EATONTOWN, N.J. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has secured $10 million in refinancing for West Ridge Corporate Center in Eatontown. HFF placed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan with Principal Commercial Capital for the borrower, Bollerman Real Estate Services Inc. Located at One Industrial Way West, the five-building, 113,715-square-foot office/flex complex is currently 96 percent leased. Michael Klein led the HFF team representing Bollerman in the financing.
BASKING RIDGE, N.J. — Rubenstein Partners has received $28.5 million in refinancing for 211 Mount Airy Road, a 305,000-square-foot office property in Basking Ridge. Rubenstein Partners along with its partner, Onyx Equities, recently completed a redevelopment plan to improve and modernize the property. The partnership additionally signed a 61,676 square feet lease with Avaya Inc. The property features a full cafeteria, state-of-the-art fitness facilities and a 127-seat auditorium and conference center. Wells Fargo is providing the five-year loan facility.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — CBRE Group has arranged the sale of the former Elizabeth General Hospital site in Elizabeth for an undisclosed price. Situated on five acres, the 350,000-square-foot vacant facility has been on the market for approximately 10 years, since Trinitas relocated the hospital to a new facility. The site also includes a 500-car parking structure. The private, out-of-state buyer plans to redevelop the site into a multifamily and retail complex. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman, Elli Klapper and Gil Medina of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer in the transaction.
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 210-214 Franklin St. in Bloomfield. The 49-unit property sold for $4.4 million. Nat Gambuzza and John Veniero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer, also a private investor, in the transaction.
ROXBURY, N.J. — A joint venture between Advance Realty, DeBartolo Development and Invesco has acquired Ledgewood Mall in Roxbury for an undisclosed sum. Built in 1972 and situated on 46 acres, the three-building 517,000-square-foot property consists of a 445,000-square-foot enclosed mall, a 60,000-square-foot outbuilding and a 12,000-square-foot outbuilding. Current tenants include Walmart, The Sports Authority, Marshalls, Barnes & Noble, Ashley Furniture and Ruby Tuesday. Christopher Bellapianta of Advance Realty led the transaction on behalf of the joint venture. The name of the seller was not disclosed.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged the sale of Halsey Corporate Center, an office building located at 90 E. Halsey Road in Parsippany. Stockbridge Capital Group sold the property to Boxer F3 LLC for an undisclosed price. The 100,000-square-foot building features a three-story, glass-enclosed atrium lobby and full-service cafeteria. At the time of sale, the property was leased to eight companies, including Chemtrade. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Stephen Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, BRICK AND NEPTUNE, N.J., AND COBLESKILL, N.Y. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $26.9 million in financing for four individual properties located in Jersey City, Brick, Neptune and Cobleskill. Each loan was structured on a 10/30 basis for affiliated entities of New York-based National Realty & Development Corp. The properties include Old Colony Square, a 100,073-square-foot retail center in Jersey City owned by Grand Street Realty; LHOP Holding LP’s 13-building Lions Head Office Park in Brick; two retail pads in Neptune owned by Red Baron Property Resources LP; and C.P. Plaza LP’s 24,500-square-foot retail center in Cobleskill. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Moravec of Cronheim Mortgage arranged the financing.
SOUTH HACKENSACK AND SECAUCUS, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has closed two loans totaling $19.7 million for two properties in New Jersey. Gretchen Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox & Co. originated a $13.5 million loan for a local value-add fund. The loan will be used to acquire a 245,824-square-foot industrial property in South Hackensack. The five-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. In the second deal, Wilcox and David Fryer arranged a $6.2 million loan for a 100,000-square-foot, fully occupied industrial property in Secaucus. The 10-year loan features a 25-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed. Mutual of Omaha, a correspondent lender, provided funding for both loans.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — HFF has brokered the sale of Livingston Shopping Center located at 530 W. Mount Pleasant Ave. in Livingston. The two-building, 140,000-square-foot power center is 97 percent leased to six national tenants that include Nordstrom Rack, TJ Maxx, Buy Buy Baby, DSW, Cost Plus World Market and Ulta Beauty. Situated on 20 acres, the property was fully repositioned in 2014. A partnership between KABR Group and G&G Investors sold the property to Kite Realty Group for an undisclosed price. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn and Michael Oliver of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc.’s Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged a $5 million short-term bridge loan for One Gatehall Drive, a 113,220-square-foot office property in Parsippany. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Evan Kleppe of CBRE arranged the financing with a local commercial bank for the borrower, GLB Gatehall LLC. The borrower is a partnership of Glenborough, a privately held full service real estate firm, and a large institutional real estate investor.
