio comprises 200 Middlesex Avenue in Carteret (408,437 square feet); 39 Robinson Road in Lodi (73,373 square feet); 301 Mayhill Street in Saddle Brook (200,000 square feet); 30 Wesley & Worth in South Hackensack (245,824 square feet); and 5 Henderson Drive (210,530 square feet) and 2 Dedrick Place (80,000 square feet) in West Caldwell. At the time of sale, the stabilized portfolio was 96 percent leased to a variety of tenants, including Continental Terminals, R.R. Donnelley, FreshPro Food Distributors and Sealed Air. Joe Thornton Jr., Jon Mikula, Jose Cruz, David Giancola and Robert Borny of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
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NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — Mountain Development Corp. has acquired an office building located at 41 Spring St. in New Providence for an undisclosed price. The building features 170,000 square feet of Class A office space. Geoffrey Schubert and Nick Savage of CBRE represented the buyer and undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jordan Roeschlaub of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank assisted the buyer in securing financing for the acquisition.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — HAP Investments has raised $6.8 million through a private placement in Israel for 544 participation units, each valued at $12,500. The units are not tradable and are not listed for trading on any stock exchange. HAP Tower Journal Square Limited Partnership will use the capital to partially fund the development of an 800-unit multifamily tower located in the Journal Square section of Jersey City. In order to fully fund the $437 million project, another funding round will take place. The private placement was approved by the Israeli Securities Authority, an entity similar to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
MARLTON, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two office properties located at 400 and 406 Lippincott Drive within the South Crossing Office Complex in Marlton. LSOP 3 NJ LLC, a related entity of Somerset Properties and Greenfield, sold the assets for $7.5 million. Citizens Bank, Advocare, South Jersey Fertility and the General Services Administration occupy the buildings, which total more than 80,000 rentable square feet. Evan Zweben and Ian Richman of Colliers represented the undisclosed buyer, while the seller had in-house representation.
EDISON, N.J. — One Stop Logistics has signed a lease for an industrial property located at 77 Executive Ave. in Edison. The third-party logistics provider of freight coordination services will consolidate its regional office and warehouse facilities into the 260,320-square-foot facility. Brian DiPinto of The Blau & Berg Co. represented the tenant, while Linda Hill and Doug Bansbach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord in the deal.
Larken Associates Continues Redevelopment of Raritan Valley Professional, Medical Center in New Jersey
by Amy Works
RARITAN, N.J. — Larken Associates has broken ground on a 14,000-square-foot built-to-suit building at the former Henderson Building property in Raritan. Rebranded as Raritan Valley Professional Center, the redeveloped property will offer more than 70,000 square feet of professional and medical office space by September. The property currently features a fully leased 40,000-square-foot building and a 17,000-square-foot Carriage House, which is original to the site. The existing building underwent renovations and modernizations, and the new building is slated for completion in September. Larken Associates acquired the assets in 2015 for an undisclosed price.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $19 million loan for 1776 On the Green, an office building located at 67 Park Place in Morristown. The 10-story building features 145,358 square feet of rentable Class A office space and 1,136 square feet of storage space. At the time of financing, the property was 79 percent leased. The loan, which was provided by Mutual of Omaha, features a 10-year term. Gretchen Wilcox, Al Raymond and Wesley Wilcox of G.S. Wilcox secured the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
Walters Group Completes First Phase of 118-Unit Affordable Housing Development in New Jersey
by Amy Works
FORKED RIVER, N.J. — Walters Group has completed the first phase of Cornerstone at Lacey, a 118-unit income-restricted housing development located in Forked River. Designed to achieve LEED and Energy Star status, the first phase of the development comprises 70 units in nine buildings. Construction is underway for the second phase, which will add 48 units in six buildings. Units range from one- to three-bedrooms and 835 square feet to 1,247 square feet. Community amenities will include a clubhouse with computer workstations and a fitness center, as well as a children’s tot lot, barbecue and picnic areas, and a half-court basketball court.
Savills Studley Facilitates Acquisition of 102,000 SF Headquarters Property in Parsippany, New Jersey
by Amy Works
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Savills Studley has arranged the acquisition of a 102,000-square-foot headquarters property, located at 339 Jefferson Road in Parsippany. MANE USA, a global fragrance and flavor design company, purchased the property from Prism Capital Partners for an undisclosed price. The company will relocate its headquarters from Wayne, N.J., to 70,000 square feet of the facility. Prism will fit out MANE’s new space, which will include office and research and lab space, as well as construct a new cafeteria and fitness center. Situated on five acres, the property features underground parking and surface lots. The two existing tenants, Hollister Construction Services and Ascend Laboratories, will remain in the building. Thomas Carragher, Adam Petrillo, Filomena Pinto and Christopher Koeck of Savills Studley represented the buyer in the deal.
WHIPPANY, N.J. — Barclays Capital, an anchor tenant, has acquired The Crossings at Jefferson Park, an 525,000-square-foot office property located at 115 S. Jefferson Road in Whippany. Vision Real Estate Partners and Rubenstein Partners sold the office campus for $69 million. The seller recently completed a revitalization and rebranding of the 65-acre campus, with the redesign focused on promoting health, wellness and sustainability. The campus features gourmet food services with indoor and open-air seating, a multi-function business lounge with casual seating and WiFi, and a 2,300-square-foot health and wellness center with state-of-the-art equipment, free weights and locker rooms with showers. Arthur J. Gallagher, PSKW, WithumSmith+Brown, JP Morgan Chase and Lord Abbett are tenants at the three-building campus.