Northeast

NEW CASTLE, DEL. — MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of 2160 New Castle Avenue, a 35,500-square-foot commercial property on 5.7 acres in New Castle, five miles south of Wilmington. The sales price was not disclosed. The seller, Rommel Harley-Davidson, is an operator of multiple Harley-Davidson dealerships throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Rommel Harley-Davidson will transition the New Castle operations to a recently announced new dealership to be built in Middletown. Chris Bennett and Chris Walsh of MacKenzie represented the seller in the transaction. Sean Langford of MacKenzie represented the buyer, a Baltimore-based private investment group. The buyer plans to redevelop the site to include multiple pad sites, one of which will contain a Royal Farms convenience store.

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PATERSON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has negotiated the sale of Silk City Lofts, a 48-unit condominium building located at 175 Broadway, and an adjacent development site that has been approved for 195 rental units at 105 Fair St. in Paterson. Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Great Falls Realty LLC and the buyer, JCM Investors, in the transaction. Silk City Lofts features 48, one- and two-bedroom condominium units and was converted from a former silk mill. The property also features a 9,500-square-foot, ground-level commercial condominium that is currently vacant. An adjacent development site was also included in the transaction and has been approved for 195 rental units as well as ground-level retail.

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DURHAM, N.H. — Ziegler has closed on $110.5 million in bond financing for the development of RiverWoods Durham, a 222-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC). The property will be located in Durham, near the Atlantic coast in the southeast corner of the state midway between Boston and Portland, Maine. The community will feature 150 independent living units, 24 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 24 skilled nursing beds. The financing includes $53 million in permanent bonds, $45.4 million in temporary bonds, and a $12.1 million subordinated note. The bonds are tax-exempt, non-bank qualified bonds issued through the New Hampshire Health and Educational Facilities Authority. RiverWoods Exeter, another property from the same owner-operator, will provide the taxable subordinated note. TD Bank and SunTrust Bank were selected as co-lead banks and People’s United Bank was selected as participant bank for the financing package.  

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NEW YORK CITY — New York-based developer Sam Changhas acquired a 9,983-square-foot lot in Long Island City with plans to build a branded hotel on the site. The sales price for the property, located at 38-15 9th St., was $6.5 million. Construction of the hotel is expected to begin this year. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, BNC Hospitality, in the transaction. The development site allows up to 49,917 buildable square feet for commercial or hotel development.

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HUDSON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty has brokered the $6.9 million sale of 1 Cabot Road, a 69,272-square-foot office building in Hudson, about 30 miles west of Boston. Craig Johnston, Garry Holmes, and Jim Bartholomew of R.W. Holmes represented the seller, K & L Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Creative Cabot LLC. The property features a fitness center with showers, a lobby and two retail stores.

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NEW YORK CITY — Meridian Capital Group has arranged $88 million in pre-development financing for a Marriott-branded hotel to be located at 450 Eleventh Ave. in the Hudson Yards neighborhood of Manhattan. Meridian secured financing on behalf of the borrower, Marx Development Group, through lender Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies. The two-year loan will serve to recapitalize the project and cover pre-development costs for the hotel. MDG is also raising $66 million in EB-5 funds through the Manhattan Regional Center for the hotel’s construction. Once completed, the 42-story hotel will span 235,000 square feet and contain 441 rooms. The property will also include a business center, lounge, restaurant and outdoor meeting space. The hotel is slated for completion in late 2019. Hudson Yards is a $20 billion large-scale redevelopment program on Manhattan’s far west side that will include a 28-acre mixed-use development.

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WARMINSTER, PA. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $25.5 million in permanent financing for the Jacksonville Station Community, a recently constructed 151-unit, eight-building apartment community in Warminster. The financing was secured with a 10-year term and a 30-year amortization through lender Allianz. The undisclosed borrower was a repeat client of G.S. Wilcox. The community features 12 types of units with a clubhouse and in-ground pool and is located across the street from the Septa Rail Station, which provides direct connectivity to Philadelphia.

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NEWTON, N.J. — Contemporary Healthcare Capital has closed $13.3 million in senior and mezzanine loans to refinance a 128-bed skilled nursing facility in Newton. The mezzanine loan was $1.9 million and the senior loan was a $10 million secured buy with $1.4 million cash secured. The borrower was an owner-operator that serves New York and New Jersey. Newton is located in the northwest portion of the state, approximately 60 miles west of New York City. Contemporary’s senior lending partner on the transaction was Commercial Bank of Harrogate, Tenn.

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STERLING, MASS. — Kelleher & Sadowsky has negotiated the sale of 16 Chocksett Road, an industrial facility in Sterling. The asset traded for $5.1 million. Donald Mancini and Jim Egan of Kelleher & Sadowsky represented the seller, The Cycles 2003 Realty Trust, in the transaction. The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International represented the buyer, Biomedical Polymers, a global manufacturer of plastic products for research and medical diagnostic laboratories. The property includes four loading docks and 7,000 square feet of office space on 7.7 acres.

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NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered an 8,307-square-foot medical building in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. The property, 29-15 Far Rockaway Blvd., sold for $1.4 million, or $168.50 per square foot. Dan Abbondandolo of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, The Jobel LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was Rockaway Partners. The building sits on a half-acre lot and includes a 27-car parking lot. It is currently occupied on a triple-net lease basis by Rockaway Medical Officewith a lease that runs through December 2018.  

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