PRINCETON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 53,000-square-foot office lease at Princeton Point, a two-building office complex located within the university’s 2,000-acre business and research campus. The property offers an onsite café/restaurant, conference center and a courtyard with outdoor private seating. Kevin Carton and Todd Elfand of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Shawn Straka, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant, pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories.
PRINCETON, N.J. — State Street Bank has signed a 63,000-square-foot office lease renewal at Princeton Point, a two-building office complex located within the university’s 2,000-acre business and research campus. The property offers an onsite café/restaurant, conference center and a courtyard with outdoor private seating. Kevin Carton and Todd Elfand of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the tenant.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Urby, a joint venture between Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties, has topped out a 25-story apartment tower in Jersey City. Rising 265 feet, Journal Square Urby will total 317 units in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center with a yoga studio, rooftop garden, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a lobby café and a dog park. Dutch architecture firm Concrete and New York City-based HLW designed the project, which is slated for full completion in spring 2024.
IRVINGTON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the sale of a portfolio of seven multifamily properties totaling 190 units in the Northern New Jersey community of Irvington. The buildings within the portfolio range in size from 11 units to 37 units and have six retail spaces across them. Joni Sweetwood of Kislak represented the seller, a publicly traded Canadian investment firm, in the transaction and procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAYREVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing and joint venture equity for a 10-acre industrial outdoor storage property located in the Central New Jersey community of Sayreville. The site at 700 Jernee Mill Road houses a 28,500-square-foot warehouse with clear heights ranging from 24 to 28 feet and 14 drive-in doors, as well as 6.5 acres of truck parking and additional outdoor storage space. Michael Klein, Matthew Pizzolato and Benjamin Morgenthal of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Ridgecut Road and Brennan Investment Group. An undisclosed regional bank provided the loan.
KENILWORTH, N.J. — Sporting equipment retailer Pure Hockey has signed a retail lease to open an 11,340-square-foot store in the Central New Jersey community of Kenilworth. The tenant, which operates about 60 stores nationwide, has backfilled and converted a space formerly occupied by a laundromat/dry cleaner. Marc Palestina and Chuck Lanyard of The Goldstein Group represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Kenilworth 2480 Route 22 LLC, in the lease negotiations. Dean Tselepis of Newmark represented the tenant.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 4,232-square-foot office building in the Central New Jersey community of Franklin. The building at 195 N. Church Road houses four suites, basement storage space and onsite parking. Joseph Vindigni of NAI Hanson represented both the seller, LSC Properties LLC, and the buyer, an entity doing business as 195 N Church LLC, in the transaction.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $4.1 million sale of two multifamily properties totaling 20 units in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Both buildings rise three stories, and one of the buildings includes two commercial spaces. Don Baxter and Michael Salomon of Kislak represented the seller in the transaction, and Joni Sweetwood of Kislak procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
BAYONNE, N.J. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $36 million loan for the refinancing of City Line Bayonne, a 162-unit apartment complex in Northern New Jersey. The property features 16 studios, 124 one-bedroom units and 22 two-bedroom residences, as well as amenities such as a rooftop deck, fitness center and a pet spa. John Banas, Kris Wood, John Wilson, Rhett Saltiel and Erik DiGirolamo of Walker & Dunlop originated the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, locally based developer The PRC Group. The direct lender was not disclosed.
TINTON FALLS, N.J. — Hotels Unlimited, an affiliate of New Jersey-based developer TFE Properties, has completed the $7 million renovation of the 178-room DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Tinton Falls, located in Monmouth County. Renovations included a facelift of the lobby and overhaul of all guestrooms and suites. Other common areas, including ballrooms, meeting rooms, the outdoor pool, fitness center and onsite restaurant, were also upgraded, as were various elements of the building’s exterior.