FREEHOLD, N.J. — Triangle Equities has received a $7.5 million loan for its 62,000-square-foot retail property, Freehold Raceway Village, in Freehold. The loan was provided by CIBC, and it follows the successful recapitalization of the shopping center. Located at 200-220 Trotters Way, the shopping center is 100 percent occupied by a variety of tenants, including Big Lots, Huffman Koos, Dick’s Sporting Goods, The Home Depot, Toys R Us, Raymour & Flanigan and Christmas Tree Shoppes.
CLARK, N.J. — The Provident Bank has closed a $55 million loan for the development of Clark Commons, a 244,450-square-foot shopping center at Raritan Road and Walnut Avenue in Clark. Situated on 28 acres on the former U.S. Gypsum paper plant, the seven-building shopping center will offer 27 retail spaces. Completion is slated for late spring with a proposed grand opening in early August. The center is 100 percent preleased to Whole Foods Market, Home Goods, L.A. Fitness, Michaels, Petco, Ulta, Modell’s and Party City. Krame Development is constructing the center, which was designed by The Dietz Partnership Architects. The Provident Bank and M&T Bank provided the construction financing, with Provident serving as administrative agent. Gregory Lamb of Provident handled the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an apartment building located at 238-242 Garfield Ave. in Jersey City. A limited liability company purchased the 44-unit property for $4.4 million. Built in 1928, the four-story building was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. Steven Matovski of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer in the transaction.
SPRINGFIELD AND SUMMIT, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered two deals along the Route 124 commercial corridor in the northwest section of New Jersey’s Union County. In the first transaction, Gary Sauerborn and Jill Gordon of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Colvin-Friedman Realty LLC, in the sale of a 5,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 697 Morris Turnpike in Springfield. Brixmor Operating Partnership purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. In the second deal, Gordon and Thomas Ryan, also of NAI Hanson, represented landlord, Paul Schmidt, in the leasing of space to Tide Dry Cleaners at 26 Morris in Summit. The tenant, which has 12 locations throughout the county, will occupy 2,763 square feet at the location, which was previously occupied by Bank of America.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Colliers International has expanded and relocated its New Jersey headquarters to Morris Corporate Center 1 in Parsippany. The firm signed a long-term lease for 10,414 square feet of office space at 300 Interpace Parkway. The headquarters are relocating from 119 Cherry Hill Road in Parsippany. Robert Martie of Collier International represented the firm in-house, while CBRE Group Inc. represented the landlord, an affiliate of Brookwood Financial Partners LLC, in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not released.
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $18 million for the refinancing of Concordia Shopping Center, a 135,090-square-foot retail property in Monroe Township. Located at 1600 Perrineville Road, the property is anchored by a Stop & Shop. The loan features a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. Ernest DesRochers of NorthMarq Capital secured the financing through NorthMarq’s correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of Turntable Junction & Fulper Center in Flemington. The 5.3-acre retail and multifamily property sold for $3 million. Charles Berger and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the seller, a private family, while James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Evan Kleppe of CBRE Group Inc. secured the financing for the deal. The new owner, an out-of-state buyer, plans to hold the property, which is nearly 100 percent occupied, for investment purposes with the possibility for redevelopment in the future.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors, an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group Inc., has acquired Park 80 West, a two-building office complex in Saddle Brook, for an undisclosed price. Located at the junction of Interstate 80 and Garden State Parkway, the 507,480-square-foot asset features a full-service cafeteria, fitness center, boardroom, dry cleaning service, on-site property management and 90-percent covered parking. The property was 73 percent leased at the time of sale; the diverse tenant roster includes several investment-grade companies. The seller was a joint venture between Pearlmark Real Estate Partners and L&L. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz and Frank Maresca of CBRE Group Inc. represented the buyer and worked closely with the seller to ensure an expedient transaction prior to a debt maturity for the transaction.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 205-207 Union St. in Jersey City. The 16-unit property sold for $1.32 million. The buyer plans to hold the recently renovated property as an investment while they expand their existing portfolio in New Jersey. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A joint venture between Intercontinental and Ivy Realty has acquired Morris Corporate Center 4 (MCC 4) in Parsippany for an undisclosed price. Situated within the 182-acre Morris Corporate Center campus, MCC 4 offers 345,218 square feet of office space within two interconnected five-story buildings at 369 and 379 Interpace Parkway. Constructed in 2000, MCC 4 is the newest office building at Morris Corporate Center. Jeffrey Dunne, Kevin Walsh, Brian Schulz, Frank Maresca, Remy deVarenne and Sarah Jones-Maturo of CBRE represented the seller, a subsidiary of MetLife, in the transaction.
