BOUND BROOK, N.J. — HFF has arranged the $19 million refinancing for Middle Brook Center, a 104,331-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in the Northern New Jersey community of Bound Brook. The fully leased, three-building retail center sits on more than 12 acres and is anchored by ShopRite. Other tenants include Wine Country, Doctors Express, Quest Diagnostics, Frank’s Pizza, Bagel Stadium and Burger King. HFF represented the borrower, Advance Realty, to place an 11-year, full-term, interest-only loan with Nationwide Life Insurance Co.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA.— AmerisourceBergen has signed a 400,000-square-foot office lease at Keystone Property Group’s SORA West site in Conshohocken for its new global headquarters. The site includes a 400,000-square-foot office building, 125-room hotel, 1,500-space parking garage, public spaces and restaurants. Binswanger represented AmerisourceBergen in the lease transaction. Currently headquartered in Chesterbrook, Pa., the company is ranked No. 12 on the Fortune 500 and serves as a partner in the pharmaceutical supply chain for thousands of healthcare providers, veterinary practices, livestock producers and global manufacturers. The new headquarters is expected to house around 1,500 employees.
FLUSHING, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 142-27 Barclay Ave., a six-story apartment building in downtown Flushing. The property sold for $13 million at a capitalization rate of 3.07 percent. Victoria Fisher and Jim Evans of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction who had owned the building since the 1960s. The purchaser, who was in a 1031 exchange, was also not disclosed. The 50-unit building features 24 free market apartments and 26 that are rent stabilized.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $32.5 million refinancing for Somerset Corporate Center IV, a 310,000-square-foot office building in Bridgewater. JLL secured the financing through Sterling National Bank on behalf of the owners, SJP Properties and PGIM Real Estate. Located at 400 Somerset Corporate Blvd., Somerset Corporate Center IV is part of the master-planned Somerset Corporate Center. The complex was constructed in 2001 and is made up of five office buildings totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet.
NORWALK, CONN. — Queens Plaza West has acquired the 120-room Dolce Norwalk hotel in Norwalk. The sales price was not disclosed. Lakota Hotels & Resorts will operate the 66-acre facility after renovations and upgrades, which will include updates to the 240-seat ballroom, amenity areas and guest rooms. Situated in the center of Fairfield County, the hotel offers views of outdoor terraces, wide green lawns, wooded areas and ponds. The property features a 10,500-square-foot event space, lap pool, full-sized basketball court, racquetball courts and a fitness center. Dolce Norwalk was acquired for $24.9 million in 2007 by Broadreach Capital Partners.
EAST ORANGE AND NEWARK, N.J. — One Wall Partners has acquired three multifamily properties in Northern New Jersey. The properties, which have a combined 217 units, are located at 742 Park Ave. in East Orange, 103 Chancellor Ave. in Newark and 25 Van Velsor Place in Newark. With these acquisitions, One Wall’s portfolio now comprises 39 buildings spanning 1,917 units in Northern New Jersey. One Wall Partners specializes in transit-oriented workforce housing options. Gebroe-Hammer Associates represented One Wall Partners in the transactions.
MYSTIC, CONN. — Fantini & Gorga has secured a $4.6 million first mortgage loan for the acquisition of the Days Inn & Suites in Mystic. A major New England-based financial institution provided the financing to the undisclosed borrower, a long-time client of Fantini & Gorga, as part of a 1031 exchange. The property consists of a 120-room, two-story motel with 51,732 square feet of space on a nearly five-acre lot.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 6,100-mixed-use building located at 853 Onderdonk Ave. in the Ridgewood neighborhood of Queens. The sales price was $3 million. The property was built in 1930 and features 2,230 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Shaun Riney and Tom Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both private investors, in the transaction.
BOSTON — TA Realty LLC has arranged the $418 million sale of 28 State Street, a 40-story office tower located at the intersection of Congress and State streets in Boston’s Financial District. A joint venture between Rockefeller Group U.S. Premier Office Fund LP and Mitsubishi Estate New York sold the asset to a domestic institutional investor. The building includes 572,000 square feet of office space, and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to financial services and law firms. In addition, 28 State Street includes 7,000 square feet of retail space. TA Realty managed the building and provided advisory services on behalf of the joint venture, helping the ownership group enhance the property’s value through operational and capital improvements. “The asset quality and ideal location together with strong market fundamentals made 28 State Street a highly compelling acquisition opportunity,” says Jim Raisides, partner at TA Realty. “We believe the purchase price reflects the value we helped create over the ownership period.” Designed by Emery Roth & Sons and originally constructed in 1968, 28 State Street was completely renovated in the late 1990s. Enhancements were made to the building’s infrastructure and systems, lobby and outdoor spaces. The tower is one …
HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — Gebroe-Hammer Associates has arranged the sale of a 118-building, 2,137-unit multifamily portfolio in Hudson County. The Gateway Portfolio was separated into six packages, which sold for a total of $327.8 million. The properties are located throughout Jersey City, West New York, North Bergen, Guttenberg and Union City. Nicholas Nicolaou of Gebroe-Hammer represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. “The Gateway Portfolio in its entirety and as separate packages presented an extremely rare multifamily investment opportunity,” says Nicolaou. “It marked the highest concentration of for-sale stabilized assets in Hudson County ever to come to market at a time when asking rents for this apartment submarket are expected to advance upward of 6 percent over the next few years.” The largest of the six packages sold for $190.6 million and involved 67 buildings and 1,272 units in West New York, Jersey City, North Bergen and Guttenberg. The second largest package sold for $97 million and involved 35 buildings and 588 units in Jersey City. The buyer in both transactions was Optimum Holdings LLC. Rounding out the sale of the portfolio was another Jersey City deal which brought $190,000 per unit, two separate transactions in Union City …