CLARK, N.J. — NKF has arranged the $15.8 million sale of a 108,000-square-foot flex facility in Clark. Located at 175-195 Terminal Ave., the property is fully leased as the headquarters of L’Oréal’s North American R&D division. The seven-acre property includes a single-story R&D space that was recently renovated. Steven M. Schultz and Tony D. Georgiev of NKF represented the seller, Denholtz Associates, in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
CLARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.5 million sale of a 76,000-square-foot, five-story office building in Clark. Located at 67 Walnut Ave., the property was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Fahri Ozturk, Rick Lechtman, Ben Sgambati and Alan Cafiero of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, a joint venture between Mountain Development Corp. and Bukiet Building and Management Co. The buyer was a private investor.
EXTON, PA. — The Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust has sold a four-acre development site in Exton for $10.3 million. The site is located adjacent to the Exton Square Mall, which is approximately 33 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The property was acquired by Hanover Co., which plans to build a 300-unit apartment building on the site. PREIT recently revamped the Exton Square Mall with the addition of a Whole Foods location earlier this year.
PHILADELPHIA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of two assisted living and memory care communities on the Philadelphia Main Line. A publicly traded REIT sold the properties to a growing seniors housing investor for an undisclosed price. The existing regional operator will remain in place. Ben Firestone and Michael Segal led the transaction for Blueprint.
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between hotel owner-operator MCR and real estate developer and manager Building and Land Technology has secured a $647.5M refinancing for a 53-property hotel portfolio spanning 15 states and 31 markets. The 5,958-room portfolio includes 33 Marriot-branded properties and 20 Hilton-branded properties. The assets are 12 years old on average. Bank of America led the financing, which also included Wells Fargo and two mezzanine lenders. The proceeds will go towards repaying current loans as well as returning capital to the joint venture. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. MCR has offices in New York City and Dallas and is the sixth-largest hotel owner-operator in the United States. MCR’s hotels are operated under 11 different brands. Stamford, Connecticut-based BLT was founded in 1982 and has invested in more than 25 million square feet of commercial, hotel and residential properties across 26 states. — David Cohen
PITTSTON, PA. — Square Mile Capital Management has provided a $54.4 million construction loan for Interstate Distribution Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution facility in Pittston. The project is located at the convergence of Interstates 81 and 476. Amazon, Lowes, Walmart, and FedEx all occupy distribution facilities nearby. Square Mile Capital provided the loan to a joint venture between affiliates of Endurance Real Estate Group and Blue Vista Capital.
WARWICK, R.I. — Colliers International has arranged a $16 million loan to refinance Briarwood Meadows, a 552-unit multifamily community in Warwick. The 36-acre property consists of 32 residential buildings as well as a fitness center, indoor pool, tennis courts and a clubhouse. Kevin Phelan and Sean Burke of Colliers arranged the fixed-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, The Driscoll Co. Principal Real Estate Investors provided the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — Seniors housing REIT giant Welltower Inc. (NYSE:HCN) and international real estate firm Hines have announced plans for a 17-story seniors housing community on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The project will be the second of its type for the partnership. A 16-story seniors housing community named The Welltower is currently under construction in Midtown. An undisclosed “passive institutional investor” is also involved in both projects. The companies acquired the development site, located at Broadway and 85thStreet. Plans call for a 140,000-square-foot “The Welltower West” building rising from the 9,100-square-foot plot. Existing commercial structures on the site will be demolished to make way for construction. SLCE Architects LLP will design the project. Sarah Hawkins and Bevin Littlehale of Hines and John Olympitis and Talal Khan of Welltower, both out of their respective New York regional offices, led the transaction teams on the land acquisition.
WARMINSTER, PA. — Binswanger has brokered the $1.7 million sale of a six-acre development site in Warminster. Located at 273 West County Line Road, the property is zoned as an industrial office district. Patagon Storage LLC acquired the property with plans to develop a self-storage facility. Chris Pennington and Jason Ostach of Binswanger represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Benchmark has opened Sturges Ridge of Fairfield, an assisted living and memory care community in Fairfield, a coastal town between New York City and Hartford. The 85,000-square-foot community offers 68 assisted living units and 20 memory care units. It is Benchmark’s 18thcommunity, and is located in the hometown of company founder Tom Grape. Terry Hornikel, executive director of the new community, lives in Fairfield and brings more than 40 years of senior living and healthcare experience, including as a certified gerontologist.