SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Lee & Associates New Jersey has secured a 526,400-square-foot industrial lease for XPO Logistics in South Brunswick. Lee & Associates represented XPO Logistics in securing a long term lease with owner Prologis. The property is located at 115 Interstate Boulevard and previously served as the Tory Burch Distribution Center.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Standard Communities has acquired Curtis Arms Apartments, a 106-unit affordable housing community in Providence. The sales price was not disclosed. Standard Communities plans to invest more than $6 million to renovate and modernize the property, including updating unit interiors and upgrading buildings systems such as the roof and elevators. No residents will be displaced as a result of this work.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired a 24,000-square-foot industrial property in Carlstadt for $3.5 million. Located at 130 Commerce Road, the property is less than two miles north of the Meadowlands Sports Complex and features four dock-high loading positions as well as parking for 20 cars. The property is currently fully leased to one tenant, Metrovision Production Group. The seller was undisclosed.
DANBURY, CONN. — Summit Development has acquired a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development site in Danbury for $17 million. The property is the former headquarters of Union Carbide. Summit Development plans to renovate the building and convert it into an office, retail and residential complex to be rebranded The Ridge at Danbury. When completed, the 100-acre property will include 700,000 square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of residential apartments, 100,000 square feet of event space and 100,000 square feet of core services and amenities.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has brokered the $12.8 million sale of a 13,998-square-foot office condominium in Manhattan. Located at 20 W. 33rd St., the property is currently vacant. James Nelson, Henry Post and David Lawrence of Avison Young represented the sellers, 60 Guilders and The Carlyle Group, in the transaction. Rudder Property Group represented the buyer, Glocap Search LLC.
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA. — Herring Properties has announced it will break ground on a new 248,500-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Bristol Township. The facility will be located on 20 acres in the Bristol Commerce Center and will feature clear heights of 40 feet. The property is expected to be ready for occupancy by the second quarter of 2019. Herring Properties is the developer of the Bristol Commerce Center. Current tenants at 81-acre industrial park include XPO Logistics, AirGas Corp., Goodyear and PetValu.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — Developer Farmington Valley LLC has opened a 19,097-square-foot Tractor Supply retail store in Medford. The property, which also includes 20,000 square feet of outdoor display and sales space, is the first Tractor Supply location in Long Island. Farmington Valley is an operating company of New England Retail Properties Inc. Tractor Supply Co. owns and operates over 1,750 stores in 49 states, supplying basic maintenance products to home, land, pet and animal owners.
CHESTER, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $1.2 million sale of the Centennial Building, a 10,650-square-foot mixed-use property in Chester. The property was built in 1876 and is located at 18-28 Main St. Michael Lombardi of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private invester, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Madison Realty Capital has provided a $36.1 million construction loan for a mixed-use development in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan. Located at 214 W. 72nd St., a vacant, five-story building currently occupies the property. The borrower, a partnership between Scott Shnay of SK Development and Charles Blaichman of CB Developers, is planning to construct a 21-story, 38,000-square-foot mixed-use project on the site that will include both residential and retail uses.
PITTSBURGH — Greystone has provided $19.5 million in bridge financing for the acquisition of Squirrel Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Health in Pittsburgh. The borrower is Squirrel Hill PA Realty LLC. The property is an eight-story, 178-bed skilled nursing facility, and will be renamed The Squirrel Hill Wellness & Rehabilitation Center. It was originally built in 1964 and is currently undergoing refurbishing and improvements. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the non-recourse, floating-rate loan. The financing features a 24-month term, two six-month extension options and interest-only payments for the life of the loan. The borrower intends to refinance the bridge loan with a fixed-rate, HUD-insured permanent takeout loan.
