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EAST ORANGE, WEST NEW YORK AND JERSEY CITY, N.J. — One Wall Partners (OWP) has purchased a 16-property multifamily portfolio from Shapco Property Management for $63 million in an off-market transaction. With the acquisition, OWP is now the largest property owner in East Orange and one of the largest transit-oriented workforce housing owner/operators in Northern New Jersey. Comprising 14 buildings in East Orange, one in West New York and one in Jersey City, the portfolio features a total of 516 apartment units and 300 parking spaces/garages. The unit mix includes 230 one-bedroom apartments and more than 286 two- and three-bedroom units.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. — Boxwood Industrial Park LLC, an affiliate company of Harvey, Hanna & Associates, has agreed to acquire the former General Motors assembly plant site, located at 801 Boxwood Road in Wilmington, for an undisclosed price. Wanxiang America Inc. is selling the 142-acre site, which includes more than 3 million square feet of former automobile manufacturing space, for an undisclosed price. Built in 1946, the site most notably served as a General Motors assembly plant until it closed in July 2009. The company plans to announce redevelopment plans for the site in the coming weeks.

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NATICK AND SOMERVILLE, MASS. — HFF has arranged refinancing for a three-property hotel portfolio in the Boston suburbs of Natick and Somerville. Distinctive Hospitality Group received the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which was provided by Bank of America’s CMBS Group. The portfolio comprises the 251-room VERVE-Crowne Plaza Boston-Natick and the 188-room Hampton Inn Boston-Natick in Natick as well as the 184-room Holiday Inn Boston Bunker Hill Area in Somerville. Located at 1360 Worcester St., VERVE-Crowne Plaza Boston-Natick underwent a renovation in 2012 and features a fitness center, a business center, 17,000 square feet of event space and a full-service restaurant. Hampton Inn Boston-Natick, located at 318 Speen St., was completed in 1976 and renovated in 2008. The hotel features a fitness center, a business center, 12,000 square feet of meeting space and a restaurant. Located at 30 Washington St. in Somerville, Holiday Inn Boston Bunker Hill Area was most recently renovated in 2013 and features a fitness center, a basketball court, an indoor pool, a business center, 9,700 square feet of meeting and event space, and a restaurant and lounge. Mark Remington, Alan Suzuki and Evan Parker of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.

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PHILADELPHIA — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has brokered the sale of a 20-property multifamily portfolio in Philadelphia. A private investor acquired the 83-unit portfolio from West Village UCA for $14 million. Situated on the 3200 block of Powelton Avenue, 11 of the properties (3201-3027) are on the odd side of the street while two are even-numbered buildings (3214 and 3220). The 3214-3218 Pearl St. properties feature three two-unit townhomes with patios and garages, as well as an additional loft in two of the units. The properties at 311-313 N. 33rd St. include a 24-unit building with an adjacent parking lot. The portfolio comprises a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts, totaling 144 beds. Eli Rosen of Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — ReadyCap Commercial has arranged a $4.5 million Freddie Mac Small Business Loan for a mixed-use property located in Jersey City. The cash-out refinancing features a 20-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule. The name of the borrower was not released. John Drennan of ReadyCap Commercial executed the financing for the borrower.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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