New Jersey

Mack-Cali Acquires 196,000 SF Office Building in New Jersey’s Metropark for $53.1M

by Amy Works November 17, 2015

EDISON, N.J. — Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has acquired an office building located at 333 Thornall St. within Metropark in Edison. The 196,000-square-foot property, known as Metroview, sold for $53.1 million; the name of the seller was not disclosed. The company plans to integrate its existing building at 343 Thornall St. with the new acquisition through the construction of an interconnected, landscaped walkway, to create an approximately 400,000-square-foot campus. On-site amenities include a terraced, outdoor seating area and exercise components. The building was 96 percent leased at the time of sale.

November 17, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Office

Onyx Equities, Rubenstein Partners Complete $20M Renovation of 30 Montgomery Street in Jersey City

by Amy Works November 17, 2015

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Onyx Equities and Rubenstein Partners has completed the $20 million renovation of 30 Montgomery Street in Jersey City. The 15-story, 320,000-square-foot building has been transformed into a state-of-the-art, Class A property with an additional 8,000 square feet of retail space. Improvements include a complete replacement of windows, a high-efficiency HVAC system, installation of a backup generator, a new executive conference center, modern finishes in the common areas and the addition of a ground-level, urban retail amenity, which includes a 15-foot vaulted ceiling at the front entrance and possible outside, café-style seating. Vericon Construction served as the lead contractor, while Environetics designed the building’s new features as the architect of record for the project, which took 11 months.

November 17, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Retail

Compass Self Storage Acquires Property in New Jersey

by Amy Works November 17, 2015

ASBURY, N.J. — Compass Self Storage, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, has acquired a self-storage property located at 190 Route 173 West in Asbury for an undisclosed price. The property, which offers more than 64,000 net rentable square feet, features drive-up access, indoor climate-controlled units, digital surveillance, electronic access, online payments, truck rental and a full line of moving and packing supplies. Compass Self Storage has an improvement package planned for the property, including upgrading the interior sales office, rebranding the signage and adding additional lighting to the property. Operated by Compass Self Storage LLC, the property is the company’s 60th store opened under the Compass flag and its fifth location in New Jersey. The acquisition was made by separate affiliates of Cleveland, Ohio-based Amsdell Group LLC and Compass Self Storage LLC. The name of the seller was not released.

November 17, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Retail

The Goldstein Group Closes Four Leases in New Jersey

by Amy Works November 16, 2015

HAMILTON, HAMPTON, PARAMUS AND LODI, N.J. — The Goldstein Group has closed four separate retail leases, totaling 43,724 square feet, in New Jersey. In the first transaction, Matthew Flath and Lew Finkelstein of The Goldstein Group represented the landlord and tenant, Kiddie Academy, in an 8,500-square-foot lease at Buckley Plaza on Route 130 in Hamilton. In the second deal, Neil Goldstein of The Goldstein Group represented the landlord in the lease of 20,000 square feet at Ames Shopping Center on Route 206 in Hampton to Staples. In Paramus, Goldstein also represented the landlord in the lease of 12,700 square feet at 45 Eisenhower Drive to Lightbridge Academy. In the final transaction, CJ Hunter and Finkelstein represented the landlord in the lease of 2,524 square feet at 150 Main St. in Lodi to Pet Valu. The names of the landlords were not released.

November 16, 2015

New Jersey Northeast Office

CBRE Group Negotiates Sale of Vacant Data Center in Teaneck

by Amy Works November 13, 2015

TEANECK, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a former data center, located at 1500 Queen Anne Road in Teaneck. The fully fenced, 55,000-square-foot center features three buildings and electric gates on more than three well-landscaped acres sold for an undisclosed sum. After being vacant for approximately eight years, the property will be repositioned as He’atid Yeshivat Day School, which is slated to open in January 2016. The repositioning will include rehabilitation of the existing buildings, construction of an additional floor to one building and the creation of 20 classrooms at the site. Elli Klapper, Charles Berger and Bill Hassan of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.

November 13, 2015

Loans Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Seniors Housing

RED Capital Arranges $36.4M Construction Loan for Homestead at Hamilton in New Jersey

by Amy Works November 12, 2015

HAMILTON, N.J. — RED Capital Partners has arranged a $36.4 million first mortgage construction loan for the development of Homestead of Hamilton, seniors housing community in Hamilton. The borrower was to Homestead Senior Living LLC. The balance of the capital stack was provided by an institutional private equity group and Regional Capital group, which will provide EB-5 Financing, along with the sponsor’s equity. Pike Senior Housing Partners LLC has partnered with Solvere Senior Living, an affiliated company of Solutions Advisors LLC, to develop the community. Homestead at Hamilton will feature 96 independent living units, 75 assisted living units and 24 memory care units.

November 12, 2015

Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

AvalonBay Communities Opens 224-Unit Avalon Bloomfield Station in New Jersey

by Amy Works November 11, 2015

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — AvalonBay Communities Inc. has opened Avalon Bloomfield Station, its newest community in New Jersey. The 224-unit transit-oriented community, which is located near the Bloomfield New Jersey Transit Train station, features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. On-site amenities include a fitness center with a fitness-on-demand and yoga studio, a rooftop patio lounge, a resident lounge and game room with complementary WiFi, and gas barbeque grills and fire pit, as well as on-site restaurants and retail, including Super Foodtown, Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery and Taste of Tuscany.

November 11, 2015

Hospitality New Jersey Northeast

Mack-Cali’s Roseland to Develop Dual-Branded Marriott Hotels at Port Imperial in New Jersey

by Amy Works November 10, 2015

WEEHAWKEN, N.J. — Roseland, a subsidiary of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., is developing two dual-branded Marriott hotels at Port Imperial, the company’s $3 billion mixed-use, master-planned waterfront development in Weehawken. Roseland and its partner, XSS Hotels, secured approximately $94 million in financing for a syndicated construction loan led by Fifth Third Bank, with additional syndicated lending institutions, including Santandar and Investors Savings Bank. Featuring a 210-key Renaissance hotel and a 154-key Residence Inn, the project will feature meeting and function space for 450 guests and a 15,000-square-foot deck off the sixth floor sky lobby offering views of Manhattan. The two hotels will be built on top of the 850-space Port Imperial parking garage with 17,000 square feet of ground-level retail space next to the New York Waterway ferry terminal. Expected to create more than 100 permanent full-time jobs, the hotels are slated for completion by the end of 2017.

November 10, 2015

Multifamily New Jersey Northeast

HFF Brokers Sale of 704-Unit Multifamily Property in Plainsboro, N.J.

by Amy Works November 9, 2015

PLAINSBORO, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of The Crest at Princeton Meadows, a 704-unit, garden-style apartment community located at 3217 Ravens Crest Dr. in Plainsboro. A joint venture between Harbor Group International and Azure Partners acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 40 acres, the property consists of 37 two- and three-story residential buildings housing one- and two-bedroom units averaging 830 square feet each. Community amenities include an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck, barbecue grills, tennis courts, volleyball court, putting green and playground. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.

November 9, 2015

Mixed-Use Multifamily New Jersey Northeast Retail

Joint Venture to Develop Mixed-Use Center Near New Jersey City University

by Amy Works November 6, 2015

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A joint venture between affiliates of Claremont Properties Inc. and The Hampshire Companies is developing a mixed-use project at the intersection of New Jersey State Highway Route 440 and Stegman Boulevard in Jersey City. The 22-acre urban redevelopment will feature ground-level retail space, including a ShopRite, an LA Fitness, a performing arts center and residential space. The partnership appointed Silbert Realty & Management Co. Inc. as the exclusive marketing and leasing agent for combined Blocks 3 & 2, which will feature approximately 22,000 square feet of ground-level retail, commercial and restaurant space with on-site and metered parking. The first phase (Block 3), which is slated for spring construction, will be a five-story building with 163 apartments and 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail, commercial and restaurant space available for lease. The estimated delivery of the commercial space is April 2017.

November 6, 2015

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