MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $5.4 million sale of an 8,420-square-foot educational building in the Southern New Jersey community of Moorestown. Operator Spring Education Group occupies the building via its Chesterbrook Academy daycare and early learning center. Sean Lenchner, Mark Ruble, Chris Lind and Zack House of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
PAULSBORO, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 46,236-square-foot shopping center in Paulsboro, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. Save-A-Lot Food Stores and Dollar Tree are the anchor tenants at the property at 545 Broad St. Alan Cafiero, Brent Hyldahl and Seth Goldberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Dora’s Naturals, a distributor of perishable food-and-beverage products, has purchased a 70,680-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Moonachie for $20.9 million. The building at 80 Knickerbocker Road was originally constructed in 1985 and renovated in 2022, according to LoopNet Inc. Kevin Dudley, Nicholas Klacik, Chad Hillyer, Kate Granahan, Brian Fiumara, Elli Klapper and Jeremy Wernick of CBRE represented Dora’s Naturals, which also recently purchased a 105,000-square-foot industrial building in Moonachie, in the transaction. KBC Advisors represented the seller.
MANASQUAN, N.J. — Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have agreed to acquire a majority ownership position in Jersey Mike’s Subs. The deal would value the Manasquan-based sandwich restaurant chain at around $8 billion, including debt, according to The Wall Street Journal. Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO Peter Cancro will maintain a significant equity stake and continue to lead the business. Blackstone says the partnership is intended to help Jersey Mike’s accelerate its expansion across and beyond the U.S. market, as well as its continued investment in technology and digital transformation. New York City-based Blackstone has a long history of investing in and propelling the growth of franchisors, including its previous acquisitions of Hilton Hotels and SERVPRO. The firm has recently invested in Tropical Smoothie Café and 7 Brew Coffee. The first Jersey Mike’s shop was founded as Mike’s Subs in Point Pleasant, N.J., in 1956. Cancro began working at the store when he was 14 years old, and later acquired the location in 1975 at the age of 17. He began franchising units in 1987. Today, Jersey Mike’s is a national franchisor with more than 3,000 locations nationwide open and in development. The transaction is expected to be completed …
CINNAMINSON, N.J. — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $129.1 million loan for the refinancing of Box Park Logistics Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial property located in the Southern New Jersey community of Cinnaminson. The development currently comprises a single building that can be expanded by 300,000 square feet. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, four drive-in doors, 188-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 549 cars and 216 trailers. Both parking figures are also subject to expansion. The borrower is Chicago-based Logistics Property Co.
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the sale of Laurelton Village Apartments, a 176-unit multifamily complex in Williamstown, about 25 miles south of Philadelphia. Built in 1970, the property exclusively offers two-bedroom units that are housed in 14 buildings on a nine-acre site. Amenities include a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Jason Pucci of Kislak represented the seller, an affiliate of New Jersey-based investment firm Kamson Corp., in the deal. Barry Waisbrod, also with Kislak, procured the buyer. The deal traded in conjunction with a 14-unit apartment complex in Bergen County for a combined price of $31 million.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A division of Altman, a South Florida-based investment firm formerly known as BBX Capital, will develop Apex Logistics at Parsippany, a 140,000-square-foot industrial project in Northern New Jersey. The 10.5-acre site is located about 30 miles from multiple air and seaports and currently houses an office building. Altman is developing the project in partnership with Renard Investments and DHS Real Estate Investment Management. Construction is expected to begin early next year and to last about a year.
WARREN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 207,252-square-foot office building in the Northern New Jersey community of Warren. According to LoopNet Inc., the six-story building at 30 Independence Blvd. was originally constructed in 1997 and renovated in 2020. Amenities include a fitness center, conference facilities and a grab-and-go food counter. David Bernhaut, Frank DiTommaso, Maia Sirabian and Bill Baunach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Signature Acquisitions. Brad Domenico of Cushman & Wakefield arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal. The building was 52 percent leased to six tenants at the time of sale.
PARAMUS, N.J. — Four new tenants have signed leases at Bergen Town Center in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. Bath & Body Works (4,157 square feet) and Crumbl Cookies (2,138 square feet) are now open. Food-and-beverage concepts First Watch (4,790 square feet) and Tacoria (1,654 square feet) will open in 2025. Taryn Brandes, Emily Green and Alexandra Yanoff of Brand Urban LLC represented the landlord, Urban Edge Properties, in the lease negotiations with Crumbl, First Watch and Tacoria. Paul Schiffer represented Urban Edge in negotiations with Bath & Body Works on an internal basis. Amy Staats of Katz & Associates represented First Watch; William Cafero of Charter Realty represented Crumbl; and Joe Brendel of Newmark represented Tacoria.
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Bubble Island Playground will open a 5,975-square-foot indoor gym at The Shoppes at North Brunswick, a 147,054-square-foot lifestyle shopping center in Central New Jersey. The location will be the company’s first overall. Kevin Pelio of Azarian Realty Co. represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jim Cheng of eXp Realty represented the tenant. A tentative opening date was not announced.