FLEMINGTON, N.J. — Vision Wheel Inc. has signed a 32,456-square-foot industrial lease in Flemington, about 60 miles southwest of Manhattan. The supplier and distributor of custom wheels and tires is taking space at Flemington Junction Business Center, a four-building development. Jason Fisch of Greek Real Estate Partners represented Vision Wheel in the lease negotiations. Rob Marek represented the landlord, locally based investment firm Larken Associates, on an internal basis. The deal brings the property to full occupancy.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Three new tenants have signed leases at Cherry Hill Mall, a 1.4 million-square-foot shopping center located in the greater Philadelphia area. Lacoste and Columbia Sportswear are scheduled to open at the property later this year, with Mango anticipated to open in summer 2025. PREIT owns and manages the center. Other tenants opening soon at the property include Alo Yoga, Kendra Scott, Dry Goods, Rowan, Signature Workspace, Kooma Asian Fusion and Sushi Bar and Inspiration Co.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Day Pitney LLP has signed a 56,000-square-foot office lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. The law firm is relocating from the nearby building at 1 Jefferson Road to the entire second and third floors of 8 Sylvan Way, a 176,062-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 2009 to house the operations of pharmaceutical corporation Novartis. Tim Greiner, David Stifelman and Noah Stewart of JLL represented the landlord, Orion Office REIT, in the lease negotiations. Greiner also represented the tenant along with JLL’s Mike Pietrowicz, Dan Loughlin, Kimberly Smith, Brendan McBride and Jonathan Ortiz.
LYNDHURST, N.J. — An affiliate of New Jersey-based intermediary Cronheim Mortgage has arranged a $14.6 million construction loan for a Marriott-branded hotel project in the Northern New Jersey community of Lyndhurst. The hotel will total 128 rooms and will be operated under Marriott’s TownePlace Suites brand. David Turley of Cronheim Mortgage placed the loan through an undisclosed local bank on behalf of the borrower, regional hospitality owner-operator BDG Hotels. Construction is slated for a late 2025/early 2026 completion.
NEWTOWN, PA. — Norman’s Hallmark has signed leases to open nine stores that will range in size from 5,000 to 7,000 square feet in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The New Jersey stores are located in Princeton, Somers Point, Marlton, Ocean Township, Manalapan, Turnersville and Mays Landing. The Pennsylvania stores are located in Allentown and Wyomissing. Rose Urban of Equity Retail Brokers represented the Pennsylvania-based home décor retailer in all lease negotiations.
DENVILLE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $2.5 million sale of 1 Stewart Court, a 14,100-square-foot industrial flex building in Denville, about 40 miles west of New York City. The building is located on a 2.2-acre site within Bridge View Business Park and features a clear height of 16 feet and two loading docks. Andy Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, Andre Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an entity doing business as One Stewart Court LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — California-based brokerage firm Graystone Capital Advisors has arranged the sale of a 34,177-square-foot shopping center in the Northern New Jersey community of Rockaway. Tractor Supply Co. anchors the center, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally built in 1980. A developer based in the Southeast sold the property to a local institutional investor for $7.2 million, with both parties requesting anonymity. Julius Swolsky and Shannon Bona of Graystone brokered the deal.
ALPHA, N.J. — A partnership between locally based developer Woodmont Industrial Partners and Brookfield Properties will develop a 450,000-square-foot project in Alpha, located on the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border. Alpha 78 Logistics Center will be situated on a 33.6-acre site and feature a cross-dock configuration, clear height of 36 feet, 118 dock doors with four drive-ins, 6,000 square feet of office space and parking for 230 cars and 89 trailers. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2025. CBRE will market the property for lease. CBRE also brokered the land deal, which closed in June and saw Woodmont sell the acreage to Brookfield.
IRVINGTON, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.2 million sale of a portfolio of three apartment buildings totaling 26 units in the Northern New Jersey community of Irvington. The buildings are collectively known as the Ellis Apartment Portfolio and house a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Jed Matricaria and Daniel Aviles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investment firms that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Locally based investment firm The STRO Cos. has acquired a 76,560-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. The building, which was fully leased at the time of sale, houses small-bay units that range in size from 8,000 to 13,000 square feet and feature clear heights of 22 feet. Howard Weinberg of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.