JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A partnership between regional development and investment firms Kushner Cos. and The KABR Group has completed a $30 million mixed-use redevelopment project in Jersey City. The project converted the former Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. warehouse, a six-story building that was originally constructed in 1913, into a commercial structure with 135,000 square feet of office and retail space known as The Arts & Powerhouse Building. Commercial spaces range in size from 4,000 to 100,000 square feet, and the building features a 10,000-square-foot rooftop amenity deck. Retailers that have already signed leases or opened stores at the building include Rumble Boxing, Daily Provisions, Spear Physical Therapy and One Medical. CBRE is the building’s leasing agent.
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NEWARK, N.J. — Merchants Capital has secured $120 million in construction financing for Museum Parc, a 250-unit, mixed-income multifamily project in Newark. The financing consists of a $62 million construction loan provided by parent company Merchants Bank and a $58 million Freddie Mac 9 Percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit forward permanent loan. Museum Parc will be a two-building complex in the downtown area that will also house a 4,120-square-foot Newark Museum of Art gallery and approximately 2,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Twenty percent of the units will be reserved as affordable housing. Of those 50 residences, 45 will be reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and the other five will be reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of AMI. Amenities will include a fitness center, coworking space, game room, speakeasy lounge, commercial kitchen area and a rooftop terrace. Michael Milazzo of Merchants Capital handled the transaction on behalf of the developer, a partnership between an affiliate of L+M Development Partners and local housing operator MCI Collective.
BRICK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm TFE Properties has purchased The Shops at Brick, a 103,832-square-foot shopping center located near the Jersey Shore. The center is currently home to Bonefish Grill and McDonald’s, and both anchor and junior anchor spaces are available for lease. Kevin O’Hearn and Joseph Lopresti of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured TFE Properties as the buyer. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
ORADELL, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $2.9 million sale of a 13-unit apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Oradell. Completed in 1980, the building at 222 Kinderkamack Roadexclusively offers studio apartments and includes 5,195 square feet of office space. Robert Squires of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $10.2 million sale of a 79,766-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 299 Cherry Hill Road was originally constructed in 1977 and renovated in 2021. Capital improvements included a redesign of the exterior façade; updated roadway signage, a new electronic tenant directory and LED lighting in the lobby and a new tenant amenity center with grab-n-go food service, conference room and a huddle room. Charles Berger and Thomas Mallaney of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Regional brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic Realty has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of an 18-unit apartment building in Englishtown, an eastern suburb of Trenton. According to LoopNet Inc., Englishtown Village Gardens was originally built in 1945 and was fully occupied at the time of sale. Dante Fusaro of Hudson Atlantic brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has provided two Freddie Mac loans totaling $81.2 million for the refinancing of Atlas and Starling, two newly constructed apartment complexes totaling 208 units in the Bergen-Lafayette section of Jersey City. Located at 270 Johnston St., Atlas comprises 169 apartments, including 11 affordable units. Starling is located at 66 Monitor St. and offers 39 apartments with three affordable units. Income restrictions for the affordable units were not disclosed. Each property also features two commercial spaces. Thomas Didio, Thomas Didio Jr. and Michael Mataras of JLL originated the loans, both of which carry five-year terms and fixed interest rates. The borrower is New York City-based Alpine Residential, which developed the properties in partnership with local firm Fields Grade.
PATERSON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of Redwood Apartments, a 16-unit, newly constructed apartment building located in the Northern New Jersey community of Paterson. The unit mix comprises two studios, six one-bedroom apartments and eight two-bedroom residences. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller in the transaction, and Robert Squires, also with Kislak, procured the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Signature Acquisitions has purchased a 100,010-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. Built on 8.5 acres in 2009, the building was fully leased at the time of sale to law firm Day Pitney, which is in the process of relocating. Jose Cruz, Jeremy Neuer, Ryan Robertson and Bradley Wachenfeld of JLL represented the seller, Office Properties Income Trust, in the transaction and procured Signature Acquisitions as the buyer.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 71,511-square-foot industrial building in the Central New Jersey community of Freehold. The multi-tenant building at 6 Paragon Way, which was fully leased at the time of the loan closing, features a clear height of 30 feet, seven dock-high doors and parking for 188 cars and 22 trailers. Michael Klein, Max Custer and Ryan Carroll of JLL arranged the five-year loan through TriState Capital Bank on behalf of the borrower, The Donato Group.