LIVINGSTON, N.J. — The Azarian Group has acquired Livingston Town Center in Livingston from an affiliate of Onyx Equities for $21.3 million. Livingston Town Center is located at the intersection of East Mount Pleasant Avenue and North Livingston Avenue and includes 65,000 square feet of retail space. Tenants include Destination Maternity, 7-Eleven, Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza, Wells Fargo, Fit 36, Restore Cold Press Juices, X-Tend Barre and 19 others. Amenities include fountain and sitting areas, a parking garage and 114 attached townhomes. Livingston Town Center is 94 percent occupied.
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LINDEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5.6 million industrial warehouse loan for a 161,000-square-foot building located at 601-721 W. Linden Ave. in Linden. Eric Seidel, a director in MMCC’s New Jersey office, arranged the debt placement.
NEWARK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4.8 million acquisition of a 68-unit apartment portfolio in Newark. Cushman & Wakefield’s Brian Whitmer, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Seth Pollack and Ryan Dowd represented the buyer, a private investor. The portfolio includes two communities located one block from each other on Roseville Avenue. Both properties are three stories tall and were built in the early 1970s. The first, 467-479 Roseville Ave., contains 46 units and totals 37,000 square feet on 0.46 acres. The second, 385-391 Roseville Ave., includes 22 units and totals 17,600 square feet on 0.3 acres.
ASHLAND, MASS. — SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | BOSTON has arranged the sale of a 5,728-square-foot office building at 54-58 Union St. in Ashland. Victor Galvani and Garrett Quinn of SVN | Parsons represented the seller, Euroland Real Estate, and procured the buyer, Martel HVAC Corp. Martel, a heating and cooling solutions company, will move its corporate headquarters from Holliston to the property. Eurobrew Inc., a specialty beer importer, formerly owned and occupied the building. The property consists of office space, basement storage and a parking lot.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — Liquors 44 is opening its sixth location in western Massachusetts at 1755 Boston Road in Springfield. The company is a locally owned and operated liquor superstore founded in 1987. Matt Halprin of New England Retail Properties was the exclusive broker for the new 24,000-square-foot store on Boston Road.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Ideal Market Place has opened a new location at the Botany Plaza shopping center in Clifton. Ideal Market Place is a brand of the supermarket chain America’s Food Basket (AFB), which specializes in international foods. According to the AFB website, the company operates within all five boroughs of New York, and has expanded into New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. AFB currently operates 43 locations, including the 24,500-square-foot Ideal Market Place in Clifton. Nassimi Realty, a privately held development and investment company, owns Botany Plaza.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Lutze Biergarten, a 23,000-square-foot outdoor beer garden, has opened along the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City. The property is adjacent to Harborside, a mixed-use asset. Mack-Cali Realty Corp. owns both properties. Lutze features three seating areas and a selection of craft beers, cider, wine and sangria, as well as food from Jake’s Downtown and Bacon Me Crazy.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of Chimney Rock Plaza, a 14,700-square foot retail property located in Bridgewater. Ben Sgambati, Alan Cafiero and Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The team also secured and represented the buyer, another private investor. Chimney Rock Plaza is located at 564-574 Union Ave. The property sits on 1.7 acres near Route 287 submarket.
BOSTON — Capital One has provided a $60 million leasehold mortgage to The Davis Cos. (TDC) for the acquisition of 88 Black Falcon Ave., a pair of office/industrial buildings totaling 376,000 square feet in Boston’s Seaport District. TDC plans to make improvements including upgrades to the building’s common areas, bathrooms, elevator lobbies, entrances and restaurant/café, as well as the addition of a fitness center. Lisa Greeley of Capital One’s Boston office originated the transaction. The property is 94 percent leased, with 17 office tenants and 18 industrial tenants.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Fantini & Gorga has secured a $25.5 million first mortgage for a 61-unit multifamily property with ground-floor retail and underground parking. The property is located at 603 Concord Ave. in the Fresh Pond/Alewife neighborhood of Cambridge. Derek Coulombe, Tim O’Donnell and Despina Hixon of Fantini & Gorga arranged the financing. The six-story property is comprised of a mix of studios, one- and two-bedroom units. It is 100 percent leased including 5,511 square feet of retail space. Retail tenants include an orthodontist, an eye clinic and an urgent care center.