GILBERTSVILLE, PA. — Brixmor Property Group has sold Gilbertsville Shopping Center, a grocery-anchored retail center located at 1050 E. Philadelphia Ave. in Gilbertsville, a suburb of Philadelphia. The Westover Cos. bought the property for an undisclosed price. Weis Markets anchors the 85,576-square-foot center, which was constructed in 1976. The 95.6 percent leased center is also home to Anytime Fitness, T-Mobile, Pet Valu, Dairy Queen, National Auto Stores, Great Clips, Quest Diagnostics, KeyBank and Fine Wine & Good Spirits. Chris Munley, Michael DiCosimo and Jose Cruz of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
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Digital Federal Credit Union Acquires 129,000 SF Office Building in Chelmsford, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
CHELMSFORD, MASS. — Digital Federal Credit Union has purchased an office building located at 297 Billerica Road in Chelmsford for an undisclosed price. The three-story, 129,000-square-foot building features a state-of-the-art data center, outdoor grilling and seating area, training rooms, in-house café, and shower and locker rooms. The buyer plans to use the facility to accommodate its continued expansion. The property was built and formerly occupied by Kronos Inc., which recently relocated its global headquarters for Lowell, Mass. Mark Reardon, Peter Dominski, Alex Plaisted and Ben Roopenian of CBRE/New England represented the seller, Anchor Line Partners, on behalf of Kronos. Garry Holmes of R.W. Holmes Realty represented the buyer in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — Rosewood Realty Group has arranged the sale of two adjacent five-story apartment buildings on Honeywell Avenue in the West Farms neighborhood in the Bronx. The Fruchthandler real estate family’s FBE Limited bought the two buildings, located at 2103-2117 Honeywell Ave., for $44.4 million. Built in 1979 and totaling 181,093 square feet, the property features 197 apartments and 46 indoor parking spots. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the seller, Rajmattie Persuad, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an apartment building located at 41 Jefferson St. in Brooklyn’s Bushwick section. A private investor sold the 21-unit property for $7.5 million. Shaun Riley, Tom Shihadeh and Andrew Reiter of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
Billtrust Leases 90,000 SF of Office Space at Princeton Pike Corporate Center in New Jersey
by Amy Works
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Billtrust, a payment cycle management software company, has leased 90,000 square feet of office space at 1009 Lenox Drive within Princeton Pike Corporate Center in Lawrenceville. The company plans to establish its new headquarters at the Class A office campus. Vision Real Estate Partners (VREP) owns the eight-building, 817,000-square-foot office campus, which recently underwent a multi-million-dollar revitalization program. Steve Tolkach of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, while Bradford Fenlon of Colliers International represented the tenant in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — New York REIT Inc. (NYSE: NYRT) has agreed to sell a 346,728-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan for $255 million. The 10-story property is located at 333 W. 34th St. between the Herald Square and Hudson Yards submarkets. The building is fully leased to four tenants including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, The Segal Co., Godiva Chocolatier and Sam Ash. Over the last 15 years, the building has received over $25 million in capital improvements, according to NYRT. Real estate funds managed by Brookfield Asset Management will acquire the property. The closing is expected to occur prior to year’s-end. NYRT acquired the office building from SL Green for $220 million in 2013, according to Crain’s New York Business. NYRT is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that owns office and retail properties in New York City. NYRT’s shareholders recently adopted a plan of liquidation in which the REIT is seeking to sell its assets. The liquidation process is expected to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2018, according to NYRT. At the time of its decision to liquidate, the company was under pressure to grow shareholder value. NYRT’s stock price closed on …
Bridge Development Partners to Sell 10-Building Industrial Portfolio to Duke Realty for $515M
by Amy Works
MONROE TOWNSHIP, WOODRIDGE, CARTERET AND CRANBURY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners has agreed to sell a 10-building industrial portfolio totaling 3.4 million square feet, along with two land parcels, to Duke Realty for $515 million. Each of the assets are newly constructed facilities in the infill industrial markets in Northern New Jersey, Southern California and South Florida. The transaction will be completed in phases, with the first two phases having closed Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, and the final phase expected to close near the end of the year. In addition to the 10 completed properties, the acquisition includes two land parcels on which two properties totaling 852,745 square feet will be constructed, beginning this year. Once fully constructed the total cost of the portfolio will be nearly $700 million and span 4.3 million square feet. The first two phases include four properties in New Jersey: Bridge Point South Brunswick, a 488,884-square-foot facility at 773 Davidson Mill Road in Monroe Township; Bridge Point Meadowlands, an under construction 193,805-square-foot facility at 5 Ethel Blvd. in Woodbridge; Bridge Point Carteret, a 206,500-square-foot property at 900 Federal Blvd. in Carteret; and Bridge Point Cranbury, a 264,085-square-foot building in Cranbury.
NEW YORK CITY — Investcorp has invested in two office buildings in Manhattan’s Garment District for a total purchase price of $156 million. Located at 229 W. 36th St. and 256 W. 38th St., the properties are fully leased to a diverse roster of more than 20 long-term tenants. Combined the properties offer approximately 267,000 square feet of office space. As part of the transaction, Investcorp has entered into a joint venture with Brickman, a New York-based owner/operator. Brickman maintains a joint venture investment in the properties and will serve as the leasing and management agent.
YORK, PA. — STAG York, a wholly owned subsidiary of STAG Industrial, has acquired an industrial facility located at 2925 E. Market St. in York. Alliance Partners HSP sold the property for $19 million. Stauffers Biscuit Co. occupies 255,000 square feet of the 390,000-square-foot facility. The buyer has engaged Cushman & Wakefield to market the remaining 135,000 square feet of the property, which is suited for warehousing and distribution. Prior to selling, Alliance completed capital improvements at the property including a new roof, upgraded loading docks and enhanced truck circulation. Gerard Blinebury, Joseph Hill Jr., Pat McBride and Robert Yoshimura of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has arranged the sale of a multifamily property located at 1654 Monroe Ave. in the Bronx. A private investment company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $7.7 million in a multi-faceted transaction. The six-story building features 50 apartment units. Fully occupied at the time of sale, the property recently underwent major renovations and rehabilitation as part of the New York City 8A program. Elli Klapper, Charles Berger and Jay Gelbtuch of the CBRE Tri-State Investment Properties team represented the seller in the transaction. The proceeds of the 1031 exchange sale were applied to the acquisition of two retail properties in Austin, Texas, and Wauchula, Fla.