BELLINGHAM, MASS. — Campanelli and Clarion Partners have broken ground for The Campanelli Business Park of Bellingham, a Class A speculative industrial project located in Bellingham. Situated on 90 acres, the two-building park will feature 427,500 square feet of industrial space. Slated for completion in August 2018, Building I will feature 127,500 square feet and Building II will feature 300,000 square feet. The partnership acquired the land parcel from Welltower, an Ohio-based healthcare REIT. Andrew Sacher of AIS CRE represented the seller in the acquisition. Richard Schuhwerk and Edward Jarosz of JLL have been retained as exclusive leasing agents for the speculative warehouses. Campanelli Construction is building the two warehouses simultaneously.
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PHILADELPHIA — JLL’s Capital Markets team has secured $96 million in financing for a partnership between Taconic Capital Advisors and Cohen Equities. Provided by Deutsche Bank and Square Mile, the financing package will be used for the acquisition and rehabilitation of 801 Market Street, a 695,130-square-foot office tower in Philadelphia’s Market East submarket. Adam Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Jonathan Schwartz and Chad Orcutt of JLL arranged the financing for the borrowers.
HARTFORD, CONN. — RBH Group has acquired a long-vacant commercial building, located at 370 Asylum St. in Hartford, for $20 million. RBH Group plans to redevelop the building into Teachers Corner Hartford, a mixed-use space. The development will feature market-rate and affordable residential units, space for educational opportunities and cultural performances, as well as restaurant and retail components. Laurie Grasso and Douglas Hoffmann of Hunton & Williams advised in the acquisition. Teachers Corner Hartford represents the first transaction in RBH Group’s national rollout of its Teachers Village concept following the first Teachers Village project in Newark, N.J., a $150 million, 23-acre mixed-use community. Teachers Corner Hartford is a realization of RBH Group’s continued joint venture with the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group and its partnering with Hartford’s Community Solutions and The Prudential Social Investment Group, with funding provided by the City of Hartford and various Connecticut state agencies.
NorthMarq Capital Arranges $4.1M in Refinancing for Multifamily Property in New Hampshire
by Amy Works
HUDSON, N.H. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $4.1 million in refinancing for a multifamily property located in Hudson. The financing features a 10-year term on a 25-year amortization schedule. Mark Whelan of NorthMarq secured the financing through a regional bank for the undisclosed borrower. The multifamily property features 36 apartment units.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a two-building multifamily portfolio located at 128 and 130 First Ave. in Manhattan’s East Village. HUBB NYC acquired the assets from a private investor for $12.2 million. The two five-story walk-up buildings feature 16 one-bedroom apartments and three ground-floor commercial units. John Stewart, James O’Leary, Dylan Torey and David Thurston of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and secured the buyer in the deal.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — HFF has arranged $205 million in financing for The District Burlington, a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development in Burlington. Fred Wittman, Greg LaBine and Robyn King of HFF secured the seven-year, fixed-rate permanent loan through a major institutional life insurance company for the borrower, affiliates of Charles River Realty Investors, National Development and AEW Capital Management. Recently repositioned and rebranded, the property includes a 30,000-square-foot retail cluster anchored by Island Creek Oyster Bar, Tuscan Kitchen and Market and TD Bank; a 350-space parking garage; a Residence Inn by Marriott; an 8,000-square-foot fitness center and OMMMSpace, a yoga and meditation studio. The District Burlington is 85 percent leased to a roster of more than 40 regional, national and global tenants, including BAE Systems, Black Duck Software, Charles River Development (no affiliation with Charles River Realty Investors) and Decision Resources.
Eastern Consolidated Secures $215M Construction Loan for Condominium Development in Manhattan
by Amy Works
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s Capital Advisory Division has arranged a $215 million construction loan for the development of a 27-story condominium project at 537 Greenwich St. within the Special Hudson Square Zoning District in Manhattan. Adam Hakim and James Murad of Eastern Consolidated represented the borrower, Cape Advisors, and its new equity partner, Strategic Real Estate. Bank of the Ozarks provided the financing for the shovel-ready project. Designed by Loci Anima and Adamson Associates, the development will feature 170 units, 2,332 square feet of ground floor retail space and 31 on-site parking spaces. Residential units, designed by Sebastien Segers Architecture, will average approximately 1,211 square feet with prices starting at under $1.2 million and averaging $2.8 million. The development site offers a zoning floor area of 228,000 square feet, resulting from two combined lots—537 Greenwich St. and 110 Charlton St.— and air rights obtained from five adjacent and nearby properties. Strategic Real Estate will be the managing partner and lead developer for the project.
TOTOWA, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of Totowa Commerce Center, a flex industrial park located at the interchange of Interstate 80 and Routes 46 and 23 in Totowa. Mack-Cali Realty sold the property to Heritage Capital Group for $65.5 million. Additionally, Cushman & Wakefield arranged $51.7 million in acquisition financing for the buyer. Natixis Real Estate Capital provided the 10-year, fixed-rate financing. Totowa Commerce Center is a 13-building park totaling 508,028 square feet of flex and industrial space. At the time of sale, the park was 90 percent leased to approximately 48 tenants. Andrew Merin, David Bernhault, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Frank DiTommaso and Kyle Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt and Structured Finance’s John Alascio, Sridhar Vankayala and Andre Hass arranged the acquisition financing for Heritage Capital Group.
Valencia Realty Capital Arranges $13M Acquisition Financing for Assisted Living Community in New Hampshire
by Amy Works
RYE, N.H. — Valencia Realty Capital has arranged $13 million in financing for the $11 million acquisition of an assisted living community located at 295 Lafayette Road in Rye. The borrower and buyer is Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based National Health Investors Inc. The financing has a total capitalization of $13 million composed of a $10 million senior debt facility coupled with $3 million of equity. Built in 2013, the 40-unit assisted living community is devoted to individuals with memory disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Ed LaFrance of Valencia Realty arranged the transaction, which was executed under a 363 auction sale that presented tight timing constraints.
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $6.9M Sale of 108-Unit Multifamily Property in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Eastridge Apartments, a multifamily property located at 102 Worchester Ave. in Harrisburg. A limited liability company sold the property to a private partnership in a 1031 exchange for $6.9 million. Situated on 7 acres, the property features 108 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. According to Marcus & Millichap, the property features a 20-year family Housing Assistance Payments contract, which is expiring in 2024, on 98 percent of the units. Ridge MacLaren, Andrew Townsend and Clarke Talone of Marcus & Millichap.