FAIRFIELD, CONN. — Angel Commercial has arranged the sale of an office building located at 134 Round Hill Road in Fairfield. Round Hill Road Partners sold the property to 134 Round Hill Road LLC for $1.3 million. Situated on 0.3 acres, the freestanding building features 7,350 square feet of office space. Angel Commercial represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
The Greater Philadelphia office market is seeing a few exciting development projects and steady interest in investment opportunities. Southern New Jersey The office sector in Southern New Jersey has exhibited overall strong fundamentals, underpinned by increased new investments from outside of the Greater Philadelphia region and economic inflows to support local economic expansion. The U.S. economy continues to grow moderately and add jobs, with the national unemployment rate dropping to a 16-year low. These conditions are helping to generate demand that is reverberating throughout the real estate sector, especially for office space. Office leasing activity has been on an upswing in 2017. The overall tone is positive, and vacancy rates have been stable for the past few quarters, hovering just above 10 percent. The second quarter posted approximately 395,155 square feet of new leases and renewals. This is a 24 percent increase in activity from the first quarter and an incredible 58 percent increase compared to the second quarter a year ago. New leases represented approximately 43.4 percent of all deals for the quarter. Notable deals ranged from 5,000 to 31,000 square feet. The office investment and sales market is also showing increased activity. Buyers continue to take advantage of …
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Madison Park Tower, an apartment building located on 34th Street between Madison and Park avenues in Manhattan. Affiliates of CIM Group sold the property to Morgenstern Capital and TLM Equities for $80 million. Constructed in 2009, Madison Park Tower is a 36-story building featuring 110 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental units, a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center, bike storage and 2,950 square feet of ground-level retail space. Adam Spies, Doug Harmon, Adam Doneger, Kevin Donner and Avery Silverstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Steve Kohn, Gideon Gil, Dave Karson, Alex Hernandez, Chris Moyer and Alex Lapidus of Cushman & Wakefield Equity, Debt and Structured Finance arranged $65 million in acquisition financing for the purchaser. The financing was provided by affiliates of Square Mile Capital Management.
BOSTON — The Davis Cos. is developing Telford 180, a condominium building located at the corner of Soldiers Field Road and Telford Street in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. Slated to open this fall, the six-story building features 85 residences in a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, including six affordable, family-sized units targeted for first-time home buyers. On-site amenities include an 84-space underground parking garage, a fitness center, a clubhouse with private courtyard, a dog washing station, private conference rooms, a biking garage and a rowing room. Designed by CUBE 3 Studio, the property features 17 unique floor plans that each include a washer and dryer and modern kitchen designs. The opening of the property will mark the completion of the Charlesview Apartments development, a multi-phase project that commenced in 2011 with the construction of 280 mixed-income and affordable units in the Charlesview Residences located adjacent to Telford 180. The Davis Cos. celebrated the project with an official ribbon cutting on Monday, Oct. 2.
EAST LYME, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of Flanders Plaza, a regional shopping center located at 9-19 Chesterfield Road in East Lyme. Developers Consolidated Realty acquired the property from GFP Flanders Plaza LLC for $15.5 million. Situated on 7.2 acres, the 60,000-square-foot property is anchored by CVS/pharmacy, Tri-Town Foods Supermarket, McDonald’s and Citizens Bank. Jay Morris of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller in the deal. Brett Eagleson of Guilford Savings Bank arranged acquisition financing for the buyer.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — NKF has arranged the sale of The Shops at Mall Road in Burlington. A private equity fund managed by Crow Holdings Capital Partners acquired the 31,623-square-foot shopping center for an undisclosed price. Current tenants at the fully occupied property include Duluth Trading Co., Catherines, Cycl3, Orangetheory Fitness, Wendy’s and Supercuts. Geoffrey Millerd, Justin Smith, Paul Penman and Christopher Peterson of NKF represented the seller, RJ Kelly, in the transaction.
RIVER EDGE, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of an office building located at 10 Elizabeth St. in River Edge. Crestview Associates sold the 16,500-square-foot property to NJCF Property for an undisclosed price. The buyer, a check cashing service based in Chicago, plans to renovate the property to bring the building, which was constructed in 1983, up to modern standards. Andrew Somple and Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller in the deal.
FITCHBURG, MASS. — WinnCompanies has completed a $24.5 million transformation of a 112-year-old yarn mill into a mixed-income multifamily property in Fitchburg. Situated on 7.4 acres along the Nashua River, the three-story, 190,000-square-foot Yarn Works Apartments features 96 residential rental units. The property features a current tenancy mix of 30 percent market renters, 30 percent middle income/workforce earners and 40 percent for residents earning 60 percent or below the area median income. The Architectural Team served as architect, while Colantonia Inc. served as general contractor. WinnResidential manages the property.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — CBRE Debt & Structured Finance (CBRE DSF) has arranged $14.1 million in financing for Towne Square Shopping Center in Mount Laurel. The borrower, The Westover Cos., used the loan proceeds to purchase the 88,265-square-foot retail center located at 872 Union Mill Road. At the time of closing, the shopping center was 94 percent occupied. ShopRite Supermarket anchors the center, which was built in 1996. Thomas Gorman and Steven Doherty of CBRE DSF represented the borrower in the transaction. Additionally, Brad Nathanson, Adam Rosenzweig and John Colussi of CBRE arranged the sale of property. The team represented the seller, The Hampshire Cos., in the deal.
BOSTON — Akelius US has purchased a multifamily building located at 12-14 Commonwealth Ave. in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $33.5 million. Built in 1928, the property features 58 apartments.
