ROSELAND, N.J. — CBRE has secured a 20,000-square-foot lease at 5 Becker Farm Road in Roseland for Comodo CA, a global leader in cyber security. The company will move its U.S. headquarters to the location. Daniel F. Casey and Joseph A. Sarno of CBRE represented the building owner, a joint venture between Soma Capital Partners and Northlight Capital Partners, in the lease negotiations. Remy deVarenne and Kadeem Goodall-Reid of CBRE acted on behalf of Comodo CA.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of a 7,200-square-foot industrial property in Hackensack for $1 million. The building is located at 174 Lodi St. in Hackensack, 14 miles northeast of Manhattan. The sole tenant of the building is a laundry services company. Steve Lim of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, a private investor and the buyer, also a private investor.
NEW YORK CITY — Rockefeller Group has signed Latham & Watkins LLP to a 407,000-square-foot office lease at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. The law firm will occupy floors 25-34 in the 48-story building with an anticipated move-in during the second half of 2020. Built in 1959, the building was originally designed by Harrison & Abramovitz & Harris, the architects for all of Rockefeller Center. Scott Gamber and Craig Reicher of CBRE represented Latham & Watkins in the transaction. 1271 Avenue of the Americas is currently undergoing extensive renovations designed by the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. The project began in 2016 and is slated to be complete by the end of 2019. Major League Baseball and Mizuho Americas have also recently signed leases at the building.
NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Cronheim Mortgage has negotiated $3 million in permanent financing for Mountain View Gardens in North Plainfield. The 43-unit garden style apartment community, located at 470 West End Ave., is comprised of six, two-story walkup buildings and has 24 one-bedroom and 19 two-bedroom units. The seven-year loan amortizes over a 30-year period and has a fixed rate, which was locked five months prior to closing. The borrower and lender were undisclosed. The loan was originated and placed by Allison Villamagna and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim.
MALDEN, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has arranged $1.2 million in financing for the acquisition of a multifamily property at 21-23 Myrtle St. in Malden, about five miles north of Boston. The property is a 12-unit apartment building made up of one- and two-bedroom units. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied with under market leases. Derek Coulombe and Jon Garcia of Fantini & Gorga arranged the loan for the undisclosed borrower. The lender was not disclosed. The property is located in close proximity to the Malden Metro Boston Transit Authority station, which allows for direct access to downtown Boston on the Orange Line.
NEWARK, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has orchestrated the sale of a 43,869-square-foot tract of land in Newark for the development of an 84-unit condominium community. Carlos Zapata represented the seller, a developer in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. Located at 73-87 Clay St., the land is approved for 84 residential units and 4,630 square feet of retail space. The city will be adjusting the surrounding landscape and traffic patterns to encourage retail shopping in the area.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. – Forest City Realty Trust, in a joint venture with Madison International Realty, has closed on the acquisition of the interest of Forest City’s partner in five assets at University Park at MIT in Cambridge. The transaction values the undisclosed partner’s share of the assets at a total of $302 million, including assumption of debt. The assets include three office buildings: 300 Massachusetts Ave., 350 Massachusetts Ave. and 38 Sidney St., comprising a total of 486,000 square feet of life science office space; a 975-space parking facility; and the commercial space adjoining the Le Meridian Cambridge-MIT hotel. Forest City is the 100-percent owner of seven other life science office buildings and four multifamily communities that are also part of the University Park at MIT campus.
PHILADELPHIA — SSH Real Estate and Young Capital, in partnership with the real estate arm of Quilvest Private Equity, have announced a $100 million recapitalization of the 880,000-square-foot 123 South Broad Street and Witherspoon Building complex in Philadelphia’s central business district. Currently, the property is 95 percent leased, with Wells Fargo as the anchor tenant renting 225,000 square feet of space across multiple floors. The complex was previously split into two condominium units with separate ownership. Unit 1 comprised of 255,000 square feet from the basement through the fifth floor of both 123 South Broad Street and the Witherspoon Building. Unit 2 comprised floors six through 30 of 123 South Broad Street and six through 11 of the Witherspoon Building, totaling 625,000 square feet. SSH Real Estate and Young Capital partnership acquired Unit 1 earlier this year, and with Quilvest’s investment in Unit 2, the 725,000-square-foot 123 South Broad office building will be under common ownership for the first time in 20 years. As part of the transaction, the partnership secured a loan facility from Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance, which includes capital to complete leasing and capital improvements for the building. HFF served as the broker for the financing. Additionally, …
NEWARK, N.J. — Arbor Realty Trust has funded a $41.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a multifamily property located in Newark’s Forest Hills section. The deal provides a three-year adjustable loan term. Stephen York of Arbor’s New York City office originated the loan. The undisclosed borrower used the loan to acquire 452 units at closing, with the intent to purchase the remaining 28 units over the next three years. The garden-style apartment community features studio, one- and two-bedroom layouts, on-site laundry facilities, parking and landscaped courtyards.
NEW YORK CITY – Monticello Asset Management, through one of its investment vehicles, has provided $31.2 million bridge-to-HUD loan for New Broadview Manor Home For Adults, a 200-bed seniors housing facility on Staten Island. The borrower is The W Group at New Broadview LLC, which will use the funds to acquire the property. New Broadview was built in 1974, with a fifth floor added in 1999. Of the 200 beds, 116 are licensed for the New York State Assisted Living Program (ALP). The remaining 84 beds will be managed by an affiliated home health care agency. The community totals 42,694 square feet on 0.8 acres of land. The facility is located in the residential South Beach section of Staten Island near the Verrazano Bridge and one block from the ocean and boardwalk.
