HANOVER, N.J. — Fairfield, N.J.-based Woodmont Properties has secured a long-term permanent loan for Woodmont Knolls at Hanover, a multifamily community located in the Cedar Knolls section of Hanover. The financing, which was provided by Valley National Bank, enables Woodmont to secure permanent financing for the property, which is now fully leased. Situated on a 15-acre former industrial site, the property features 126 one- and two-bedroom flats and carriage homes. On-site amenities include a clubhouse with sports bar and gaming system, strength and cardio center, billiards room, cyber café, and a swimming pool with a sundeck. Additionally, the pet-friendly community features a dog park and a picnic and barbeque area.
MOUNT OLIVE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — River Drive Construction has completed the build-out of a 19,400-square-foot space for DSRV Inc. at 330 Waterloo Valley Road in Mount Olive Township. The project involved the conversion of 10,000 square feet of warehouse space into a light manufacturing facility for a diagnostics reagent process. The conversion involved the restructuring and installing various aspects of the space, including walls, extensive plumbing, HVAC and electric. Additionally, 8,000 square feet of space received a basic refresh. DSRV Inc. will now move its Georgia office and manufacturing activities to Mount Olive Township, which will optimize its operations with the new proximity to its parent company, Diagnostica Stago. River Drive Construction served as project manager of the conversion, which took eight months to complete.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — SJP Properties has leased 40,000 square feet of office space to Jet at Waterfront Corporate Center III in Hoboken. Slated to launch in 2015, Jet is the latest e-commerce venture led by Marc Lore, former CEO and co-founder of Diapers.com. The company will use the Waterfront location as its headquarters. Waterfront Corporate Center III is SJP’s third and final building within its high-performance, mixed-use business complex in Hoboken. Scott Peck and Brian Wilson of Resource Realty represented Jet in the transaction; SJP was represented in-house.
BRICK, N.J. — Tryko Partners has acquired Burnt Tavern Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Brick for an undisclosed price. Located at 1049 Burnt Tavern Road, the center includes 148 skilled nursing beds with expansion potential and an assisted living component that can accommodate 23 clients. The company plans to launch a $1 million renovation program to upgrade the property, which has been renamed Willow Spring Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Planning renovations include a state-of-the-art sub-acute care unit, expanded rehabilitation facility with cutting-edge equipment and technology, and updated common areas, patient rooms and assisted living accommodations. Tryko Partners purchased the asset from the original developer, NuVision Management. Additional terms of the transaction were not released.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale and acquisition financing for an industrial building in Fairfield. Located at 300 Fairfield Road, the 418,000-square-foot property sold for $51.6 million, making it the largest single industrial asset sale in Northern New Jersey this year. Bala Cynwyd, Pa.-based Stoltz Real Estate Partners purchased the property from Fairfield BAB Group LLC. Constructed in 2006, the single-story building features 28-foot ceiling heights, 34 loading doors and 398 parking spaces. The property is fully leased to Middle Atlantic Products (MAP) through November 30, 2026. MAP, a part of Legrand North America, is a provider of mount integrated AV systems for residential, commercial, broadcast and security applications, and utilizes the site as its headquarters, production and distribution center. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Frank Caccavo, Jason Goldman, Marc Petrella and Andrew Siemsen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller. John Alascio, Mark Ehlinger and Suraj Ravi of Cushman & Wakefield’s Equity, Debt and Structured Finance Group arranged the acquisition financing, which was provided by Investors Bank.
BURLINGTON, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has secured $30 million in financing for a Walmart Supercenter-anchored retail center in Burlington. The loan was structured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization schedule. The 380,383-square-foot Liberty Square Center is part of Purchase, N.Y.-based National Realty & Development Corp.’s 22 million-square-foot portfolio. The retail center is anchored by Marshalls, Acme Supermarket, Toys ‘R’ Us and Walmart Supercenter. Andrew Stewart, Dev Morris and Allison Moravec of Cronheim secured the loan, which was placed with Voya Investment Management.
KEARNY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 680 Belleville Turnpike in Kearny. The 135,115-square-foot property is 100 percent net leased to Pepsi, which utilizes the site as its Northern New Jersey distribution center. Situated on 11 acres, the property features 18,000 square feet of office space, 16 loading docks, 36-foot clear ceiling heights and a 117-space trailer storage. Russo Development sold the property to TIAA-CREF for an undisclosed price. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer and Kyle Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield worked with Omer Mir Ahmed of Russo Development to represent the seller. The Cushman & Wakefield team also procured the buyer, who was represented in-house by Henry Dong.
FORT LEE, N.J. — Weiss Realty has arranged the sale of a warehouse facility, located at 1253 Inwood Terrace in Fort Lee. Baron Verizon Fort Lee sold the 12,324-square-foot property to BCU/Madeline Housing Partners LLC (c/o Bergen County’s United Way) for $2.75 million. The one-story building features two overhead drive-thru doors, private offices, a secured 40-car paved parking area and access to Manhattan via the George Washington Bridge. Jaime Weiss of Weiss Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
Cassidy Turley recently released its Third Quarter Office Market Snapshot for Northern and Central New Jersey. We detailed the absorption rates, asking rents and availability in both Central and Northern New Jersey and found the Grow NJ tax incentives and the movement of midsize companies played significant roles in shaping the market. Although not shocking revelations, these factors help explain surges and lags and why some markets are still feeling the crunch of previous quarters, even though employment rates have increased. Shifts in the Newark submarket, particularly Prudential vacating large portion of 3 Gateway Center and moving into its own office tower, created an uptick in availability. The resulting availability at the Gateway complex was a large factor in the 86,084 square feet of negative absorption recorded during the third quarter throughout Northern New Jersey. However, the impact was lessened as the owner of 3 Gateway recently announced Prudential has signed a lease to maintain a 160,000-square-foot presence in the building based on significant internal growth. Interestingly, in many submarkets, the development of a new office building indicates a thriving economy. However, Newark’s economic recovery has been slow. Panasonic’s recent move to a new headquarters and the development of new …
MIDLAND PARK, POMPTON LAKES, WYCKOFF AND KINNELON, N.J. — Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. has acquired four shopping centers, totaling 375,000 square feet, in Northern New Jersey. A New Jersey commercial real estate owner and developer sold the properties for an undisclosed price. The properties are the 130,000-square-foot Midland Park Shopping Center in Midland Park, the 125,000-square-foot Pompton Lakes Town Square in Pompton Lakes, the 43,000-square-foot Cedar Hill Shopping Center in Wyckoff, and the 77,000-square-foot Meadtown Shopping Center in Kinnelon. In total the properties are at least 92 percent leased to a variety of national, regional and local tenants, including Kings Supermarket, CVS, Petco, Starbucks, Hudson City Savings Banks, A&P supermarket, TD Bank, Wendy’s, Planet Fitness, Pet Valu, Hallmark, Walgreens, Chase Bank, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, Supercuts and Rite Aid Pharmacy. Additional terms of the transactions were not released.